Skip to main content

Apple plans on shipping the Made in India iPhone XR to international markets

While Apple has been manufacturing smartphones in India for a couple of years now, the latest development has been the manufacturing of the iPhone XR in India as well. When the “Made in India” iPhone XR began selling in stores, the phone also saw a price drop to accompany it. The newest update in the production cycle is that the Made in India iPhone XR will now be shipped to countries outside of India as well.

The news comes from India’s I.T. Minister, Pandit Ravi Prasad. He also said that Salcomp, a major supplier of chargers to Apple for the iPhone, will be reviving the now-defunct Nokia manufacturing facility. Closed more than 10 years ago, the Nokia plant used to at one point be the biggest manufacturing facility of its kind in India. Salcomp will be taking over the facility and beginning production of charges and other equipment. “The big SEZ of Nokia which was closed for 10 years will get into life again. As many as 10,000 people will get jobs directly and 50,000 jobs will be generated indirectly,” Prasad said.

The current Indian Government had instituted a Phased Manufacturing Programme, a 5-year plan to significantly boost the manufacturing of smartphones and their associated sub-components in India. Right now, most smartphone companies that boast of “made in India” smartphones, are only assembling them here. The companies usually import most of the parts from China, assembling the devices here in their factories. This is one of the key reasons why device prices wont see a significant drop, since here is still a tax being levied on the import of these components. Additionally, given the rough trade relations between American and China, India stands to notably benefit as American corporations try and avoid the taxation they would be hit with for continued manufacturing in China.



from Latest Technology News https://ift.tt/2OnjKhw
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

PS5 unboxing videos show how huge the console is

To say that Sony has been a bit coy when it comes to the PlayStation 5 would be a bit of an understatement. The company only recently announced the India pricing of the console and now finally we have unboxings of the console going live and one thing is pretty clear - The console is HUGE!  So what do you get in the box? Well… besides the console itself (and the manuals), you get: DualSense controller USB Type-C charging cable for the controller HDMI 2.1 cable Power cable for the console (no bulky adapter/box) Plastic stand Now the plastic stand is used if you place the console on its side. As there is no flat surface on either side of the console, the stand will ensure that it remains still. But you can also place it when propping up the console vertically. However, it does seem like the PS5 can stand on its own vertically if need be. IGN’s unboxing video gives you a good idea of how to place the stand. All of the unboxing videos mention the size of the console because it is pr...
Post a Comment
Read more

Pixel 4a (5G) Model Tipped in Google Camera v7.5 App Code, Pixel 5 XL May Not Launch This Year: Report

Google Camera app version 7.5 teardown, rolled out for Android 11 beta users, shows mentions of three upcoming Pixel devices - Pixel 4a, Pixel 4a (5G), and Pixel 5, with no reference to the Pixel 5 XL. This hints that Google may be ditching the Pixel 5 XL this year. The codenames of the three upcoming Pixel devices are listed to be sunfish, bramble... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3gd9bJp
Post a Comment
Read more