Apple struggles to diversify from China. UPDATE: India becomes the iPhone manufacturer from 2025, Apple says goodbye to China

[Grim5]

As per this article, it highlights Apple's issues with trying to switch iPhone production from China to India. The failure rate of components coming from Indian factories is as high as 50%

iPhone casings produced in India have 50% rejection rate

A 50% rejection rate for iPhone casings produced by an Indian company is a stark illustration of the difficulties Apple...

9to5mac.com

 

[HACO]

No surprise. Manufacturing in China isn't simply due to lower cost (it's a factor, but not the only factor). There's manufacturing expertise there and the Chinese know how to build electronics on a mass scale.

 

[ChrisD.]

Tata… there’s a really good pun there.

 

[Grim5]

Update


Apple's diversification strategy comes full circle - starting with the iPhone 17 in 2025, iPhones will now be manufactured in India and not China

Apple to start making iPhone 17 in India before China, marking major shift in global strategy

In a major shift in it global strategy, Apple will start the production of iPhone 17 first in India, and then the rest of the world. This marks the first time that a new product introduction of NPI of an iPhone is taking place outside China

www.firstpost.com

 

[ChrisD.]

I really hope the QC does not drop, those with Indian iPhone 15's have had more issues than the Chinese manufactured ones.

 

[Pooh]

You would think by the time they release the 17 the skill set and processes would have improved