Apple abandons the iPhone 14 Plus – switches manufacturing to iPhone 14 Professional/Max

For the reason that official launch of the iPhone 14 collection, there have been a number of studies on the gross sales of those units. The iPhone 14 Professional and Professional Max gross sales have been nice. Nonetheless, we can’t say the identical in regards to the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus. The explanation for that is fairly apparent. The iPhone 14 Professional collection comes with extra (perhaps too many) updates than the common fashions. In keeping with Tianfeng Worldwide analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, there are some manufacturing modifications in Apple’s iPhone provide chain. The modifications contain Hon Hai Foxconn, Pegatron, and Luxshare Precision.

Apple is in talks with Pegatron and Luxshare Precision

In keeping with studies, Apple is in talks with a few of its manufacturing factories. The corporate is in talks with Pegatron and Luxshare Precision. Apple needs to transform the iPhone 14 / 14 Plus manufacturing line to the iPhone 14 Professional / 14 Professional Max. Luxshare expects to start out transport the iPhone 14 Professional as early as Q1 2023.

Ming-Chi Kuo claims Foxconn plans to progressively cut back iPhone manufacturing capability from November to December this 12 months to take care of seasonal issues. Plans to cut back iPhone manufacturing capability will delay after the Foxconn iPhone manufacturing unit in Zhengzhou enters close-loop manufacturing. For the reason that Zhengzhou Foxconn iPhone manufacturing unit all of a sudden entered closed-loop manufacturing with out warning, greater than 10% of the world’s iPhone manufacturing capability will likely be affected. Nonetheless, this occasion has not modified the present iPhone provide chain cargo forecast. Foxconn’s manufacturing capability will progressively enhance in a couple of weeks. The influence on 4Q22 iPhone shipments ought to be restricted. The iPhone 14 Plus gross sales haven’t been nice.

Ming-Chi Kuo claims that Apple asks Hon Hai Foxconn to change manufacturing traces. It should swap the iPhone to the iPhone 14 Professional mannequin. After the swap, the iPhone 14 Professional cargo will account for the iPhone 14 whole cargo in 2H22. That is about 60–65% (vs. the earlier estimate of 55–60%). As well as, the iPhone 14 Professional Max accounts for about 30–35% of the iPhone 14 collection shipments in 2H22. This makes it the preferred iPhone 14 mannequin.