India Production Of iPhone 15 Plus To Begin In Next Quarter: Report

This year's iPhone 15 models have been launched with notable upgrades, such as the Dynamic Island on the non-Pro models and USB-C charging for all four models.

After the vanilla iPhone 15, production of the larger iPhone 15 Plus model will also begin in India in the next quarter, says a report by ET Telecom. Apple's contract manufacturer Foxconn has started preparations for locally assembling the iPhone 15 Plus in the country at its plant near Chennai, the report added quoting two industry executives privy to the development. This year's iPhone 15 models have been launched with notable upgrades, such as the Dynamic Island on the non-Pro models and USB-C charging for all four models. The iPhone 15 Pro models have been launched with Titanium chassis. The report added that the tech giant is also aiming to double its India sales in the next quarter.

In line with previous rumours, Apple has already started assembling the iPhone 15 model at the Foxconn manufacturing plant near Chennai. This is the first time that a Made-in-India iPhone model will be sold right at launch. To recall, the iPhone 14 was made available in India a month after their assembling was started in the Chennai facility, 10 days post the global unveiling.

One of the executives was quoted as saying: "iPhone 15 Plus will be next in line for assembling in India. It will shape in October-December."

The executives quoted by ET Telecom noted that Apple may import devices from its China production unit to cater to the festive season rush in India.

The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus have been unveiled in pink, yellow, green, blue, and black colours in configurations of 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB models, starting at Rs 79,900 and Rs 89,900, respectively. Buyers will be able to pre-order the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus beginning at 5am PDT starting September 15, with availability beginning September 22.