Apple to Start Manufacturing iPhone SE (2020) in India This Year: Report

Jun. 19, 2020

Apple might begin assembling theall-new iPhone SEin India before the end of this summer. That’s according to a new report fromThe Information, which claims that the US tech major has asked to ship key iPhone SE components to a facility in India from July. With the new move, Apple is looking to avoid the 20% import duty levied on smartphones in India. However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the company will reduce the pricing of these devices in the country.

Wistron will reportedly be manufacturing the all-new iPhone SE in India. This, despite the fact that Apple’s global iPhone manufacturing partner, Foxconn, has a significant presence in the country. The Taiwanese manufacturing firm assembles smartphones for a number of companies in India, including Xiaomi, Asus and more. Meanwhile, Wistron also assembles some older iPhone models in India. So the latest report is not totally out of the blue.

The new device retains the physical home button, complete with the integrated fingerprint scanner. It is offered with three storage options, including 64GB, 128GB and 256GB. It is priced starting at $399 (around Rs. 30,000) in the US and Rs. 42,500 in India. However, you canget it for Rs. 38,900 from Flipkartby using an HDFC card.

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