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Aug 30, 2023BF3-0660Not comparable

Ming-Chi Kuo: iPhone 15 Pro Max may face tight supply

The iPhone 15 Pro Max entered mass production later than the other models and could have the tightest launch supply.

Ming-Chi Kuo reported that the iPhone 15 Pro Max was the last of the four new models to enter mass production, meaning it could have the tightest supply when Apple's lineup launched.

How to read this record

  1. What was reportedThe iPhone 15 Pro Max entered mass production later than the other models and could have the tightest launch supply.
  2. Who said it, and whenMing-Chi Kuo reported it on Aug 30, 2023 in MacRumors.
  3. What happened, and whenApple iPhone 15 Pro Max was announced on Sep 12, 2023, 13 days after this report. From our product record · source
  4. The verdict, and whyNot comparableThis measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared.Why: A claim about a later mass-production start and potential launch supply is an internal production/supply assertion not falsifiable from the final announcement.
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Reported by
Ming-Chi Kuo
We read it in
MacRumors
Product
Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max · reported as “iPhone 15 Pro Max”
Read it at MacRumors

The story of this report

  1. Aug 30, 2023Ming-Chi Kuo reported it · MacRumors
  2. Sep 12, 2023Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max was announced · from our product record
  3. VerdictNot comparableWhat it means, and why, is in the box above.

Who reported it

Ming-Chi Kuo · Analyst

85 reports in the Reporting Record. Of the 32 we have checked, 28 held up. The other 53 are not part of that number: 14 never settled, 7 not comparable, 32 no outcome yet.

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What we know now

Other reports about Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

6 reports about Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max from 4 sources. Of the 3 we have checked, 3 held up.

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Questions about this report

Did this Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max report turn out to be true?
Not comparable. This measured a different thing from the number the company published, so the two cannot be compared. A claim about a later mass-production start and potential launch supply is an internal production/supply assertion not falsifiable from the final announcement.
Who reported it first?
Ming-Chi Kuo reported it on Aug 30, 2023 in MacRumors.
How far ahead of the announcement was it?
That was 13 days before Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max was announced on Sep 12, 2023.