Apple warns of iPhone 14 Pro shipment delays - ZDNet

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Apple has confirmed that China's COVID-19 restrictions person "temporarily impacted" the proviso of iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max devices and has warned buyers to expect delays. 

China imposed restrictions successful Zhengzhou, the superior of Henan state successful cardinal China, past Tuesday. The determination comes arsenic the vacation buying play approaches, usually Apple's biggest 4th for sales. 

Apple supplier Foxconn operates an assembly installation successful Zhengzhou with astir 200,000 employees. It is liable for astir iPhone 14 production. 

Apple connected Sunday said it present expects little iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone Pro Max shipments than antecedently planned, and longer hold times. It didn't accidental by however its shipments would beryllium delayed.

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

"We proceed to spot beardown request for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models. However, we present expect little iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we antecedently anticipated and customers volition acquisition longer hold times to person their caller products."

Apple's website indicates shipping times for some models astatine 4 to 5 weeks to the US. That's up from Sunday, erstwhile MacRumors reported Apple was estimating 3 to 4 weeks for some models. The iPhone 14 is presently listed arsenic successful stock. 

"We are moving intimately with our supplier to instrumentality to mean accumulation levels portion ensuring the wellness and information of each worker," Apple said.

According to the BBC, Zhengzhou has a colonisation of astir 10 cardinal people. Last week it reported a 167 locally transmitted infections successful the 7 days to the erstwhile Saturday — up from 97 the anterior week. The Financial Times notes that Apple has not issued a informing similar this since February 2020.