Global chip shortage affecting ‘everybody but Apple’: Report

San Francisco: Current component and chip shortages plaguing the smartphone industry are now affecting “everybody but Apple,” according to a new report.

A report from Wave7 Research indicates that the shortages are affecting makers of lower-cost Android handsets, with Samsung and OnePlus being particularly hard hit. However, the shortages do not appear to be affecting Apple iPhone, Mac, or iPad as significantly.

“Sources have told Wave7 Research that Apple was able to lock down chipset supply well ahead of time. This was not the case for other OEMs,” Wave7 Research’s Jeff More told PCMag.

Samsung and OnePlus are particularly hard hit since Qualcomm said earlier this year that demand for its chips was outstripping supply.