US media: India wants to produce iPhone with China, it is difficult!

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] Many American media recently reported that Apple plans to create new iPhone models in India a few months before the previous models. The Wall Street Journal of the United States believes that the company is increasing output at its traditional production base China. Bloomberg said that although the move was intended to shorten the production time between China and India, it would not be produced simultaneously as some people expected.

According to Bloomberg reported on the 23rd, Apple's plan to release the product in India for about two months in iPhone 14. People familiar with the matter said that Apple traditionally released a new model in September, and the upcoming iPhone 14 may be produced in India at the end of October or November. Earlier, India's new iPhone was usually 6 to 9 months after the release of the new product.

Bloomberg said that for India, if it can catch up with the speed of Chinese production of iPhone, it will be an important milestone. India's "Livemint" website also stated on the 24th that "manufacturing" is now comparable to "Made in China". "I do not doubt that Apple is capable of launching the latest mobile products in India." The Wall Street Journal quoted India's Electronics and Information Technology Minister of State Rajiv Chandlaseka. Wise companies are eager to enter the Indian market.

However, it is not easy for India to shorten the production time with China. The first challenge is confidential. Apple usually keeps confidentiality on the details of new products, and it turns out that it will be very difficult to implement the same strict confidentiality measures in the second country. According to people familiar with the matter, the strict safety control and isolation measures of Chinese factories are difficult to copy. Apple is also worried that Indian customs officials usually open the package to check whether the imported things are in line with the declaration. This is another potential vulnerability of the product confidentiality plan.

Bloomberg said that the challenge facing the supply chain will also be one of the obstacles. China is the origin of many components of the iPhone, and strict epidemic prevention measures make the process of transporting components in China particularly complicated. Moreover, Indian labor management may also have problems. Since Apple began to assemble iPhone in India in 2017, two major labor riots have occurred. (Wang Yi)

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