Alongside an increase in manufacturing in India, a new report says Apple has moved some iPhone 17 development and testing to the country for the first time.
Render of a possible iPhone 17 design
Render of a possible iPhone 17 design
Apple’s devices are famously designed in California, but before they go on sale, they have to be manufactured and the company has specific steps it goes through. The New Product Introduction (NPI) process involves manufacturing testing, and for the first time a portion of that has been moved to India.
According to The Information, Apple is using an Indian factory to develop converting the iPhone 17 prototype design into a device that can be mass produced. It is specifically the early manufacturing tests for the base iPhone 17, while the NPI for the iPhone 17 Pro models is still taking place in China.