If you’re hoping to buy an iPhone 14 ProOder iPhone 14 Pro Max for yourself or a loved one this holiday season, you’d better act fast. Apple has A rare statement was issued warning of lower shipments and “longer wait times.”
The issue is due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has “temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, China.” Apple says the plant is operating at “significantly reduced capacity” due to restrictions in place. According to Reuters, Foxconn is implementing new COVID-19 measures at the Zhengzhou plant, including “a system which would involve moving all working employees into three dormitories.” Workers at the plant can only move between their dormitory and factory area until the restrictions have lifted.
Apple reported iPhone sales of $43 Billion for its fourth quarter 2022, an increase in 10 percent over the previous year. It sold 1.1 million iPhones in the holiday quarter of last year. A record $71.6 billionIt is projected to surpass this number in iPhone sales. Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro models are selling at higher prices this year. This is according to reports.
Apple.com has already seen a decrease in wait times. An iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max ordered at the time of this writing in the U.S. isn’t expected to arrive until December 14.
