Apple Struggles To Keep Up With iPhone 6 And iPhone 6 Plus Demands

Apple releases a new iPhone and chasm between supply and demand arises. The story gets repeated every time a new iPhone is launched and this time is no different. According  to a key analyst, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus demand continues to exceed supply worldwide. 

Piper Jaffray (via AppleInsider) noted that 56 percent of core configurations were in stock as of Friday, Dec. 12, which means the availability could reach around the 80 percent mark by the end of the quarter. Analyst Gene Munste mentioned that Apple might also hit 100% in-stock by the end of the month. 

According Munster, the inventory situations for Apple's newest handsets is tighter than last year, when the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C were released. 

"The inventory situation for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus is tighter than last year, when the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c were Apple's latest models. It's believed that Apple is seeing particularly high demand for its newly redesigned iPhone models with larger displays," noted Apple Insider. 

Evidently everyone is loving the larger-screened iPhones. What makes it even more clearer is the number of first day orders - 4 million units - which is about double the number of initial pre-orders for the iPhone 5. During the first weekend of availability, the company sold 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units, which is yet another sales record in the history of iPhone.