Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo called it – Apple is doing early manufacturing work on the iPhone 17 in a factory in India, not China, as has been the case in the past. The article by The Information highlights the importance of this milestone.
What Apple is doing right now is called “New Production Introduction” – figuring out how to turn a prototype design into a real product suitable for mass manufacture. Previously, this work was done in China. Note that this applies only to the vanilla iPhone 17, not the Pro or Pro Max and not the new iPhone 17 Slim that will replace the Plus.
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