🔁Mario Nawfal:
🇮🇳APPLE WANTS YOUR NEXT IPHONE “MADE IN INDIA” - BUT IT’S COMPLICATED
Apple wants all U.S. iPhones built in India by 2026 — because a 145% tariff on Chinese goods could soon make a basic iPhone cost nearly $3,000.
Problem #1 :
India made about 43 million iPhones last year. The U.S. alone buys over 60 million annually. Apple needs factories to double their output fast — and they’re already struggling.
Problem #2 :
Tata Electronics, India’s main iPhone maker, had a 50% fail rate on iPhone parts in 2023. Half the products flunked Apple’s quality tests.
Problem #3 :
India still needs Chinese engineers to set up assembly lines. So even moving out of China… depends on China.
Bonus Problem:
India can build iPhones but not the most important part — the processor chip — for at least another 5 to 10 years.
Bottom line:
Apple is running from one problem straight into another, and China is still holding the keys.
Source: WIRED
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🇮🇳APPLE WANTS YOUR NEXT IPHONE “MADE IN INDIA” - BUT IT’S COMPLICATED
Apple wants all U.S. iPhones built in India by 2026 — because a 145% tariff on Chinese goods could soon make a basic iPhone cost nearly $3,000.
Problem #1 :
India made about 43 million iPhones last year. The U.S. alone buys over 60 million annually. Apple needs factories to double their output fast — and they’re already struggling.
Problem #2 :
Tata Electronics, India’s main iPhone maker, had a 50% fail rate on iPhone parts in 2023. Half the products flunked Apple’s quality tests.
Problem #3 :
India still needs Chinese engineers to set up assembly lines. So even moving out of China… depends on China.
Bonus Problem:
India can build iPhones but not the most important part — the processor chip — for at least another 5 to 10 years.
Bottom line:
Apple is running from one problem straight into another, and China is still holding the keys.
Source: WIRED
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