Apple Says Excited To Begin Making iPhone 13 'Right Here In India', For Indians

In line with India's vision of becoming a global handset manufacturing hub, Apple has started producing its flagship iPhone 13 in the country.

Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017. Photo: Getty

New Delhi: In line with India's vision of becoming a global handset manufacturing hub, Apple has started producing its flagship iPhone 13 in the country. Last year's iPhone 13 is being manufactured at the iPhone maker's contract manufacturing partner Foxconn's plant near Chennai. 

"We are excited to begin making iPhone 13 -- with its beautiful design, advanced camera systems for stunning photos and videos, and the incredible performance of the A15 Bionic chip -- right here in India for our local customers," Apple told ABP Live in a statement.

With this, the tech giant now makes its top models in the country along with its contract manufacturing partners Wistron and Foxconn. Apple began manufacturing iPhones in India in 2017 with iPhone SE. Today, Apple manufactures some of its most advanced iPhones in the country including the iPhone 11, iPhone 12 and now iPhone 13.

Apple's third contract manufacturing partner, Taiwan-based Pegatron Corporation is also likely to begin production in India, starting with the iPhone 12.

The Cupertino, California-headquartered company's decision to manufacture another iPhone model in the country indicates that it acknowledges the scope of growth in the world's second-largest smartphone market. The company had made the iPhone 13 available to users in India simultaneously with US, among other markets, a first for the country.

Many of the company's supplier sites in the country utilise solar and wind energy for their needs and over the years, the company has more than doubled the number of suppliers committed to using 100 per cent clean energy with 175 Apple suppliers transitioning to using renewable energy, thus, pushing its ambitious goal to be carbon neutral across its supply chain and products by 2030. So far, 11 Apple supplier sites in India have committed to 100 per cent renewable energy. 

Earlier in March, the company, during its Peek Performance event, announced the green coloured variant of the iPhone 13. Last year's Apple iPhone 13 comes with Super Retina XDR display, the A15 Bionic chip under the hood and run iOS 15 out of the box. The price of the base iPhone 13 with 128GB storage in India is Rs 79,900 and the iPhone 13 is also available in 256GB and 512GB storage options in the country. The iPhone 13 256GB storage variant costs Rs 89,900 in India while the 512GB storage model of iPhone 13 costs Rs Rs 1,09,900.