Foldable iPhone Ultra May Delay China Launch as Apple Limits Initial Inventory to 10 Million
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Updated · MacRumors · Sep 8
Foldable iPhone Ultra May Delay China Launch as Apple Limits Initial Inventory to 10 Million
3 articles · Updated · MacRumors · Sep 8
Summary
Mainland China could get Apple’s foldable iPhone Ultra after other markets, with a Chinese leaker saying limited early supply may force regional allocation.
Late-August output was reportedly only a few hundred units a day as Apple’s strict quality controls and longer hinge and display durability tests slowed production.
Apple has reportedly ordered about 10 million units for this year, but earlier reports had already pointed to a staggered country-by-country rollout that could start in the U.S.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman has pushed back on talk of a broad launch delay, saying the foldable should arrive with the iPhone 18 Pro line or within weeks; Apple is expected to clarify plans on Sept. 9.