It’s looking possible that an iPhone 13 shortage is going to happen this year, meaning there may not be enough iPhone 13 models available to buy in the run-up to Christmas and the holiday season. The latest iPhone model was released last month in stores, but worldwide shortages of chips may mean that Apple will slash iPhone 13 2021 orders so that not every buyer will be able to get one this year. These shortages could impact the worldwide market, including the U.S., U.K., India, and Australia.
What is the reason for the iPhone 13 shortage worldwide?
Apple is reportedly planning on slashing production on the iPhone 13 due to worldwide chip shortages, according to a report by Bloomberg. It’s the same reason why many fans are struggling to get ahold of the latest generation of games consoles, especially the PS5 and Xbox Series X. Due to the chip shortage, this means that Apple may have drastically scaled back the number of iPhone 13s it’s producing — from around 90 million units in the initial production run to just 10 million.
Consequently, this may mean that there simply aren’t enough iPhone 13 models to go around this holiday season. Despite being out for less than a month, it’s not the first problem iPhone users have had getting hold of the latest iPhone either — as the iPhone 13 Pro, Pro Max, and even the iPhone 13 Mini have all been hit with delays due to the sheer amount of demand, so the current estimates suggest many pre-order customers may be kept waiting until November for their phones. If this report on shortages is accurate, anyone who hasn’t pre-ordered may be waiting until 2022 to get an iPhone 13.
For anyone who still wants to attempt it, here’s a way to possibly get a cheap iPhone 13 using Apple’s own official service, and here are the model specs and differences between the standard iPhone 13 model and the Pro version. One thing’s for sure though: the iPhone 13 still has a big lens flare issue with its camera.
