Apple is finally solving its iPhone X problem

Apple Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, introduces the iPhone X during a launch event in Cupertino, California, U.S. September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Stephen Lam - HP1ED9C1I90DE

If you're interested in Apple's iPhone X, but have been annoyed with Apple's shipping delays the last time you considered placing an order, reported improvements in iPhone X production have already started to shorten the smartphone's delivery times.

According to a new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple's supply chain has allegedly stepped up its game for iPhone X production. Foxconn's iPhone X factories are now reportedly able to produce anywhere from 450,000–550,000 daily units instead of the 50,000–150,000 iPhone X smartphones it was producing just a few months ago.

According to Kuo, Apple's suppliers were able to address two big bottlenecks for iPhone X production.

"(1) Hon Hai's daily shipments of iPhone X have climbed to 450-550k units, up from 50-150k units 1-2 months ago; (2) shipments of Career's LCP LTE antenna will likely grow 100% MoM in both November and December; and (3) production yield of Dot projection module, made by LG Innotek (KR) and Sharp (JP), has moved quickly above 80-90% or higher from below 60% 1-2 months ago," he wrote in a report, which MacRumors obtained.

Apple's production has improved enough that Kuo said he believes iPhone X shipments for the fourth calendar quarter (not Apple's fourth financial quarter, we note) could be anywhere from 10 to 20 percent higher than he originally estimated.

For smartphone shoppers, that means that some orders that originally had shipping estimates of 2018 might now actually ship before the end of the year. In general, shipping times for the iPhone X now hover around one to two weeks, versus the five- to six-week estimate early iPhone X buyers experienced.

"In our view, Apple wants consumers to receive their iPhone X as soon as possible. With production capacity rising substantially, it is only natural that buyers are seeing a shorter shipping time," Kuo writes.

Kuo also notes that iPhone X shipments for the first calendar quarter of 2018 will now likely be flat or lower compared to the fourth quarter. That seems reasonable, given that the holiday shopping season is much more of a purchasing frenzy than, say, mid-February.

This article originally appeared on PCMag.com.