Make in India! Apple iPhone 12 manufacturing to start in India soon | Here's all you need to know
According to the latest reports, tech giant Apple is planning to start making iPhone 12 smartphone in India for the local customers. Apple, which started manufacturing iPhone SE in India through its partners, has recently expanded it to make iPhone XR and iPhone 11.
According to the latest reports, tech giant Apple is planning to start making iPhone 12 smartphone in India for the local customers. Apple, which started manufacturing iPhone SE in India through its partners, has recently expanded it to make iPhone XR and iPhone 11. Now, the company said on Tuesday that its iPhone 12 will soon be manufactured in this country.
"We are proud to be starting production of iPhone 12 in India for our local customers. Apple is dedicated to making the best products and services in the world to delight our customers," Apple was quoted as saying to the news agency IANS.
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Riding on the stellar performance of iPhone 11, XR and then iPhone 12, Apple for the first time doubled its smartphone market share in India to nearly 4 per cent in the festive quarter of 2020. Apple started manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE, the news agency reported.
Today, Apple manufactures some of its most advanced iPhones in India including XR, iPhone 11, and now iPhone 12. For the first time, iPhone 12 models utilise 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets, including the new camera, Taptic Engine, and MagSafe, as well as Apple's MagSafe accessories. Apple's suppliers in India are now utilising solar and wind energy for their needs.
iPhone 12 comes with 5G technology, features the fastest A14 Bionic chip, edge-to-edge Super Retina XDR displays, advanced computational photography and a sophisticated flat-edge design with Ceramic Shield front cover, offering four times better drop performance.
Despite arriving in October, the iPhone 12 contributed significantly towards the rise of Apple in the festive quarter (October-December period) in the country, according to market intelligence firm CyberMedia Research (CMR). Apple registered over 60 per cent growth (on-year) in its India business in the full year 2020 while for the festive quarter, the growth was an impressive 100 per cent (YoY) and iPhone 12 contributed significantly towards it, the report said.
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