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Apple has been launching its iPhone in September since the iPhone 4S, which was way back in 2011. And from time to time, the actually release of the phone does get pushed back until October, and even November with the iPhone 12 in 2020. It’s fairly rare, but it does happen.
This year, it might be happening again. According to an analyst at Bank of America, Wamsi Mohan, they believe that the launch of the iPhone 15 could be delayed by “a few weeks”.
This was part of a research note that was published, after conducting channel checks inside Apple’s supply chain. Mohan stated that the launch could slip into the fourth quarter. Which isn’t too crazy, since the iPhone typically launches about a week or two before the fourth quarter starts.
What’s interesting here is that Mohan did not give any reason for the alleged iPhone 15 launch delay. And there’s also been no other indicators that a delay could happen. So as always, take this with a grain of salt.
Will the iPhone 15 be delayed?
Honestly, it’s hard to say. While Mohan is an analyst with insider knowledge of Apple and its supply chain, the fact that he did not mention a reason for a potential delay has a lot of people shaking their heads. Now, if we see more analysts and leakers come out saying they expect a delay, then it’ll be a bit more likely. So we’ll just have to wait and see.
Typically, Apple announces the iPhone the week after Labor Day. Last year they did launch it that same week, on that Wednesday, but typically it’s the following Tuesday. With pre-orders starting that Friday, and orders arriving the following Friday.
In the past, we have seen a few models get delayed. Like the iPhone 14 Plus was delayed for a little over a month. We also saw the iPhone 12 Mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max get delayed a month in 2020, after the entire announcement was already delayed a month. Though that was understandable, with the pandemic and all. So we’ll just have to wait and see.