From Alex Travelli's "India’s Quiet Push to Steal More of China’s iPhone Business" posted Friday by the New York Times.
"The premium segment witnessed a 64% YoY growth in 2023 driven by easy financing schemes, which resulted in consumers jumping price bands to purchase higher-priced smartphones."
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"Apple has been cultivating Chinese suppliers, including Luxshare, to help boost its standing in Beijing."
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"It is our greatest misfortune that we are governed by a bunch of peeping Toms." — Mahua Moitra, expelled member of India's Parliament From Gerry Shih…
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“India has been a tough nut to crack for Apple over the last five to six years."
From Sankalp Phartiyal's "Foxconn Adds $1 Billion to Investment in Giant Apple India Plant" posted Wednesday by Bloomberg.
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From Rajesh Roy and Yang Jie's "Apple Aims to Make a Quarter of the World’s iPhones in India" posted Friday by the Wall Street Journal.
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From Qianer Liu and John Reed's "Apple wants iPhone 16 batteries to come from India, not China" posted Wednesday by Ars Technica.
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"All new mobile phones … will have to be equipped with a USB Type-C port.” — European Parliament press release
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From Reuters' "Foxconn and Pegatron halt Indian iPhone output due to extreme weather" posted Monday.
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