As Apple prepares to unveil next-generation iPhone 14 collection subsequent week which will probably be assembled in India nearly six weeks behind China, trade analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on Thursday claimed that the following iPhone 15 is prone to be manufactured on the identical time in India and China subsequent 12 months.
Because the time distinction between India and China has narrowly decreased when it comes to manufacturing iPhones within the nation, it’s now anticipated that each international locations would produce iPhone 15 concurrently in 2023.
“The iPhone 14’s mass manufacturing schedule in India this 12 months continues to be about six weeks behind China, however the hole has improved considerably. Due to this fact, it’s affordable to anticipate that India and China will be capable to produce the brand new iPhone 15 on the identical time subsequent 12 months,” Kuo tweeted.
Final month, studies talked about that the tech big will begin the manufacturing of the most recent iPhones in India two months after its debut.
Nevertheless, the Kuo now mentions that will probably be manufactured “about six weeks” later.
“My newest survey signifies Foxconn’s iPhone manufacturing web site in India will ship the brand new 6.1-inch iPhone 14 virtually concurrently with China for the primary time within the second half of 2022 (India being one quarter or extra behind previously),” Kuo tweeted final month.
Within the brief time period, India’s iPhone capacities/shipments nonetheless have a substantial hole with China, “nevertheless it’s an vital milestone for Apple in constructing a non-Chinese language iPhone manufacturing web site,” the analyst added.
The tech big has been working with its suppliers and ramping up its manufacturing in India through the years.
In the meantime, Apple’s ‘Far Out’ occasion on September 7 will showcase the brand new iPhone 14 lineup, Watches, and different merchandise.
This will probably be an in-person occasion at Apple’s Cupertino campus within the US, the corporate’s first huge occasion to happen for the reason that two years of the pandemic.
Apple offered over 1.2 million iPhones within the nation within the second quarter (Q2) this 12 months, registering an enormous 94 per cent progress (year-on-year) in line with market intelligence agency CyberMedia Analysis (CMR).
Apple first began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017, with iPhone SE.
The tech big manufactures a few of its most superior iPhones within 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 unit within the nation.
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