Apple Starts Manufacturing iPhone 13 In India

Apple has begun production of the iPhone 13 in India at the Foxconn plant at Sriperumbudur, Chennai

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Company started trial production of the handset back in December 2021.

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Apple originally started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with the original iPhone SE.

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Apple launched the iPhone 13 series at its hardware event back in September. The lineup consists of four models, including a smaller mini version.

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Local production has helped Apple avoid heavy tariffs, thereby saving more than 20 percent on the price of the products.

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The company started assembling the iPhone 12 in India at the Foxconn plant in Chennai in March last year.

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This helped it cut down the price by Rs 14,000 in September after the launch of the iPhone 13.

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However, it remains to be seen whether the iPhone 13 will also get a price cut after the iPhone 14 announcement

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