Apple will move production of iPhone 17 from China

Insider Ming-Chi Ko predicted in his blog on Medium that Apple will move the production of future smartphones to India.

According to the analyst, Apple has been seeking to reduce its dependence on China for years. In this regard, the corporation has planned to launch the full development cycle of iPhone 17 and 17 Plus smartphones in India. At the same time, the production of top models with a high level of complexity – iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max – will remain in China.

Ming-Chi Ko noted that the development of the iPhone 17 will begin at the end of 2024, the release of the devices will take place in 2025. The production of devices will be carried out by the main partner of Tim Cook Corporation Foxconn.

The analyst also said that Apple currently produces about 12-14 percent of smartphones in India. By 2024, the company intends to increase this share to 20-25 percent. In turn, the scale of iPhone production at factories in Zhengzhou and Taiwan will be reduced by 35-35 and 75-85 percent, respectively.

At the end of October, it became known that China carried out tax audits of the Taiwanese company Foxconn, the main supplier of components for Apple. The inspection was carried out at key Foxconn enterprises in Guangdong and Jiangsu provinces.