Made in India iPhones to hit stores by next month: Report

Guess what? Reportedly, Apple will manufacture some of its iPhones in India and the devices are all set to hit the stores next month. As per rumours, the iPhone XS and iPhone XR devices will be manufactured by Foxconn in India and the units might hit the shelves starting August 2019. However, there is no such confirmation from both Apple and Foxconn yet. 

As per BGR report, Wistron already makes the iPhone SE, iPhone 6S and iPhone 7 in the tech hub of Bengaluru. So we can expect that the company will make more iPhones in India. One should know that if manufacturing of iPhone XS and iPhone XR will be done in India, it will help to save a lot on the high import duties in the country, which will further decrease the prices on these phones. 

According to Reuters report, “Local production will give Apple the leeway to play with the margins of their distributors and indirectly price their phones lower,” said Rushabh Doshi, a research director at tech consultancy Canalys.

“Apple’s devices are coveted by millions of Indians, but it's premium pricing has limited its market share to a meager 1% to the gain of rivals such as OnePlus,” the report said. 

Currently, the iPhone XS price in India starts from Rs 97,400 and iPhone XS Max are priced at Rs 1,09,890 and iPhone XR is available for Rs 59,900 via Amazon India.