Apple’s new high-end iPhone 14 Max is reportedly up to three weeks behind its expected schedule.
According to Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the Cupertino company is facing issues with suppliers, especially those in China, who have entered COVID-19 lockdowns. These lockdowns have, naturally, meant that production on the new iPhone has been stalled, jeopardizing its scheduled release.
It’s thought that Apple will introduce a larger iPhone with a 6.7-inch display – alongside the standard model and the Pro Max, the new Max will sit as a fourth offering and a successor to the mini product.
According to Pu, the delay is because Pegatron stopped production on the model. Although the product isn’t expected to enter mass production until August, it’s thought that the company has asked for many testing models to be made available, and it’s these that have been held back so far.
Right now, all four iPhone models are in the engineering verification test phase, and it’s typical that the EVT phase is done before the end of June so that further testing can be done ahead of a September release. Depending on the length of the Chinese lockdowns, it could be that the new iPhone 14 Max could be delayed – perhaps announced alongside other iPhones, but released at a later date.
Apple has reportedly asked its suppliers and manufacturers to speed up development on the new iPhone to get the company back on track, but it’s unknown whether this will be possible. A separate report has already found that Apple manufacturer Foxconn has begun recruiting workers to assemble the new iPhone 14 range earlier than usual, in an effort to reduce the chances of delays down the line.
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