Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is the latest to report the unsurprising news that the iPhone 17 Pro Max is in high demand, but claims it’s much harder to determine whether or not the iPhone Air is a success.

The new iPhone 17 Pro Max — image credit: Apple

The new iPhone 17 Pro Max — image credit: Apple
First the orange iPhone 17 Pro Max went on backorder pretty much instantaneously after preorders began. Then Chinese resellers reported that it took iPhone 17 one minute to match the first full day’s sales of the iPhone 16.
Now analyst Ming-Chi Kuo backs up the reports saying the iPhone 17 is outpacing the iPhone 16. But he also adds detail about production numbers — although he doesn’t appear to have any basis for them.