For months, even before the iPhone X was officially announced, reports were coming in on a semi-regular basis pointing to production yield rates that were not where Apple wanted them to be, and that would, ultimately, lead to remarkably limited stock when the phone eventually did launch.

Those same reports also suggested that the iPhone X would be delayed in some capacity, which did turn out accurate. Apple launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus back in September, right on schedule compared to previous generation models, but the iPhone X is slated to go up for pre-order later this month, on October 27. After that, it goes on sale in early November.

Now, a little more than a week before the iPhone X is to go up for pre-order, things have apparently turned a corner, and production yield rates are allegedly looking good. Very good, in fact, as DigiTimes cites information from IC vendors, saying that Apple should meet its production demand leading into the waning weeks of 2017.

According to the report, Apple’s yield rates for certain parts, including the 3D sensing modules, are improving, which means production shouldn’t be running into any more roadblocks. If it’s true, then Apple is apparently going to meet the demand it is expecting leading into the holiday shopping season, and even into the New Year.

“The first batch of iPhone X devices has already been shipped out from Foxconn Electronics’ site in Zhengzhou (Henan, China), said the sources. With production yield rates for certain key components such as 3D sensing modules improving, shipments of the device have increased gradually and will meet Apple’s demand ahead of the Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the sources indicated.”

That’s quite the change, to be sure. Just yesterday it was reported that Foxconn had already shipped its first batch of iPhone X models to Europe and the Middle East, but those numbers were reportedly quite low.

As it stands, all we can do is wait and see what happens. While these types of reports aim to shed some light on what is happening behind-the-scenes, we won’t know for sure until the iPhone X is out of the pre-oder period and available to buy. Are we going to see available stock in November at all? This seems to suggest we will.

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[via DigiTimes