Former Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China's Guangdong governor Meng Fanli, as COO Sabih Khan visited Foxconn's Zhengzhou factory before the iPhone Duo October 18 launch. Clearly, Apple wants to make sure its Chinese supply chain is running at full speed.
Our sources informed us that Apple increased iPhone Duo orders by 30% and iPhone 18 Pro Max orders by 10%, while cutting iPhone 18 Pro orders by 10%.
These shifts may reflect pre-order demand, or to protect margins as memory prices jump.