If you waited until now to order an iPhone 14 Pro or iPhone 14 Pro Max model for Christmas in the United States, it might not arrive in time for Christmas.
Apple earlier this month acknowledged that customers faced longer wait times for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models because of reduced supply chain capacity, but the delays appear to have gotten worse.
Over on Apple’s U.S. online store, the devices’ estimated shipping times are currently around the six-week mark, the delivery estimates for all iPhone 14 Pro models now only available from December 27, already putting them out of reach of many would-be gift-buying customers before Christmas Day.
The delays unfortunately corroborate analyst expectations about the iPhone 14 Pro models from earlier this year. The delays also follow lockdowns at the main Foxconn factory in China where the devices are assembled.
Foxconn is now expected to ship 79 million units in the current quarter, down from the previous 85 million handsets estimate, due to the stringent COVID-19 restrictions imposed on the factory in Zhengzhou in recent weeks, according to investment firm Morgan Stanley.
Looking ahead, Morgan Stanley predicts higher-than-usual output in the first few months of 2023 to make up for unfilled demand. Meanwhile, operations at the Zhengzhou facility have already resumed, with workers having been ferried to the plant over the weekend as Foxconn seeks to make up for lost ground.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.