Apple reverses plan to extend iPhone 14 manufacturing

September 28, 2022

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With the launch of the iPhone 14 lineup, Apple reportedly requested its suppliers to extend iPhone manufacturing as the corporate anticipated sturdy demand for the vacation season. Nonetheless, it now appears that Apple has gone again on its plans as the corporate will now not enhance iPhone 14 manufacturing within the brief time period.

iPhone 14 demand decrease than anticipated

In response to a Bloomberg report on Tuesday, iPhone 14 gross sales will not be sturdy sufficient to justify the rise in manufacturing. The report says that “an anticipated surge in demand did not materialize.” In regular conditions, Apple will increase manufacturing presently of yr to satisfy the demand of the vacation season gross sales.

Sources informed the report that Apple first needed to extend manufacturing of the iPhone 14 by a minimum of 6 million extra models by the tip of the yr. That plan has now been scrapped.

Just a few days in the past, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple had requested Foxconn to extend manufacturing of the iPhone 14 Professional by 10%. In response to the analyst, this yr’s Professional fashions are clearly the best-selling of all iPhone fashions, whereas the common iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus have been exhibiting “unhealthy” outcomes.

This yr, Apple launched 4 new iPhone fashions: the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Plus, iPhone 14 Professional, and iPhone 14 Professional Max. The common iPhone 14 fashions aren’t precisely a significant improve in comparison with the earlier technology. Actually, the one factor completely different between them is a barely sooner chip, satellite tv for pc connectivity, new digicam options, and the Plus mannequin changing the iPhone mini.

With costs beginning at $799 for iPhone 14 and $899 for iPhone 14 Plus, the brand new telephones are very near the worth vary of the iPhone 14 Professional, which begins at $999 however contains a model new always-on show with Dynamic Island, a 48-megapixel vast digicam, and the brand new A16 Bionic chip.

On the similar time, Apple remains to be promoting iPhone 13 and iPhone 12 at decrease costs, which can additionally appear extra engaging than the brand new iPhone 14 to some prospects. After all, there are additionally some good offers for brand new iPhones at shops like Amazon.