In case you didn¡¯t know, India now manufactures and exports some iPhone devices -- yes, not everything is imported from China.
These include the iPhone XR at the Foxconn plant and the iPhone 7 at the Wistron factory. And now, Apple has started manufacturing the iPhone 11 in India too.
This announcement was highlighted by Railway, Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal today on his Twitter handle. He said in a statement, ¡°Significant boost to Make in India!¡± Piyush Goyal said in the tweet, "Apple has started manufacturing iPhone 11 in India, bringing a top-of-the-line model for the first time in the country.¡±
As of now, Apple devices are being made in India at facilities by Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron. The making of iPhone 11 in India will probably result in a drop in its pricing, the details of which are unclear right now.?
Making iPhone 11 in India will help Apple avoid 20 percent tax that it would otherwise pay from importing the device from a global manufacturing facility. This basically means we could get the device for a whole lot less very soon.
This was also seen when Apple started to manufacture iPhone XR in India. The device which was being sold at around Rs 64,000 dropped in price to around Rs 54,000 for the base variant, we can expect something similar for the iPhone 11. iPhone 11 is currently priced at around Rs 63,900.?
Yes, the news of iPhone 11 being made in India is definitely great, it is important to note that Apple hasn¡¯t announced any price cuts yet.?
Apple isn¡¯t the first brand to manufacture smartphones in India. Samsung, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo are some other smartphone manufacturers that are making phones in India.?
iPhone 11 is the cheapest iPhone in the 11 series featuring a 6.1-inch Retina LCD display. At the back, the smartphone features a dual-camera setup -- one with a standard shooter and the second with an ultrawide shooter. Under the hood, it¡¯s packing the A13 Bionic -- same as the iPhone 11 Pros.