Apple Reportedly Decreasing iPhone 14 Plus Production

As it reassess the demand for the smartphone.

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Apple is reportedly decreasing its production of the iPhone 14 Plus.

According to The Information, the tech giant informed at least one of its manufacturers in China to “immediately halt production” of the smartphone’s components while it assesses the demand for the iPhone 14 Plus. Meanwhile, the two downstream Apple suppliers in China that assemble the parts into larger modules are also supposedly scaling back production by 70% and 90%. Demand for the iPhone 14 Plus is supposedly quite low as consumers prefer to spend the extra $100 USD for the iPhone 14 Pro and its extra features.

The iPhone 14 line was unveiled during Apple’s Far Out even in September and has only been available to the public for a little over two weeks.

In related news, Apple has announced a new iPad Pro with an M2 chip.

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