The base versions of the iPhone 17 are likely to be made entirely in India

According to “Ming-Chi Kuo”, the importance of the South Asian market will increase for Apple next year, and between 12 until the 14 percent from phones Iphone Released in 2023 India it’s gonna be built. He also mentioned that if the conditions are favorable, Apple has decided to increase this amount in the next year 20 until the 25 percent Increase. The analyst also claimed that the base versions iPhone 17 They will be completely made in India.

where New report It explains that Foxconn currently owns between 75 and 80 percent of India’s iPhone production capacity. However, the situation may change somewhat in the future, as the Indian Tata Group will soon start manufacturing the iPhone.

Apple product analyst writes:

“By turning India’s Tata group into an iPhone assembler (which has bought Wistron’s iPhone production lines in India), Apple can strengthen its relationship with the Indian government. This move will benefit future sales of the iPhone and other products in India and is critical to Apple’s growth over the next decade.”

Last year, in a report by JP Morgan analysts, it was said that Apple will transfer 25% of iPhone production to India by 2025.

Making the base version of the iPhone 17 in India

Mr. Ko also mentioned in his post that the base version iPhone 17 It will be exclusively developed and manufactured in India in the second half of 2025, with a launch date a year later in 2025. This will be the first time that an iPhone product will be completely manufactured outside of China.

Apparently, Apple has made this decision due to the less difficulties that the development of the basic version of the iPhone 17 has compared to the Pro models and to reduce the possible risks. The iPhone 17 series is expected to be launched in the fall of 2025. Apple started assembling the iPhone in India in 2017, and Tata Electronics, Apple’s Indian supplier, recently bought all of Wistron’s assembly units in India for $125 million.