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iPhone 16 Pro Models to Be Assembled in India for the First Time

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Apple is making the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max in India for the first time this year as it looks to diversify production beyond China, according to Bloomberg.

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Tear-off tab packaging for iPhone 16 Pro (Image source: Weibo)​

Apple has reportedly been considering producing its high-end iPhone Pro models in India for the last couple of years, and has now decided to manufacture the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max models in India.

Initially, the iPhone 16 Pro models will be imported into the country, but Apple will start local assembly for both the domestic market and exports shortly after launch in mid-September, once the new product introduction (NPI) process is complete.

Training is said to be already underway for thousands of workers at Foxconn's factory in southern Tamil Nadu state as it rushes to produce the iPhone 16 Pro models as close to the global launch as possible.
Last year, Apple had India-made iPhone 15 models ready on launch day, with locally made iPhone 15 Plus models becoming available shortly after.

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lowkey said:
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At the moment it probably costs them a bit more, with all new factories and training, probably higher failure rates at first. But it diversifies away from China so it'll save Apple money in the long run. China is about to become the world's most valuable economy whereas India has decades of growth. India right now is where China was when China started their journey to becoming obscenely rich and educated.
 
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At the moment it probably costs them a bit more, with all new factories and training, probably higher failure rates at first. But it diversifies away from China so it'll save Apple money in the long run. China is about to become the world's most valuable economy whereas India has decades of growth. India right now is where China was when China started their journey to becoming obscenely rich and educated.
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No wonder China became obscenely rich. Most developed countries moved all of their manufacturing to China and thus left their own economies and people in devastation and poverty.
 
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Stenik said:
No wonder China became obscenely rich. Most developed countries moved all of their manufacturing to China and this left their own economies and people in devastation and poverty.
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Don’t forget heavy pollution. What’s crazy is India and China are respectively #2 and #19 in this category and India was like, “please give us more industrial work.”

Additionally India and China are #1 and #2 in population so crazy to think how many lives are being affected. I understand people not wanting to outsource out of their respective countries but no doubt one of the real reasons countries do it is so they don’t have to eat where the go to the bathroom. If well off countries could export their trash to poor countries at cheaper prices they would. Out of sight, out of mind and countries desperate for money eat it up.
 
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Stenik said:
No wonder China became obscenely rich. Most developed countries moved all of their manufacturing to China and thus left their own economies and people in devastation and poverty.
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The supposed trade off being an abundance of cheap goods, like everything from Happy Meal toys to the latest consumer electronics, from disposable garbage to the highly essential.

But I do wonder if we wouldn’t have been better off in the long run if we had paid a good bit more for goods in order to keep the production and jobs local instead of outsourcing it all to countries like China?

Sure, we would have seen quite as explosive growth in a very short time.

And, surely, we’ve been paying a fraction to manufacture all of these goods compared to what these goods have earned us in terms of economic growth.

But sending trillions upon trillions to nations that are our competitors in many areas and might become increasingly hostile as they grow seems like recipe for disaster.
 
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A bit cheaper for Apple to order and get made? Yes, which will lead to higher profit margins and keeping the shareholders happy.

But no privately owned business passes savings on to consumers unless it’s something it’s forced to by law, or if it’s something that leads to higher profits.
 
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