The report pointed out that the purpose of Apple's production of iPhone 6s Plus in India is to lower its selling price. The estimated price of iPhone 6s Plus produced in India can be reduced by 5-7%, which is expected to allow Apple to have land plants like OnePlus and Co., Ltd. And the price competitiveness of competing with Samsung high-end models.
According to the technology market regulator, Counterpoint, the iPhone 6 series accounted for about 1/3 of the iPhones sold in India in 2017. Apple's iPhone iPhone SE, currently the only model produced in India, accounts for less than 15% of the total.
According to the price of the Castrol XQ Global Winner System, Apple rose 0.34% to $174.73 on the 13th.
Reuters reported on January 31st that Wistron is expected to start assembling iPhone 6s locally in India recently, mainly because the iPhone 6s sold two years ago is still quite popular in emerging markets such as India because iPhone 6s is more recent than Apple. iPhone 8, iPhone X also cheaper.
Previously it was reported that Apple will start selling iPhone SE 2 assembled in India in May or June of this year. However, KGI and Gu Mingyi, a well-known Apple analyst, denied the rumor, saying that "the possibility of iPhone SE 2 being sold in the first half of this year The sex is very low."
The Indian government raised its mobile phone tariffs in December 2017. It also caused Apple's import tariffs on all TVs. In addition to Apple's locally produced iPhone SE, all other iPhone models are forced to increase their selling prices.