iPhone 16e was launched by Apple final week as the newest entry-level iPhone mannequin and the successor to the iPhone SE (2022). In response to a brand new report, the telephone’s meeting in India has now commenced forward of its sale starting February 28, becoming a member of different handsets within the Cupertino-based know-how firm’s iPhone 16 lineup. The iPhone 16e is reportedly being assembled on the market within the native markets in addition to for exports to different nations.
iPhone 16e Meeting in India
Responding to a question, the Financial Instances reported Apple as saying, “Your entire iPhone 16 lineup, together with iPhone 16e, is being assembled in India for Indian shoppers and for export to pick out nations.” With this transfer, the handset turns into the newest iPhone mannequin to be assembled in India.
The corporate introduced a historic milestone with its top-of-the-line iPhone 16 Professional fashions whose manufacturing was branched to India for the primary time ever. Beforehand, the ‘Professional’ handsets have been assembled in China with Taiwanese companions similar to Foxconn, Pegatron, and Wistron. Whereas the preliminary iPhone 16 Professional fashions nonetheless had an “assembled in China” label, the corporate later introduced “assembled in India” fashions to the shop cabinets too.
Notably, Apple already assembles a number of different iPhone fashions in India together with the iPhone 14, iPhone 15, and the whole iPhone 16 lineup.
The iPhone maker’s concentrate on India-based manufacturing is claimed to be in step with its plans of diversifying the iPhone manufacturing course of by establishing manufacturing services in areas outdoors China — a market whose over dependency prompted the shortage of the iPhone 14 Professional fashions at launch resulting from Covid-19 restrictions on the Foxconn facility in Zhengzhou. Shortages have been additionally reported with the iPhone 15 Professional fashions however this time, resulting from excessive demand together with supply-chain challenges.
By increasing its manufacturing capabilities, the Cupertino-based firm is reportedly taking proactive steps to minimise shortages of recent and flagship iPhone fashions.
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