The fact that the iPhone 14, particularly the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, are selling well is not a shock. But what may be an unpleasant surprise is that if you order now, you could be waiting for over a month to get your phone. And while the iPhone 14 Plus has yet to go on sale, there's a good chance it will see its own shipping dates delayed too.
If you've not placed your iPhone 14 order yet, and are wondering just when you can expect an iPhone to drop through your letterbox, we've collected the latest shipping data from Apple's own website here
As it stands, it looks like pretty much every version of the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max is now on backorder until October or early November. It doesn't matter which color you pick, or how much storage you spec, you're going to be waiting at least a month for a new Pro iPhone, and perhaps as long as six weeks if you want the bigger iPhone 14 Pro Max variant.
The good news is that ordering the regular iPhone 14 won't be an issue. You can order one now and have it arrive on Friday, or today if you live in the right area and are willing to pay extra postage.
The iPhone 14 Plus isn't due out until October 7, but now we're getting close to launch, you'll have to wait at least a week or so to get your hands on one if you haven't ordered already. That's alright though, as it will give you time to check out our iPhone 14 Plus hands-on review or even wait until our full review comes in before hitting buy, so you're well informed about the phone's strengths and weaknesses.
Meanwhile, the Pro models will keep you waiting until the early or mid-November if you buy one now. If things don't improve soon, you'll be needing to put in your iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max orders now if you want to guarantee delivery before the holidays.
The iPhone 14 delivery times from AT&T are generally faster than Apple, as you can get the regular iPhone 14 within a couple of days (Midnight version excluded, that'll take another week). Meanwhile, demand for the iPhone 14 Plus seems to be growing, as the expected delivery date is now stretching towards the end of October
There's a longer wait for the iPhone 14 Pro (and one week on top of that for any color except Space Black), and the longest wait is for the iPhone 14 Pro Max, which may not arrive until November, or even later if you want the most in-demand Silver color. You may be able to shave a week off of the expected delivery date by speccing more storage though.
Note that you can also save up to $1,000 on the iPhone 14 via trade-in through AT&T(opens in new tab) until Friday October 7.
Users looking for a T-Mo-powered iPhone 14 will be glad to know the units are ready to go right now, with shipping expected to take between one to four days. If you're after an iPhone 14 Plus, you will be able to get all five available colors shortly after release.
The iPhone 14 Pro says that it's back ordered for all models, with the Silver model taking longest to arrive (October 24 - November 7) out of all the standard 128GB versions. At the other end, Gold is currently the quickest to arrive.