Apple Now Makes One in Four iPhones in India
Source: MacRumors
Overview
Apple boosted iPhone production in India by around 53 percent last year and now makes one in four of its flagship devices there to avoid tariffs on China, reports Bloomberg.
Apple assembled about 55 million iPhones in the country across 2025, up from 36 million a year earlier, according to Bloomberg sources. This shift is part of Apple’s broader effort to mitigate risk from U.S.–China trade tensions and reduce dependence on a single country for production.
Bloomberg claimed that India has overtaken China as the leading manufacturer of smartphones shipped to the United States.
Although the cost gap has narrowed, assembling electronics and manufacturing components in India remains more expensive than in countries such as China and Vietnam. Consequently, companies including Apple and Samsung are continuing to push for additional government support.
The companies are currently in discussions with the Indian government about a new round of incentives aimed at boosting export growth. India’s existing production‑linked subsidies for smartphones are set to expire on March 31, and with the U.S. Supreme Court recently striking down some tariffs affecting China, officials in New Delhi are under pressure to act quickly to ensure the country remains cost‑competitive.
Tags: Bloomberg, India
This article first appeared on MacRumors.com.