Apple Inc., has started the assembly of the iPhone 12 in India, via its partner Foxconn in Tamil Nadu, as the company ramps up manufacturing operations in the world’s second-biggest smartphone market. “We are proud to be starting production of iPhone 12 in India for our local customers,” Apple said, without naming the supplier making the smartphone.
Earlier, Wistron and Pegatron have together committed roughly $900 million over five years to make iPhones in India, leveraging New Delhi’s $6.7 billion plan to boost smartphone exports. Apple is also planning to bring the assembly of its iPad tablet to India, Reuters reported last month.
“[It’s] Nice to see our efforts to make India a big hub of mobile and components manufacturing is attracting global attention,” India’s technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad tweeted following news of iPhone 12 production in India. “This will create jobs in large numbers.”
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
