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Supply finally catches up with demand: iPhone 5s orders ship within 24 hours

Updated Dec 19th, 2018 8:44PM EST
iPhone 5s Supply Demand

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Apple and its manufacturing partner Foxconn have worked tirelessly over the past few months to build enough iPhone 5s units to meet the incredible global demand Apple saw following the phone’s launch. According to a recent report, Foxconn is churning out 500,000 iPhone 5s handsets each and every day. For some perspective, that’s the same number of Moto X phones Motorola is estimated to have shipped in the third quarter. All that hard work is paying off, however, and it looks like supply of Apple’s flagship iPhone is finally catching up with demand.

New orders placed for the iPhone 5s on Apple’s website now ship within 24 hours. This marks the first time shipping quotes for the 5s have ever dropped to 24 hours, and it comes just four days after turnaround times dropped to 1-3 days.

BGR recently reviewed the iPhone 5s after spending a month with it, and we called it one of the best smartphones in the world despite being Apple’s least substantial upgrade ever compared to the previous-generation iPhone.

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Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.