Apple has reportedly started working on the base model of the iPhone 17, which the company can launch in September 2025. Last month, Apple launched the iPhone 16 series worldwide, including India, with four phones: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. Users worldwide have not even finished discussing the iPhone 16; now, the news of the iPhone 17 manufacturing has started.
iPhone 17 Prototypes
This news can be very special for iPhone lovers in India because, according to the report, the Indian factory will work to convert the prototype of the iPhone 17 into a mass-production model for the first time. This will be the first time an Indian iPhone manufacturing unit will take on such a big responsibility. This also shows the excellent and rapid success of India’s phone manufacturing unit. The information has been reported, citing people who are familiar with it.
Perhaps the iPhone 17, to be released in September 2025, will likely significantly improve display and processing power. Let us tell you that this will be the first time that Apple will manufacture and develop a new iPhone outside China. Earlier, Apple had not done iPhone development work in other countries except China, but the company chose India this time.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said, quoting a report by the MacRumors website, that the ‘introductory production’ of the standard iPhone 17 should start in India in the second half of 2025. Kuo said the standard iPhone has been chosen instead of the Pro model iPhone to reduce the potential risk in the design.
iPhone’s Popularity Increased Rapidly in India
Kuo has also estimated that Foxconn’s production level in Zhengzhou and Taiyuan in China could decrease by 75-85% by 2024 as Apple expands production in India. Apple is developing and manufacturing new models in India for the first time because Apple’s popularity has increased significantly in the last few years, and Apple’s products, especially iPhones, have achieved great success in the country. On the other hand, the exact opposite has been seen in China. Both Apple’s popularity and success have decreased in China.
According to Bloomberg News sources, US company Apple exported about $6 billion worth of iPhones manufactured in India, representing a one-third increase in value compared to the previous year. This growth indicates annual exports could surpass the $10 billion mark in FY 2024. iPhones make up a large portion of India’s smartphone exports. Apple has partnered with Foxconn, Pegatron and Tata-owned Wistron to produce iPhones in India. Now, it remains to be seen when and what the next big news about this will be.
