--- title: "Apple reduces iPhone component orders amid rising memory chip costs" description: "Most outlets reported that Apple has reduced component orders for new iPhones, citing rising memory chip costs and related financial pressures. BOL News emphasized the 15% reduction and described it as a signal of conservative shipment plans since early September, while the Business Recorder framed the cut as a response to \"soft demand\" and highlighted the impact of price increases on consumer behavior." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/13255-apple-cuts-iphone-18-pro-orders-due-to-soft-demand-nikkei site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Apple reduces iPhone component orders amid rising memory chip costs technology · updated 9 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM PKT · 9 Oct 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Apple has reduced component orders for new iPhones, citing rising memory chip costs and related financial pressures. BOL News emphasized the 15% reduction and described it as a signal of conservative shipment plans since early September, while the Business Recorder framed the cut as a response to "soft demand" and highlighted the impact of price increases on consumer behavior. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Profit** — [Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders due to soft demand, Nikkei Asia reports](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/09/apple-cuts-iphone-18-pro-orders-due-to-soft-demand-nikkei-asia-reports) · 9 Oct 2026, 3:00 PM PKT > October component orders reduced by at least 15% as rising memory chip costs push iPhone 18 Pro prices to $1,199 and Pro Max prices to $1,299 - **Business Recorder** — [Apple cuts iPhone 18 Pro orders due to soft demand, Nikkei Asia reports](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443439/apple-cuts-iphone-18-pro-orders-due-to-soft-demand-nikkei-asia-reports) · 9 Oct 2026, 1:40 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > Apple has told some suppliers to cut production of components for its newly launched iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max, as soaring memory chip costs and price increases have dampened consumer demand, Nikkei Asia reported on Friday. The iPhone maker has turned more conservative on shipments since early September, with component orders for October being slashed by at least 15% compared with wha... - **BOL News** — [Apple cuts component orders for new iPhones as memory chip costs surge, Nikkei reports](https://www.bolnews.com/technology/apple-cuts-component-orders-for-new-iphones-as-memory-chip-costs-surge-nikkei-reports) · 9 Oct 2026, 12:38 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > Apple slashes new iPhone component orders by over 15% for October due to surging memory chip costs, per Nikkei. This signals conservative shipment plans since early September. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Apple May Raise iPhone 17 Prices Amid Rising Costs](https://harzaviya.com/stories/2428-apple-may-raise-iphone-17-prices-amid-rising-component-costs) · 9 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 73% related - [Apple iPhone Prices Expected to Rise in 2027](https://harzaviya.com/stories/9401-iphones-could-get-even-more-expensive-in-2027) · 19 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related - [Apple forecasts slower sales growth amid supply chain issues](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1093-apple-forecasts-slower-sales-growth-amid-supply-chain-issues) · 31 Jul 2026 · 5 outlets · 72% related - [Apple increases prices on older iPhone models after new launch](https://harzaviya.com/stories/7779-apple-raises-prices-across-older-iphone-models) · 11 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 70% related 4 articles from 3 outlets, 9 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.