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IT House reported on September 19 that at the “Far Out” conference in September, Apple released the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, retaining most of the design of the iPhone 13 – including for mobile phone selfies Notches for the camera and Face ID sensor. Apple also introduced the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, with a “smart island” pill screen to show alerts and background activity, brighter displays and AOD always-on display, A16 bionic chip, new color options, and more. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are already on sale, and the iPhone 14 Plus will be available on October 7.
Tianfeng International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo pointed out that Apple has asked Hon Hai Foxconn to switch the production line of the iPhone 14 to the iPhone 14 Pro model, which is equivalent to increasing the fourth-quarter iPhone 14 Pro shipment forecast by about 10%.
Ming-Chi Kuo said, “My latest investigation indicates that due to strong demand for the iPhone 14 Pro series, Apple has asked Hon Hai to switch the iPhone 14 production line to the iPhone 14 Pro series production line, which will help improve Apple’s product portfolio in 4Q22. / iPhone ASP. According to the production line conversion rate, it is equivalent to Apple’s increase of the iPhone 14 Pro series shipments by about 10% in 4Q22.
Ming-Chi Kuo also said, “At present, only a few component suppliers’ order changes reflect Hon Hai’s production line conversion (such as Samsung Display), and it is expected that most suppliers should also receive Apple’s iPhone 14 in the next few weeks. Pro series add-on request.”
“Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro / Max is in strong demand, the delivery period is still very long, and the iPhone 14 is shipped faster than the iPhone 13 / mini”