Spread the love
I-phone 14 to be launched in this Diwali which is exclusively made in India.
Apple is planning to manufacture the I-phone 14 in India and the company is also working with its suppliers to amp up the production in India. Typically the iPhone takes six to nine months to manufacture but now it has decided to shorten the manufacturing period. However, the prices of I-phone 14 Pro is expected to be around Rs.87,800 whereas the I-phone 14 Pro and Pro Max is expected to be 95,800 and more.
Apple, which has been making its I-phones in China has sought an alternative as Xi Jinping’s administration clashed with the US government and continuously imposed lockdowns across China which have created an economic disbalance.
According to reports analysts such as Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities Group said that they anticipate Apple will ship the next I-phone from both countries at roughly the same time, which would have been a significant benchmark in Apple’s efforts to diversify its supply chain and build redundancy.
Foxconn Technology Group who is the primary manufacturer of Iphones examined the process of shipping components from China and assembling the Iphone 14 device at its plant outside the southern state of Indian city Chennai said the people who would like to keep their identity confidential.
The first iPhone 14s from India are likely to be finished in late October or November, following the initial September release, they said. An ambitious target would be the Diwali festival that begins October 24, one person said.
Matching China’s pace of Iphone production would have marked a major milestone for India, which has been an attractive option when rolling Covid lockdowns and US sanctions jeopardize China’s position as a factory to the world. Assembling iPhones often entails coordination between hundreds of suppliers and meeting Apple’s infamously tight deadlines and quality controls.
Some people within Apple and Foxconn had hoped to begin simultaneous production in India this year, but that was never an official plan. To ensure a smooth launch, Apple wanted to focus on getting the China operations up to speed first and then work out the India production, one of the people said.
Apple’s partners began making iPhones in India in 2017, the start of a yearslong effort to build manufacturing capabilities in the country. Besides offering backup to its existing operations, the country of 1.4 billion people is a promising consumer market and the Modi administration has offered financial incentives for tech production under its Make in India program.
One challenge in narrowing the cap of India production is secrecy. Apple goes to extreme lengths to keep new product details confidential, and imposing the same rigorous controls in a second country would prove difficult.
Apple has also been concerned about Indian customs officials, who typically open up packages to check whether imported materials match their declarations, another potential vulnerability for product secrecy.
India’s workforce and factories haven’t easily adopted the highly controlled practices that Apple requires from suppliers. Since Apple began assembling iPhones in India through contract manufacturers Foxconn and Wistron Corp. Five years ago, workers have revolted over salaries and the quality of food in two prominent incidents.
ALSO READ: BRAHMAPUTRA INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED BAGS ORDERS WORTH RS. 177.45
