Reportedly, Apple cut iPhone 18 Pro-series component orders,AAPL fell nearly in pre-market trading 2%
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The report said that component orders for some of Apple’s new devices were cut by at least 15%, but Apple has not confirmed this, and the cuts may also have resulted from adjustments to the launch schedule.
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Storage price hike shock iPhone demand, with Apple cutting component orders for new devices,AAPL fell nearly 2%BlockBeats reported that October 9, according to a report by Nikkei Asia citing supply chain sources, Apple has asked some suppliers to reduce iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max component orders,October with order volumes cut by at least 15%, mainly due to rising memory chip costs and weaker-than-expected demand for new devices.
This adjustment may be interpreted by the market as AI the countervailing impact of expanding storage demand on the consumer electronics market.AI Data centers continue to compete for memory chip capacity, driving up DRAM and NAND prices, while the starting price of Apple’s new high-end iPhone has increased by 100 USD. As cost pressures are passed on to consumers, this further suppresses demand for device replacements.
However, the report noted that the order changes may also be related to Apple’s adjustment of the iPhone new-product launch schedule, and cannot yet be directly equated with a year-on-year decline in actual sales. Apple has not yet officially confirmed the reported order cuts.
Following the news, Apple’s U.S. stock price fell nearly 2%in pre-market trading at one point. According to TradingBeats monitoring, the AAPL perpetual contract on Hyperliquid fell to around 334 USD.
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Key points
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BlockBeats, on October 9 reported on a Nikkei Asia report citing supply chain sources.
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The report said that Apple had asked some suppliers to cut iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max component orders.
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The report said that October order volumes were cut by at least 15%。
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The original report attributed the adjustment to rising memory chip costs and weaker-than-expected demand for new devices.
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The original report said that AI data centers are competing for memory chip capacity, driving up DRAM and NAND prices.
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The original report said that the starting price of Apple’s new high-end iPhone increased by 100 USD。
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The report noted that the order changes may also be related to Apple’s adjustment of the iPhone new-product launch schedule and cannot be directly equated with a year-on-year decline in actual sales.
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Apple has not officially confirmed the reported order cuts.
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Following the news, Apple’s U.S. stock price fell nearly 2%。
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According to TradingBeats monitoring, the AAPL perpetual contract on Hyperliquid fell to 334 USD approximately.
AI-assisted interpretation
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Simply put, this news says that Apple asked some suppliers to reduce component orders for two new devices. The original report offered two possible explanations: first, memory chips have become more expensive and demand for the new devices is weaker than expected; second, Apple adjusted its new-product launch schedule. Therefore, the order cuts alone do not prove that iPhone actual sales have already declined year on year.
Why it matters to readers
If the order cuts were indeed related to insufficient demand, the market may reassess sales of Apple’s new devices; meanwhile, the price increases in DRAM and NAND cited in the original report also indicate that AI data centers’ storage demand may be putting pressure on consumer electronics costs. After the news was published, Apple’s pre-market share price fell nearly 2%。
Newcomers should distinguish between “reduced supplier orders” and “declining final sales”: the former is a change in production arrangements that may be affected by demand, costs, launch timing, or other factors. They should also note that pre-market prices and perpetual contract prices may fluctuate with the news and do not mean that the news has been confirmed.
Risks and unknowns
Apple has not officially confirmed the reported order cuts.
The report relies on unnamed supply chain sources, whose identities and scope of information cannot be verified from the original text.
It remains uncertain whether the order cuts were caused by insufficient demand, rising storage costs, adjustments to the new-product launch schedule, or a combination of factors.
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The order changes cannot directly prove a year-on-year decline in actual sales.
The original text provided no subsequent sales data or official guidance from Apple.
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