For the first time, Apple will sell new made-in-India iPhone models on launch day (via Bloomberg). That means the iPhone 15 you buy on September 22nd could have been manufactured in India, a sign that Apple’s worldwide supply chain infrastructure is taking significant steps to expand beyond China.
While Apple has been making iPhones in India for some time, their production schedules have lagged behind the long-standing ‘primary’ iPhone assembly facilities in China like Foxconn.
A couple of years ago, it could take six months for India iPhone models to start entering the supply chain, following their September debut. This gap has gradually reduced. Last year, Made-in-India iPhone 14 models were only about six-to-eight weeks behind.
This means the iPhone 15 is the first time an India-produced latest-generation Apple device is made available on the first day of sale.
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