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$2.6B Foxconn factory in India is coming online in the next few days: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/technology/tata-plant-begins-ipho...

"coming online" doesn't necessarily mean producing reasonable number of phones that pass QA

Where do you get your information from?

Apple employees. They may of been discussing a specific factory or component. I didn't care to pry.

India has been producing mobiles for local consumption for few years now. Sure, almost everything was imported initially. But, recently govt is targeting PLI for specific mobile components like PCB, screen, camera modules, enclosures etc. CPU/SOC still has to be imported though. 10% of apple iphones are already manufactured in India.

https://www.patentlyapple.com/2024/04/apple-now-makes-14-of-...

You are incorrect.

> Apple Inc has assembled $14 billion worth of iPhones in India in fiscal 2024, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.