Foxconn to tweak iPhone 14 production to build more Pro models in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook visits a Foxconn manufacturing facility in China
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And arguably the most exciting new iPhone feature, the multitasking notifications center known as the Dynamic Island, is also available only on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The two cheaper models still sport the same old notch. We should also point out that even though both Pro and non-Pro variants of the iPhone 14 come with 6GB of RAM (Random Access Memory), the more expensive Pro devices use the faster LPDDR5 version compared to the LPDDR4X variant of RAM employed on the non-Pro handsets.
While the year-over-year sales for the basic iPhone 14 models showed a huge decline on an annual basis, sales of the iPhone 14 Pro models compared to the iPhone 13 Pro models rose 38% on a year-over-year basis during the same 11 days following the unveiling of the new phones. The data is in line with comments made earlier this month by TF International’s reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Kuo sees iPhone 14 Pro Max grabbing 30% to 35% of iPhone 14 sales
Kuo said in early September that he expects to see Apple cut production of the iPhone 14 and the iPhone 14 Plus even though the latter will have the best battery life of any iPhone ever. Kuo, who is so prescient when it comes to Apple that he knows which suit CEO Tim Cook will wear on the third Thursday in December, said that sales of the most expensive 2022 iPhone, the iPhone 14 Pro Max, will account for a leading 30% to 35% of iPhone 14 series sales.
In the U.S., during the pre-order period, the lead time for the iPhone 14 Pro Max was 36.5 days, the longest of any Apple product in six years. The lead time measures the number of days it takes between ordering a device until the product is in your hands. It is indicative of very strong demand for the phone.