Apple Starts Assembling iPhone SE (2020) in India

Apple brought a much-awaited upgrade to the original iPhone SE to India earlier this year. TheiPhone SE (2020)or iPhone SE 2, as some prefer to call it, is now the most affordable iPhone sold by Apple in India. But as the ‘vocal for local’ sentiment echoes strongly across the country, the Cupertino giant looks to contribute by assembling the iPhone SE (2020) in India.

Apple’s manufacturing partner, Wistron, has startedassembling the new iPhone SE(one that resembles the iPhone 8 and packs the guts ofiPhone 11) at its Bengaluru facility. This news comes just a few days after we learned that Wistron isbulking up its workforceand could manufacture the upcoming iPhone 12 series in India in 2021.

“New iPhone SE packs our most powerful chip into our most popular size at our most affordable price and we are excited to be making it in India for our local customers,”said Apple in an official statement (via IANS).

Currently, the company hasn’t provided any details for when users will be able to buy the new iPhone SE (2020) with the‘Assembled in India’tag. We can, however, expect to see these locally manufactured iPhones on store shelves over the coming weeks. All e-tailers will soonmentionthe same on their websites as well.

The biggest question of all is – How will the local assembly of iPhone SE (2020) benefit the buyer?

Well, Apple currently needs topay 20 percent import duty on each iPhonethat it ships to India from its other manufacturing hubs. The company can now avoid these import costs but it will still have to pay taxes on individual parts. Overall, you can expect Apple todeclare a price cut for its most affordable offeringin the coming weeks. It currently starts at Rs. 42,500 (or $399 in the US) in India.

Apart from the iPhone SE (2020), the Cupertino giant already assembles its flagship iPhone 11 series and popular & colorfuliPhone XRin the country. This is a welcome move from Apple in support of the long-running ‘Make in India’ program. It will see Apple sell more of these affordable iPhones, which has alreadysold 10 million unitsin Q2 2020.

Anmol

Getting my start with technology journalism back in 2016, I have been working in the industry for over 7 years. Currently, as the Editor of Beebom, I’m leading the coverage on the website. While my expertise lies in Android, Windows, and the apps world, find me reading manga, watching anime, and playing Apex in my free time.

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