We have been waiting for India-made Apple smartphones to hit the market ever since Apple declared its plans of setting up a phone manufacturing and assembly plant here in India.
And at last, they will be here next month! There is news that Apple’s iPhones that are manufactured and assembled in India will be available in the markets of India starting next month.
On a different note, Apple is probably looking to launch as much as 4 new phones in the next month, of which, at least one is rumored to be notchless.
Will this reduce the cost of Apple’s iPhones as they are now made in India? How will the new iPhones be? Here are all the details!
Apple’s Make-in-India iPhones To Hit Stores Next Month: Will the Prices Be Reduced?
Apple started assembling some of its high-end smartphones, the iPhone XR and iPhone XS devices in India recently. We can expect these devices to hit the Indian market soon enough, from next month, i.e. August 2019.
Sources have revealed that as the devices will be homegrown, there is a distinct possibility that they will come at reduced prices than those imported from abroad.
Additionally, Apple Inc has also started exporting these smartphones to European markets, and this is definitely great news for the Indian Government’s Make In India initiative.
Neil Shah, research director at Counterpoint Research, confirmed the news, saying, “iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 are being exported in quantities of under 100,000 units a month.” he also revealed that the exports have been going on for a few months.
Apple To Launch 4 New Phones in 2020: One Will Be Notchless?
Apple is most likely launching as much as four new iPhones in the next year, 2020. Of these four phones, three will come with OLED screens, with display sizes of 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch.
Also, they will have 5G connectivity and advanced 3D sensing camera technology. The fourth iPhone is rumored to have a design similar to the iPhone 8, but will be without 5G and OLED panel.
Moreover, there is news by a reputable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, that one iPhone that will be launched in 2020 will come with a smaller front camera lens and an enhanced screen-to-bezel ratio.
Yet another news has stated that there will be an iPhone launch in 2020 that will come without a notch or even a Face ID. instead, it will come with an under-screen front camera and full-screen acoustic fingerprint authentication.
However, Apple has not confirmed any of the above news, and we will update you as soon as we have more information!