[TechWeb] May 27th news, according to foreign media reports, local time on Wednesday, foreign media reported that affected by the epidemic$Apple Inc (AAPL.US) $At least one of the iPhone 14 series will be produced three weeks later than planned, followed by analysts who said the delay was the iPhone 14 Max, while the other three models will still be mass-produced as planned in early August.

As for the delay in mass production of iPhone 14 Max, Guo Mingyi, an analyst with high accuracy in Apple Inc's product forecast, also gave his opinion.

Guo Mingyi said on social media on Thursday that the progress of iPhone 14 Max is lagging behind, but the situation is still under control, and suppliers can catch up with the plan by working overtime.

In addition, Guo Mingyi mentioned on social media that his latest inspection of the channel showed that Apple Inc had not changed his shipping plans for the iPhone 14 series models, although part of the supply chain had been affected by the epidemic.

Although the final shipping plan of the iPhone 14 is not expected to be affected, Guo Mingyi also believes that the smartphone to be launched by Apple Inc this year will face demand challenges, and the main problem will not be on the supply side.

Mr Guo's projected demand challenge may be weak demand, not strong market demand. Foreign media also mentioned in the report that the current uncertainty in the global economy may lead to the sales of the new iPhone 14 launched in the autumn, which is more difficult than previous generations, resulting in lower-than-expected demand. The demand challenges, in turn, may help Apple Inc solve the manufacturing problems that may be encountered before the release of the new iPhone.