Apple’s new high-end iPhone 14 Max is up to three weeks behind schedule.
According to Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu, the Cupertino-based company is facing problems with suppliers, especially those in China, who have entered COVID-19 confinements. These blockages have naturally halted production of the new iPhone, jeopardizing its scheduled release.
Apple is expected to introduce a larger iPhone with a 6.7-inch screen; along with the standard model and the Pro Max, the new Max will be the fourth offering and successor to the mini product.
According to Pu, the delay is because Pegatron stopped production of the model. Although the product is not expected to go into mass production until August, it is believed that the company has requested that many test models be made available, and these are the ones that have been withheld so far.
All four iPhone models are currently in the engineering verification test phase, and it is common for the EVT phase to take place before the end of June so that more testing can be done before a September release. Depending on the length of the Chinese locks, it could be that the new iPhone 14 Max may be delayed, perhaps announced along with other iPhones, but released at a later date.
It has been reported that Apple has asked its suppliers and manufacturers to speed up the development of the new iPhone to get the company back, but it is unknown if this will be possible. A separate report has already found that the maker of Apple Foxconn has begun recruiting workers to assemble the new iPhone 14 range earlier than usual, in an effort to reduce the chances of delays in the line.
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