The iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will include ‘longer wait times’ on account of manufacturing unit lockdown

Apple says to anticipate “longer wait times” should you plan on ordering an iPhone 14 Pro or 14 Pro Max. In a press release, the corporate explains that covid restrictions are affecting its iPhone manufacturing unit in Zhengzhou, China, which is at present “operating at significantly reduced capacity.”

“We continue to see strong demand for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max models,” Apple says. “However, we now expect lower iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max shipments than we previously anticipated and customers will experience longer wait times to receive their new products.”

In October, a report from Reuters revealed that iPhone manufacturing might droop by a minimum of 30 % because of the strict covid restrictions affecting Foxconn, the China-based manufacturing unit Apple makes use of to construct its new iPhones. As famous by The New York Times, Foxconn’s 200,000 employees have just lately been compelled to remain contained in the constructing throughout an outbreak with restricted meals and provides for a number of days, main workers to flee the facility in droves.