Apple had warned in early November that COVID-19 lockdowns in China would impact iPhone 14 Pro production. This occurred at a time when the two phones were already selling out due to high demand. The following weeks revealed the potential damage to the company that could result from its reliance on China for new iPhone manufacturing. Speculation then arose about Apple’s increasing interest in manufacturing more handsets in India.
China abandoned its “zero-COVID” policy following protests that arose from the recent lockdowns, but the damage had already been done in terms of iPhone 14 Pro production. Apple took a significant hit by not being able to sell millions of iPhones during the busiest shopping season of the year.
