Apple’s official website in China shows that the iPhone 14 Pro series is currently under the order, and the delivery date has been queued until January next year. The expected delivery time for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is 2022/12/27-2023/01/03, and users have been waiting for more than 1 month.
In addition, the supply of this series of models in physical stores is also not good. Apple retail stores in Beijing, Shanghai, Qingdao and other places all show that they are currently out of stock.
In stark contrast to the shortage of the iPhone 14 Pro series, the standard iPhone 14 /Plus models are in sufficient supply, and now you can receive the goods the next day after placing an order, and the retail stores are also in stock. Consumers are indeed not very interested in the iPhone 14/Plus models, after all, the improvement compared to the previous generation is not obvious.
In addition to the continued high demand, the decline in production capacity is also one of the major reasons for the serious shortage of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. At the end of October, due to the epidemic, the production capacity of Foxconn’s main iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly plant in Zhengzhou was affected. According to analysts at market research firm Fubon Research, Foxconn is Apple’s largest iPhone contract manufacturer, producing 70 percent of the world’s iPhones.
On November 7, Apple’s official website announced that despite strong demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, shipments will be lower than previously expected, and users will take longer to get new phones. At the same time, Apple is also working closely with suppliers to restore normal production levels.
