Analyst Ming Chi-Kuo said that demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max seems to have increased in the past few days, and Apple has asked Foxconn to increase production of the Pro models. He claims that the Cupertino-based company has requested to move the iPhone 14 production line to the iPhone 14 Pro models. The development comes about a week after the analyst stated that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max seem to have better demand than the non-Pro models.
Citing his latest survey, TF International Securities analyst tweeted due to strong demand for iPhone 14 Pro models, including iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro MaxApple has asked Hon Hai, known as Foxconn internationally, to shift iPhone 14 production to iPhone 14 Pro models.
Analyst says this move will help improve Apple product mix and iPhone average selling price (ASP) for Q4 2022 (4Q22). Furthermore, Kuo said that most of Apple’s suppliers “will receive requests to increase orders for iPhone 14 Pro models” from the Cupertino company in the next few weeks.
“Based on the production line conversion rate, it equates to an increase in the shipment forecast of the iPhone 14 Pro models for Q4 of 22 by about 10%. There are currently only a handful of component suppliers’ order changes that reflect Hon Hai’s production line transformation (e.g. Samsung Display),” he explained in another article. tweet.
In fact, one report 9to5Mac claims that the iPhone 14 Pro models are not widely available and that iPhone 14 stock is plentiful in Apple stores.
The development took place a week after Kuo got declare that demand for iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is higher than for non-Pro models. At the time, he made his statement based on an investigation into pre-orders. He also stated that the non-Pro iPhone 14 models are in low demand.
