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The Apple iPhone 13 sold out in the Czech Republic. Waiting times exceed one month

Pre-orders started on Friday 17 September from 2 pm, and due to interest in the novelty, its delivery times were gradually extended. Now you can wait a month for iPhone 13 models. If you go straight to Apple Online Store, so you will find that the iPhone 13 Pro models, regardless of the model size, color variant and storage size, will arrive at your earliest between October 29 and November 5.

With the basic as well as the cheaper range, the situation is better. For iPhones 13, the date is displayed from October 14 to 21, again regardless of configuration. The fact that the smallest “mini” model is also the least in demand is also evidenced by the fact that you can have it, for example, in a dark ink color on October 7, and on October 14 at the latest. These dates refer to the order date of September 29th.

That there is interest in the new iPhones 13 is also evidenced by the report of one of the Czech retailers who are among the official sellers of the Apple Premium Reseller. He mentions that already in pre-orders there was half as much interest in the new generation of iPhones as it was last year in the case of the iPhones 12. At the same time, he adds that the greatest demand is for the more advanced line, the one with the nickname Pro. With 31 percent of pre-orders, the iPhone 13 Pro Max led. The colors are dark ink and pink in the case of the 13 and 13 mini iPhones, while the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max models are graphite gray and mountain blue. However, as early as the day of the sharp start of distribution, the seller stated that it could cover about half of those interested in buying phones.

Camera issues

Even before the introduction of the news, the new phone was expected to be a bestseller. According to July CNBeta news drawing from the company’s supply chain, Apple ordered from the main supplier of TSMC chips 100 million A15 Bionic chips, which the current quartet is equipped with. In addition, Apple boiled over when it installed the new iPad mini with the same chip. Even if he now has enough chips that are otherwise missing all over the world, and other manufacturers, from car manufacturers to smart refrigerator manufacturers, pay for it, he certainly has not won with the supply of other components.

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Last year the situation was similar, but still different. Due to the pandemic, even the iPhone 12 was not introduced typically in September, but only in October. Even the even older iPhone XS Max was waited longer than other models. Previously, it could only be that Apple did not estimate the interest of users in the novelty, last year the pandemic and related problems with logistics were responsible for the delay, this year the main culprit is chips.

Although this may not be the case, the pandemic is still being reflected in current deliveries. New message from NikkeiAsia it states that the extension of the delivery times is due to the dramatization of the situation in Vietnam. The local supply chains are facing limited supplies of camera modules, which are being assembled in the country. In addition, their complexity is greater than it was last year. The OIS sensor with sensor feed is now included in all four models and not just the top row.

Not only Vietnam but also China

The situation should improve in mid-October. At least in this regard. There is also a limiting factor large Chinese companies by the local government, which must stop their production. It responds to the dramatically rising costs of coal and natural gas, which are widely used in the country to generate electricity – all for a greener world and reducing emissions. Chinese companies are currently experiencing a blackout, with most of them closed from Sunday, September 26 until the end of this month.

But this is not entirely unusual. China is taking a similar step, although air pollution levels will increase, especially during events that attract foreign visitors. Now it just came at the most inopportune time. At least for Apple and its customers. Of course, the lack of new iPhone 13 models is not just bothering us. The month of the 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max models is also waiting in the USA, in China it is even five weeks.


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