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Apple to Manufacture 'Pro' iPhone Models in India for the First Time

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Apple is set to expand its manufacturing footprint in India by producing high-end iPhone "Pro" models in the country for the first time, according to a new report from MoneyControl.

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Apple started iPhone production in India in 2017 with the original iPhone SE. Since then, it has progressively increased its manufacturing activities in the country, assembling models such as the iPhone 13 and iPhone 14. The production of these models in India, however, began several months after their global launch. This changed with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, which were manufactured and available in India from day one of their global release.

Now, the company apparently plans to produce the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max in the country later this year. The production of the iPhone 16 Pro models will be managed by Apple's long-standing partner, Foxconn, at its Sriperumbudur facility in Tamil Nadu. The facility will soon begin the New Product Introduction (NPI) process, with mass production slated to begin once the devices launch.

The move is part of Apple's broader strategy to diversify its supply chain away from China and enhance its manufacturing capabilities in India. The company reportedly aims to manufacture a quarter of all its iPhones in India over the next few years, up from the current 14%. The Indian government has been actively encouraging such investments, offering incentives to attract major manufacturers. Apple is investing heavily in production to meet the anticipated high demand for the iPhone 16 lineup, planning to produce 90 million units in 2024, a 10% increase from last year's iPhone 15 models.

Last week, it was reported that Apple is also eyeing plans to begin manufacturing the iPad in India for the first time. Likewise, the company is rumored to have plans to start manufacturing AirPods in India starting later this year.

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This means a lot of money coming into India, or eventually a lot if more production moved there. Which is money into Indian homes, which will go to Indian education and investments. Which is a good thing for India and thus for the world. One day we'll have a singularity and robots will do all this in any country for free, so diverting money to countries that need it more until then will help a lot.

Of course Apple should do whatever makes the most business sense, and diversity risks to supply, but at the end of the day it means a lot of really good jobs.
 
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Closer to my City Chennai(50 Kms from my Place which is inside the City) where Foxconn factory is located. New Airport to be constructed shall link this factory (which is expected in the next few years) expected to shift the cargo movement easily from this factory unlike the present situation where it may have to negotiate crazy traffic due to Metro Construction to reach either Sea Port or Air Port Cargo.
 
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svish said:
Very happy to hear this. With this move, expecting prices of the Pro iPhones to drop significantly as they will no longer attract high import duty.
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Expect no price drop from Apple, you can compare with existing non-pro models which are already manufactured in India.

Prices will be dropped by other sellers like Amazon etc. just like the existing vanilla version of the iPhones.

One good effect can be seen in the launch price of the pro models.

Current prices of base model in India (prices from Apple store)
iPhone 15 at ₹79600 ($950.67)
iPhone 15 Pro at ₹129800 ($1,550.22)

Current prices of base model in US (prices from Apple store) (with Connect to any carrier later option)
iPhone 15 at $829 (69,412.79)
iPhone 15 Pro at $999 (₹83,647.22)

Difference in India and US pricing
Between iPhone 15 $121.67 (₹10,187.58)
Between iPhone 15 Pro $551.22 (₹46,154.34)

In US
Just add $170 (₹14,237.10) in the base to get the pro model

In India
Just add ₹50200 ($599.42) in the base to get the pro model

Just see the massive difference in the price of Pro model.
 
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chineseguy38 said:
Guess what, sales number in China and the world will go down even further. 😂😂
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Ok? I really don't think anyone cares what happens to China except the Chinese and maybe Russia and North Korea. Even Apple has made it clear they are willing to sacrifice enormous profits in that market by not allowing the CCP to have access to their AI backend like every other company operating there is forced to do.
 
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Cue the Sinophobic comments in 3...2...1...

Also, to those commenting about whether Apple is going to pass on "price savings" to customers or not, where you are getting the idea that it will be significantly cheaper to build a phone in India than China? It's not.
 
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aren't the indian factories run by foxconn and pegatron? which are chinese companies.
Seems like only the labour component is being offloaded; the profit is still going to the chinese.
 
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