iPhone 14 series is expected to have a heavy demand in China. A survey carried out by reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that suppliers and retailers are paying significantly higher deposits to pre-pay for the first expected iPhone 14 units. In some regions the deposit is said to be double the amount. The information has shared by the analyst in a series of tweets.
The iPhone 14 series is expected to debut in September this year, but two months early its demand is said to be higher than the previous generation iPhone 13. Apple’s next-generation iPhone 14 lineup has also been subject to a lot of leaks and rumours. China is also an important market for Apple and the country represents a fifth of the company’s total revenue.
Kuo says that the expected surge in demand for iPhone 14 is to ensure a sufficient supply. The analyst adds that the iPhone 14 shipment forecast of component suppliers and EMS is about 100 million and 90 million units in the second half of 2022. The solid demand will likely reduce the risk of order cuts after the iPhone 14 launch.
Apple’s iPhones are becoming increasingly popular everywhere across the world. As per past leaks and rumours, the iPhone 14 series is expected to sport a major redesign since the iPhone X in 2017. This makes the higher demand for the iPhone 14 series hardly surprising. It will be interesting to see how the iPhone 14 series fares in terms of sales post launch.
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