Apple iPhone 14 Max production hampered due to the lockdown in china

Apple iPhone 14 max gets delayed. It’s possible that Apple iPhone 14 max will come later than expected. As per Nikkei Asia, following a month of Covid lockdowns in China, where the smartphone is manufactured, the producer of the approaching a new addition to the iPhone series has shifted behind schedule.

According to the source, it has asked its producers to boost the production of new iPhone models to atone for the lost time. Shanghai was shut down in some areas in late March, and while the restrictions have since eased, the supply chain interruption continues.

Apple’s iPhone 14 Max: Highlights

iPhone 14 series launch might get delayed due to the bizarre global chip shortage and production delays in China due to lockdown. The iPhone 14 Pro Max development has fallen three weeks behind schedule due to bizarre due to China’s month-long lockdown. It is anticipated to launch around September.

Apple iPhone 14 launch delayed

Nikkei Asia reports that at least one of the flagship models in the iPhone 14 series has fallen behind the schedule due to bizarre emerging from China’s month-long lockdowns. Reportedly, Apple has already assisted suppliers in boosting product development.

The report indicates that the delays are definitive to the engineering verification test when suppliers clinch the parts and processes needed to start manufacturing. The schedule for Apple’s usual late-September launch requires all new models to finish the engineering verification test stage by June end. However, one model- the iPhone 14 Max is three weeks behind the schedule.

Analysts believe that they are also not hopeful about Apple’s suppliers making up for the adrift time. They say the restrictions still in place could take a month or two to return to normalcy, expecting there won’t be any further lockdowns.

There are chances that Apple might not change the launch September timeline due to any delay in the availability of a single model. It would simply extend the launch date to a later date as it did in the past with the iPhone X and XR.