How could iPhone 15 made in India be cheaper and as good as those made in China?

 How could iPhone 15 made in India be cheaper than those made in China, when most of the components have to be sent over from China and subject to high tariffs? That is why China is not too worried about Apple moving part of its production to India. What China cannot benefit from making more iPhones in China, China can make even more just exporting those components to India. Does the trade war with the USA provide any clues?

India does not have the supply chains needed to give Apple an independent existence in India without depending on China. With the kind of investment environment existing, which Chinese supply chain would want to set up base in India and risk getting taken over when successful? They might as well remain in China, do their business in safety and just export what they produce to India. India cannot ban import of those components as that will kill the Apple manufacturing business in India. India can keep increasing tariffs, but that will be paid by Indian customers, like the USA trade war tariffs on Chinese imports.

It has been reported that 50% of iPhones made or assembled in India were found to be faulty in some way or another, and complaints have been made by the EU against iPhones made in India, so much so that Tim Cook had been reported to have said that iPhones made in India will only be sold in India. There were however loose talk of Apple intending to unload those 'below standard' made in India iPhones onto the Chinese market, which the Chinese are not going to take lying down. Chinese customers are asking where those iPhones come from first before buying them.

Perhaps Apple is trying to pull a fast one on customers by making those iPhones in India, sent them to China with some hanky panky done to them, and claimed they were made in China. If that can be done with Russian oil, why not with others. Question is how to price those expensive India iPhones cheap enough to compete with Chinese made iPhones? Even if they sell at a loss, which is not possible, knowing that Apple makes so much on each iPhone in China, doing this is going to spoil the reputation of Chinese iPhone makers. China has to be extremely wary of this.

Right now, Apple is facing lots of problems with its iPhone 15, said to be tinkering over overheating complaints. Added to that, Apple is also having problems with the high electromagnetic radiation with its iPhone 12 which are above safety levels under EU regulations. Fancy bring this up after so many years of usage! But rest assured Governments will play it down when the Emperor's Edit is read to them. Nothing to worry about and it is very safe.

Now, there is further competition in the Chinese market, with Huawei rising from the ashes, plus the clampdown over iPhone usage among Chinese Government circles, coupled with the problems in the Apple production facilities in India. All these will affect the bottom line of Apple going forward.

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