The iPhone 14, without any innovation and changes, will eventually fail.
Affected by the lower-than-expected sales of the iPhone 14, Foxconn in Zhengzhou dismantled part of the iPhone 14 production line. A few days ago, Foxconn insiders revealed that some iPhone 14 production lines were upgraded to produce iPhone 14 Pro series models, which did not have much impact on production.
iPhone 14 “breaks”, but we do not need to wait if order on the official web
On September 23, the iPhone 14 Pro become available on Apple’s official website. It took 4-5 weeks to receive the phone, and the iPhone 14 Pro Max had to wait 5-6 weeks. The iPhone 14 is in sufficient supply and is in stock when you place an order on Apple’s official website.
On the first day of the launch of the iPhone 14 series, many “scalpers” repurchased the iPhone 14 Pro series at high prices. Now, compared with the day of sale, the premium has dropped. The iPhone 14 series directly “breaks”, and the quotation at the channel dealer is already lower than the official price.
Zhengzhou Foxconn mass-produces iPhone 14 in just two or three weeks
It is understood that in August this year, Foxconn’s Zhengzhou factory entered the mass production period of the iPhone 14 series. The production cycle was only two or three weeks, and the production line was dismantled.
Earlier, Ming-Chi Kuo said on social platforms that Apple had asked Hon Hai (Foxconn) to switch the production line of the iPhone 14 to the iPhone 14 Pro series. The core reason is that this will help improve Apple’s product mix and iPhone average selling price in the fourth quarter of this year.
After the production line switch, in the second half of this year, iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will account for 60%-65% of the overall series shipments (previously estimated 55%-60%). Among them, the iPhone 14 Pro Max is the most popular model of the iPhone 14 series.
The price of new models with old chips rises are disliked by fans
Some analysts believe that iPhone 14 sales are not as good as expected or related to the lack of the latest chips. The iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max use Apple’s latest A16 Bionic chip, while the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus still use Apple’s A15 Bionic chip. At the same time, except for the 128GB version, the iPhone 14 remains unchanged from 5999 yuan, the 256GB price increases by 100 yuan to 6899 yuan, and the 512GB price increases by 300 yuan to 8699 yuan.
In this regard, some netizens said: “It’s better to buy 13pro than to buy 14.” “Last year, it was said that the iPhone 13 could not be sold. As a result, every shopping festival, whether it is 618, Double 11, or Double 12, has millions of units.” “14 and 14p is the remaining stock of 13pro and 13 promax, and it is really nice to sell it in a different way.”
iPhone 14 Pro : the high expectations, the big disappointment
It is worth noting that the iPhone 14 Pro series is equipped with a “Smart Island” (a design that makes the interaction of virtual software and hardware more smooth), which is favored by users during pre-sale. Many Apple users said that they bought the iPhone 14 Pro because they wanted to experience the “Smart Island” function. However, because the “Smart Island” function was not as stunning as the Apple conference, some netizens said: “The higher the expectations for the “Smart Island”, the greater the disappointment.”
On September 19, topics such as “Luo Yonghao criticizes the video fraud of Lingdong Island” and “iPhone 14 screenshots with the island” rushed to the hot search on Weibo.