According to the latest report, two industry executives said that Apple has begun trial production of its flagship iPhone 13 at its Foxconn plant near Chennai, India because Apple is preparing to produce almost all of its flagship products in India. The best-selling smartphone model. They said that Apple expects to begin commercial production of the iPhone 13 in India for the domestic market and exports by February.
According to the report, although chips are currently in short supply globally, and chips are currently in short supply globally, Apple has ensured that the supply of its own semiconductor chips meets demand, which will help its plans to expand production to India.
The above-mentioned executives said that the production of the iPhone 13 in India will help Apple improve its supply to the global market because about 20-30% of the products produced in India are usually exported.
Sources said that at the same time, the supply of the best-selling iPhone has improved, alleviating the severe shortage in the Indian market. In the iPhone 13 series, the iPhone 13 is the most sold model in India, and Apple does not plan to produce the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max in this country.
In terms of all models, low-cost models such as iPhone 11 and 12 have the largest sales in India. Apple has produced iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 at its Foxconn factory in Bangalore and iPhone SE at Wistron’s factory. It is estimated that nearly 70% of the smartphones Apple sells in India are produced domestically.