You might have to wait a little while for the iPhone 15 Pro Max you ordered.
According to Wedbush and Goldman Sachs, the current shipping dates show that the iPhone 15 Pro Max is the best-selling iPhone 15 model worldwide, and is now backordered into November 2023.
The handset was back ordered within minutes of pre-orders beginning, and as of now, current orders won’t be delivered before mid-November. It’s also been noted that the iPhone 15 models are selling better than the iPhone 14 units upon their release.
Basing its report on an analysis of shipping times, rather than any manufacturing or supply sources, Wedbush has concluded that demand is strong.
The significant unknown factor to this is that Apple has not released details of how many iPhones it has manufactured, and it never reveals how its figures break down by model. Consequently, it is entirely possible that, for instance, Apple made fewer of the pink iPhone 15 than other colors, and that this is why it is sold out.
Goldman Sachs has been tracking estimated shipping times worldwide, and has stated that “by region, mainland China is experiencing some of the longest lead times across Pro and Pro Max.”
Curiously, Goldman Sachs says the iPhone 15 Plus is seeing lead times of around two weeks in China, suggesting that it may be more successful than the iPhone 14 Plus.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and Barron’s