Signs of Strength for iPhone 13 and iPhone 14

14 JULY 2022 - An interesting assertion:

Amid signs of a cooling global smartphone market, two sources in Apple's iPhone supply chain have told Reuters that the company's most recent handsets are still selling well in July — months after their release.

So says a report from Apple Insider. Kind of surprising this late in iPhone 13’s run, especially #InThisEconomy. And yet, it looks like things will get even better with iPhone 14.

At the start of July, TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that “demand for iPhone 14 in the Chinese market may be stronger than that of the iPhone 13…” He based the assertion on the extremely high prepaid deposits being shelled out by “distributors/retailers/scalpers” for Apple’s next iPhone. While China is not the planet, good news for Apple in China tends to be good news for Apple overall. Now, that Apple Insider piece has good news for Apple along a similar line. Quoting it again:

Apple itself is expecting its iPhone 14 to do better still. Reuters reported that Apple recently conveyed its higher-than-usual expectations to suppliers in initial forecasts as it carried out trial production of the company's next-generation smartphone.