Flagship iPhones to be made in India as Apple moves beyond low-cost models

referring to Importantly, Foxconn will be assembling the most expensive models, such as devices in the flagship iPhone X family, the source said, potentially taking Apple's business in India to a new level. Apple so far has a tiny – and shrinking – share of India's smartphone market, and has so far focused only on lower-cost models. The Reuters report does not indicate which specific iPhone models will be made locally, describing them only as 'the iPhone X family,' nor is it clear whether the phones made there will all be sold within India. It was recently suggested that Apple might move iPhone production out of China if tariffs hit 25%. More iPhones made in India may also help Apple to hit a requirement of 30% locally-made products in order to get government clearance to open Apple Stores in the country.

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Foxconn to begin assembling top-end Apple iPhones in India in 2019: Source

as declared in Apple will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made the product in the country, according to a source familiar with the matter. Importantly, Foxconn will be assembling the most expensive models, such as devices in the flagship iPhone X family, the source said, potentially taking Apple's business in India to a new level. The work will take place at Foxconn's plant in Sriperumbudur town in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, this source added. A third source confirmed Foxconn planned to assemble iPhones in India. The Hindu newspaper first reported on December 24 that the Foxconn plant would begin manufacturing various models of the iPhone.

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