Apple's 'iPhone SE 2,' iPad Pro reportedly on track despite coronavirus

Despite Apple's revising its quarterly guidance down because of the impact on manufacturing from the coronavirus outbreak, it is still believed to be on track to produce the "iPhone SE 2."

According to Bloomberg, the new lower-cost iPhone is still believed to be announced in March. Separately, a recent sketchy rumor claims that Apple is planning an event for March 31, which will purportedly see the launch of the new low-cost iPhone.

However, Bloomberg sources also say that Apple's plans are not yet fixed. It's still possible that the new low-cost iPhone will slip back to later. That could fit with previous reports that delays are affecting forthcoming iPad Pro models that had been due to launch in the first half of the year. Like most technology firms, Apple is being affected by the coronavirus, but arguably it has more at stake in China. According to a report by Bloomberg on Tuesday morning, Apple provides millions of jobs in the country and this has meant the Chinese government grants it access to the local market more than it does any other firm.