iPhone X Shipping Dates Vastly Improved Compared To Early November, Here's Why
The improvements in delivery shipping dates for the iPhone X are due to better-than-expected production acceleration rather than low demand, according to a report by KGI Securities analyst Mong-Chi Kuo seen by MacRumors.

His research report comes weeks after Apple released the iPhone X on Nov. 3. The iPhone X initially had long wait times for shipments, but it started to improve afterwards. Apple fans saw 5-6-week waits for their iPhone X when it first came out. Now, Apple’s website says the wait for an iPhone X to ship is 1-2 weeks.

Reports before the iPhone launch said Apple had been struggling with the production process of the iPhone X. The issues were related to one of the iPhone X’s main features: the Face ID. In the recent research note, Kuo also said the iPhone X production had issues regarding the TrueDepth camera system for the Face ID. Another issue the analyst described was Murata’s failure to provide LTE antenna components, a problem solved by Career.

Kuo said the smartphone’s production problems “have been well addressed” in the past few weeks. Foxconn is currently churning out 450,000-550,000 units per day, compared to 50,000-150,000 a month or two ago.