Apple failing to meet iPhone 14 Pro demands in India

By: Rohit Yadav

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Updated on: 27-Oct-2022

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Responding to a tweet concerned about the shortage of the iPhone 14 Pro models in India, Chandrasekhar said that while demand for his iPhone 14 models has been met, the iPhone 14 Pro models have been out of supply due to problems in the supply chain. The minister claims he has spoken with Apple about the issue, and the American company is working to resolve the issue. The minister insisted that the stocks still available were mainly sourced through private supply channels.

On Twitter Chandrasekhar said, “I hv spoken wth Apple n they hv said while iphone14 demand is being met also wth india productn, the iphone14 pro demand has surged n is facing supply constraints which they r addressing. pvt sales are probably "alternate" supply channels”

Apple iPhone 14 Pro Models Out of Stock

On Flipkart, all models from the iPhone 14 Pro 128GB variant to the iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB variant are either 'Sold Out' or 'Coming Soon’. Only the Deep Purple iPhone 14 Pro Max 1TB variant is available on the e-commerce site. The official Apple store expects delivery of the iPhone 14 Pro device to take up to four weeks.

Apple currently manufactures only iPhone 14 models in the country. However, the company notes that demand for non-Pro devices is relatively low this year. Apple has also reportedly asked suppliers to scale back production of the new iPhone 14 Plus. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 models share most design elements and internals. Some of the changes relate to a new crash detection, photonics engine, and a new action mode that allows users to create jitter-free videos even with heavy movements.

Reasons for low sales of the iPhone 14 models

The similarities between the Apple iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 (and the same chipset) most likely resulted in lower sales volumes for the latter. The iPhone 13 was available at a significant discount during the sale earlier this month, further boosting demand.