Apple Said COVID Restrictions in China Will Delay iPhone 14 Pro, Max - Entrepreneur

Apple announced in a connection Sunday that its caller iPhone models, the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, volition beryllium delayed owed to COVID-19 restrictions astatine a applicable installation successful Zhengzhou, China.

Courtesy Apple. iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max.

"The installation is presently operating astatine importantly reduced capacity. As we person done passim the COVID-19 pandemic, we are prioritizing the wellness and information of the workers successful our proviso chain," the connection said.

Various companies and industries that manufacture successful China person been deed by the country's "zero COVID" policy, which started successful the aboriginal pandemic.

Last week, videos emerged online of workers fleeing the 200,000-person factory, reportedly to flight the facility's harsh lockdown conditions amid a COVID outbreak.

Reuters besides reported that COVID-related issues could resistance down iPhone output astatine the installation by immoderate 30%. The works has been called "iPhone city," and it has been reported antecedently that workers determination are exposed to harsh conditions.

The mill is operated by Foxconn, a contractor that makes 70% of Apple's iPhones. It employs immoderate 1.3 cardinal radical successful mainland China, according to The Guardian, and said it deed over $200 billion successful gross successful 2021.

"Foxconn is present moving with the authorities successful a concerted effort to stamp retired the pandemic and resume accumulation to its afloat capableness arsenic rapidly arsenic possible," Foxconn said Monday, according to the AP.

China's economical maturation has besides slowed owed to the policy, the outlet noted.

Apple introduced a suite of caller iPhone 14s astatine its yearly September merchandise launch. They bash not person carnal SIM cards and present person an "always-on" fastener screen, among different caller features.

The Pro and the Pro Max versions are besides the astir costly models priced astatine $999 and $1099, respectively.

"We proceed to spot beardown request for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models," the institution said.