Also affected by the outbreak are Apple's suppliers, many of which have been forced to close or limit production, semiconductor industry sources said. Therefore, it will be difficult for them to guarantee timely delivery of the iPhone 14 series that is about to enter mass production.
However, The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple suppliers in Shanghai and surrounding areas, including Luxshare Precision and Wistron, are gradually resuming production.
At the same time, in order to ensure longer-term sales, it is imperative to increase the production of the iPhone 13 series. According to Korean media The Elec, due to the high sales of the iPhone 13 series, Apple increased the production plan for the second quarter of the iPhone 13 Pro series by another 10 million units on the original basis.
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A new generation of hot products is born
According to multiple sources, this year's iPhone 14 lineup will not have a mini version, and Apple will add a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max.
I will boldly predict that this time the iPhone 14 Max will become a new generation of hot-selling models.
Price increases by $100
According to rumors, the price of the entire iPhone 14 series has increased by $100 compared to the previous generation. The specific prices are as follows:
iPhone 14 for $799
iPhone 14 Max for $899
iPhone 14 Pro costs $1,099
iPhone 14 Pro Max is priced at $1,199
The entire iPhone 14 series will not be configured with Type-C, and will continue to use Lightning.
Although the iPhone 14 uses the Lightning interface, Apple engineers are preparing to increase the transmission speed of Lightning to be comparable to USB 3.0 to solve the problem that the iPhone Pro series transmits ProRes image formats too slowly.