Apple Planning to Make iPhone 16 Pro Models in India for the First Time With Launch Day Availability: Report

Apple is planning to fabricate iPhone 16 Pro fashions in India at launch, in keeping with a report. The ‘Made in India’ handsets are reported to be accessible for buy on the primary day of worldwide gross sales. For this transfer to be realised, the iPhone maker is alleged to be partnering with current iPhone producers within the nation. This improvement builds upon earlier hypothesis that Apple had goals manufacturing the iPhone batteries in India, and had requested native companions to arrange its manufacturing.

Made in India iPhone 16 Pro Models

According to a report by MoneyControl, Apple is planning to department out its iPhone manufacturing services – most of that are largely situated in China with Taiwanese companions similar to Foxconn, Pegatron, and Wistron. Courtesy of this initiative, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max, that are imagined to launch later this 12 months, may change into the primary ‘Pro’ iPhone fashions made in India.

Apple is alleged to be contemplating this transfer to make it possible for iPhone 16 Pro fashions can be found within the nation after the launch. Citing sources accustomed to the matter, the report steered that Foxconn, which has a producing facility in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur, will kick off the brand new product introduction (NPI) – a multi-step plan throughout which a product goes from an ideation stage to last manufacturing. The iPhone 16 Pro fashions will reportedly enter mass manufacturing as soon as they’re launched.

The Cupertino-based expertise firm has been slowly however steadily increasing its manufacturing services within the nation – a transfer which began with the primary era iPhone SE in 2017. In subsequent years, the lineup of fashions has been expanded with iPhone 13 and iPhone 14 commonplace fashions being made in India. However, the manufacturing of the aforementioned fashions began months after the merchandise had been initially launched available in the market.

Apple modified this with its iPhone 15 and later the iPhone 15 Plus – each of that are manufactured in India. If Apple’s newest reported transfer involves fruition, it mark the primary time that Apple begins manufacturing of its ‘Pro’ iPhone fashions outdoors China.