With this move, Apple could take a giant step towards reducing its dependence on Chinese factories. As a result of the U.S.-Asian trade war, the company is concerned about potential supply constraints. According to a recent report, Apple has begun manufacturing the iPhone 17 in India.
In the past, Apple has produced iPhone devices entirely in factories in China. According to The Information, this has changed during the development of the iPhone 17. Mass production of the device depends on the success of this phase.
A device’s design, materials, and other key parameters are experimented with during the early manufacturing stage. Ultimately, we want to ensure that mass manufacturing (millions of devices per day) is possible around the world. As a result of this stage, all iPhone 17 units worldwide will have the same manufacturing base.
According to the report, Apple is doing this for the vanilla iPhone 17. Other models in the series will therefore continue to be manufactured in China or other countries. Information was obtained from two reliable sources directly related to the situation, according to the source.
It appears that Apple wants to begin diversifying as soon as possible. To get ahead of the events, Apple may be taking early damage control measures. Apple might move more stages of iPhone manufacturing to Indian factories if all goes well.
