Oct 04, 2023 17:00:00

Bashing that ``The quality of Indian-made iPhones is terrible'' is spreading on Chinese social media

Apple has manufactured most of its products in factories in China for many years, but

the iPhone 15 , which was released on September 22, 2023, is also manufactured in India. It is reported that a backlash against the Indian-made iPhone 15 is swirling on Chinese social media.

Made-in-India iPhones Get Trashed on Chinese Social Media - Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-10-03/made-in-india-iphones-get-trashed-on-chinese-social-media

Many Apple products were manufactured in China. However, due to China's zero-corona policy in 2022, factories were temporarily closed, causing a major delay in the production of the iPhone 14 Pro/Pro Max.

Significant delay in supply of iPhone 14 Pro series due to factory lockdown in China due to corona - GIGAZINE

Concentrating production lines in one country, China, carries geopolitical risks, so Apple has been thinking about expanding its production base outside of China for some time. Therefore, since India has a Make in India policy that provides preferential tariffs, Apple is moving some of its iPhone 15 manufacturing base to India.

iPhone 15 will be the first ``Indian-made iPhone'' to be distributed from the day of release, Apple's efforts to break away from dependence on China for manufacturing will bear fruit - GIGAZINE

However, Chinese users objected to this. According to Bloomberg, Chinese users, mainly on X, are sharing false information that ``Indian-made iPhones are contaminated with animal-derived substances'' and are spreading slander against Indian-made iPhones. About. Also, on the Chinese SNS Weibo, there was information circulating that ``European customers are rejecting Indian-made iPhones due to poor quality and are being sent Chinese-made iPhones as replacements.''

Bloomberg says that behind the circulation of such fake news is the fact that China manufactures the majority of iPhones distributed around the world. According to Bloomberg, the manufacturing of the iPhone employs more than 1 million Chinese people, and the Chinese are proud of their technological and manufacturing capabilities. Anti-India sentiment seems to be on the rise.

However, Bloomberg says, ``India will not replace China in Apple's supply chain anytime soon. It will take approximately eight years to move even 10% of Apple's production capacity out of China.'' ”.