Apple’s India-made iPhones to be available at launch for the first time
The units will reportedly go on sale in India and “some other regions” later today.
[ sourced from The Verge
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Apple will reportedly hit a major milestone regarding its global supply chain with the expected launch of the iPhone 15 later today.
While the vast majority of the global iPhone 15 stock will still come from China, this milestone highlights that Apple’s attempt to scale production in India is finally bearing fruit as it moves away from its reliance on Chinese-based manufacturing.
The company is expecting to increase that figure to 25 percent by 2025, though Bloomberg claims that India-built devices could still experience delays due to “unforeseen logistics bottlenecks.”
Narrowing production gaps between its Chinese and Indian iPhone facilities — both primarily operated by Foxconn — is important for Apple.
It needs a reliable manufacturing alternative to withstand geopolitical issues and local labor disputes like the factory protests that threatened the global supply of its iPhone cash cow last year.
And the timing couldn’t be better given a recent rise in Chinese nationalism that’s encouraging government organizations and consumers alike to drop iPhones in favor of homegrown brands like Huawei.
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