iPhone 15 production may happen simultaneously in India and China: How this could work

As Apple prepares to unveil next-generation iPhone 14 collection subsequent week which will likely be assembled in India nearly six weeks behind China, trade analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Thursday claimed that the subsequent iPhone 15 is prone to be manufactured on the similar time in India and China subsequent yr.

As the time distinction between India and China has narrowly decreased in phrases of producing iPhones in the nation, it’s now anticipated that each international locations would produce iPhone 15 simultaneously in 2023.

“The iPhone 14’s mass production schedule in India this yr continues to be about six weeks behind China, however the hole has improved considerably. Therefore, it’s cheap to count on that India and China will be capable to produce the brand new iPhone 15 on the similar time subsequent yr,” Kuo tweeted.

Last month, experiences talked about that the tech big will begin the production of the newest iPhones in India two months after its debut.

However, the Kuo now mentions that it will likely be manufactured “about six weeks” later.

“My newest survey signifies Foxconn’s iPhone production web site in India will ship the brand new 6.1-inch iPhone 14 nearly simultaneously with China for the primary time in the second half of 2022 (India being one quarter or extra behind in the previous),” Kuo tweeted final month.

In the quick time period, India’s iPhone capacities/shipments nonetheless have a substantial hole with China, “nevertheless it’s an essential milestone for Apple in constructing a non-Chinese iPhone production web site,” the analyst added.

The tech big has been working with its suppliers and ramping up its production in India through the years.

Meanwhile, Apple’s ‘Far Out’ occasion on September 7 will showcase the brand new iPhone 14 lineup, Watches, and different merchandise.

This will likely be an in-person occasion at Apple’s Cupertino campus in the US, the corporate’s first massive occasion to happen because the two years of the pandemic.

Apple offered over 1.2 million iPhones in the nation in the second quarter (Q2) this yr, registering a large 94 per cent progress (year-on-year) in line with market intelligence agency CyberMedia Research (CMR).

Apple first began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, with iPhone SE.

The tech big manufactures a few of its most superior iPhones in the nation, together with iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and iPhone 13 on the Foxconn facility whereas iPhone SE and iPhone 12 are being assembled on the Wistron manufacturing facility in the nation.

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