iPhone 14 Max may be late

Specifically, analyst Jeff Pu of Haitong International Securities said that the affected model is the iPhone 14 Max, an iPhone with a large screen size of 6.7 inches but not Apple’s “Pro”, not the iPhone 14. Pro Max as previously rumored.

Mr. Pu explained that the delay in the production of iPhone 14 Max was because the Pegatron factory had to stop working because of the blockade order in Shanghai.

The ‌iPhone 14‌ Max isn’t expected to go into mass production until late August, which is just a few weeks away when the new ‌iPhone‌ line is unveiled by Apple in September.

Currently, all four models ‌iPhone 14‌‌ is said to be in trial production for technical verification (EVT), prior to mass production.

According to Pu, it’s unclear whether this delay affects the later delivery of the ‌iPhone 14‌ Max compared to other ‌iPhone 14‌ models, or simply a shortage when Apple launches the new iPhone.

While the latest news of Macrumors reported that analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple has not changed its delivery plan of iPhone 14 models despite supply chain difficulties in China. Mr. Kuo reiterated that the iPhone 14 Max model is behind schedule, but the situation is still under control. The challenge for Apple with the iPhone 14 series will come from the demand side rather than the supply side, Kuo said.

Apple is said to have asked suppliers to speed up production to make up for lost time when factories had to shut down due to Covid-19.

There will be 4 new iPhone models that Apple will launch in September. The new iPhone models launched this year are expected to be iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Max, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. High-end versions are expected to cost more than every year.

Hai Nguyen (synthetic)