Apple to manufacture iPhone 15 Plus in India from next quarter
Apple will locally produce the iPhone 15 Plus in the next quarter, having successfully started production in India of the lower-priced base model of the series.
Foxconn's plant near Chennai has started preparations to make iPhone 15 Plus, two industry executives aware of the plans said.
The company unveiled its latest iPhone series on Tuesday, loading it with a faster chip that offers better gaming and a new lighter titanium shell for the Pro models among other updates. It is also targeting to double its India sales next quarter, enticing buyers with the new launches and price cuts on iPhone 13 and 14 models, which should make the October-December a record sales quarter for Apple in India, said the people cited above.
'Imports to meet festive demand' The Cupertino-based company has already started commercial production of the iPhone 15 at the Foxconn plant, making it the first time an assembled-in-India iPhone will be sold right at the launch stage.
However, the local iPhone 15 manufacturing capacity is still low and with the festive season around the corner, Apple will be importing the devices from its major production hub in China to meet demand, the executives said.
«iPhone 15 Plus will be the next in line for assembling in India.
It will take shape in October-December and will be the fastest manufacturing rollout for a higher-priced model in India,» one of the executives said.
Apple already manufactures iPhone 14, 14 Plus and 13 models in India.
An email sent to Apple India remained unanswered till Wednesday press time.
Apple will import the iPhone 15 Plus model till production starts along with the ultra-premium iPhone Pro series. It has no plans to locally produce the iPhone Pro models.
