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Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
One of the biggest Apple analyst does not want Apple to listen to Donald Trump's 25% tariff warning on making iPhones in India; says: It is far better to …
Apple has significantly ramped up iPhone production in India, with vendors shipping 2.9 million units to the United States in April 2025, a 76% year-on-year surge, according to market research firm Omdia, as cited by the Economic Times. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This milestone underscores Apple's strategic pivot to diversify manufacturing away from China, driven by geopolitical tensions and U.S. tariffs, despite renewed pressure from President Donald Trump to relocate production to American soil. Market tracker Counterpoint Research aligns with Omdia, estimating India's iPhone exports to the U.S. in April at 2.9–3 million units, with similar volumes expected for May. The April figures mark a continuation of Apple's efforts to reduce its reliance on China, where iPhone exports to the U.S. plummeted 76% to 900,000 units from 3.7 million a year earlier, per Omdia. This shift follows Apple's accelerated production in India to meet a critical April 2, 2025, deadline, when the U.S. imposed steep retaliatory tariffs targeting countries with trade deficits, hitting China hardest. However, April's export numbers dipped slightly from March due to seasonal trends, as the April-June period typically sees weaker shipments ahead of Apple's September product launches, industry executives told the publication. Trump's Tariff threats and warning on Apple manufacturing in India loom large President Trump escalated his 'America First' manufacturing push last week, threatening a 25% tariff on iPhones sold in the U.S. that are not produced domestically. This follows his broader trade policies, including tariffs imposed in April 2025, aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "I have long ago informed Tim Cook of Apple that I expect their iPhone's that will be sold in the United States of America will be manufactured and built in the United States, not India, or anyplace else. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S. Thank your for your attention to this matter!", as per his post. However, analysts warn that relocating iPhone assembly to the U.S. would drastically increase costs. Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst at TF Securities in Hong Kong, estimated that the U.S.-made iPhone Pro models could retail for over $3,000, up from $1,119, due to higher labor costs and logistical challenges in sourcing components. 'In terms of profitability, it's far better for Apple to absorb the 25% tariff than to move assembly lines to the U.S.,' Kuo said, as quoted by the report. China remains key to Apple manufacturing, India emerging India has emerged as a cornerstone of Apple's global strategy, accounting for 21% of worldwide iPhone shipments in Q1 2025, with projections suggesting a rise to 25–26% by year-end, per Omdia. The country now produces high-end models like the iPhone Pro and Pro Max, with workforce training largely complete. However, scaling production remains a challenge due to infrastructure limitations and the complexity of Apple's supply chain, which relies on over 200 key suppliers in China, according to Sanyam Chaurasia, an analyst at Canalys (now part of Omdia). 'China remains deeply entrenched in Apple's ecosystem. Shifting to the U.S. would mean unraveling a tightly interwoven supply chain,' Chaurasia told the Economic Times. India's rapid ascent as a tech manufacturing hub has been boosted by government incentives like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, which has attracted investments from Apple's key partners, such as Foxconn and Pegatron. Recent reports indicate Foxconn expanded its Tamil Nadu facility in May 2025, creating 10,000 additional jobs to support Apple's production goals. Meanwhile, Apple's push into India aligns with broader industry trends, as companies like Samsung and Google also increase manufacturing in India to hedge against U.S.- China trade tensions . With new iPhone models expected in September 2025, Apple's ability to scale production in India while navigating U.S. trade policies will be critical to maintaining its market dominance. For consumers, the outcome could determine whether the next iPhone remains affordable or becomes a luxury only a few can afford.
Phone Arena
26-05-2025
- Phone Arena
After large camera islands, the iPhone will undergo further cosmetic changes in the next two years
*Image credit — Majin Bu For months, multiple reports from various sources inside the smartphone industry have all but confirmed that the iPhone 17 series is undergoing a redesign. Aside from this controversial change, Apple is reportedly planning further design upgrades for the iPhone releases of 2026 and 2027.A report ( translated source ) from inside the supply chain reveals that the iPhone 17 's large camera islands are just the start of Apple's new upgrades. The iPhone 18, which will come out in 2026, will be moving the Face ID under the display, and the screen will do away with the Dynamic Island for a punch hole instead.A lot more importantly, in my opinion, the iPhone that will come out in 2027 will finally feature a screen with no cutouts. The Face ID as well as the front selfie camera will be moved under the display, making for an iPhone with a truly full-screen front. This is something that I have been hoping for for a very long time, especially because other phone manufacturers may follow suit. The RedMagic 10 Pro has a display with no cutouts. | Video credit — RedMagic 2027 will be the 20th anniversary of the iPhone, and Apple is expected to launch a new iPhone Pro model as well as the long-rumored foldable iPhone. Reports about the new Pro model indicate that it will focus on a mostly glass-based design. The iPhone with a screen without any cutouts might just be that new Pro popularized the trend of notches on phone displays after the Sharp Aquos S2 first sported one back in 2017. This also gave birth to the punch hole design that most modern smartphones still use. As someone who refuses to compromise on the display of a device, I cannot wait for the industry to pivot back to cutout-free screens. Hopefully, under-display cameras will be good enough by 2027 for Apple to not abort its current plan. After multiple years of the same design being used each year for a new iPhone launch, I'm glad that Apple is being more experimental with its phones. Naturally, like the rear camera islands on the iPhone 17 Pro, not all of these changes will be well received. There will even likely be certain people who would not want the Dynamic Island or punch hole cutouts gone. I, however, cannot wait to leave notches and other distractions on phone displays behind for good.
CNET
20-05-2025
- Business
- CNET
We've Sifted Through iPhone 17 Rumors and Leaks, and Here's What We Discovered
Apple's rumored iPhone 17 Pro might be overshadowed right now by the prospect of an ultrathin iPhone 17 Air, which could potentially incorporate new battery technology. But speculation about a new Pro, including a camera redesign and memory upgrade, has been swirling as we approach the release date of new iPhone. Tariffs could also come into play in all this, with prices potentially increasing when the new iPhone is introduced. We're tracking all the latest rumors and leaks about what you can expect with the new iPhone -- plus what you likely won't see. Here's what we've heard. iPhone 17 release date: When is the next iPhone coming out? Over the last several years, Apple has consistently announced its new phones in the first half of September. This will likely be the case with the full iPhone 17 lineup, with the exception of the iPhone 17E, which could arrive in early 2026, according to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and a report from The Information. The iPhone 17 lineup may be the last to follow this fall-release model. Starting with the iPhone 18, Apple will reportedly split its phone releases so that lower-cost iPhones launch in the first half of the year and the higher-end Pro models become available later in the year. But that isn't expected to happen until 2026, so you can likely still expect the iPhone 17 Pro to become available this fall. Preorders for a new iPhone typically begin the Friday after the announcement, with the phone shipping a week later. iPhone 17 Price: Will tariffs increase the cost of the next iPhone? President Donald Trump has raised, lowered and paused tariffs a dizzying number of times since February, all of which could potentially affect the cost of the iPhone 17. Apple, which could move much of US iPhone production from China to India, has escaped many of the tariff hikes thanks to a reciprocal tariff exemption list that includes many phones, laptops and other electronics that Apple produces. But all the reprieves appear to be temporary, so tariffs could still potentially affect prices by the time of the iPhone 17 release. Regardless of how tariffs play out, Apple has plans to raise iPhone prices later this year, The Wall Street Journal reported. Apple apparently plans to ascribe the price increase to better features and design costs so it can avoid pointing the finger at tariffs and incurring the wrath of Trump (like Amazon temporarily did). CNET Managing Editor Patrick Holland, who's been reviewing phones for CNET since 2016, points out that the iPhone is overdue for a price bump. He noted that Apple has never increased the price for an iPhone Pro ($999) since the iPhone X was first introduced in 2017. So yes, you should expect to pay more for the iPhone 17, regardless of tariffs. New iPhone 17 colors Rumors of a new color for the iPhone started in April, when Twitter user and leaker Majin Bu (not the Dragon Ball Z character) posted that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max could get a sky blue option. The latest MacBook Air models come in sky blue, which could give you some idea of the soft hue we'll see on the iPhone if it goes in the same direction. For reference, the iPhone 16 and Plus made a splash last year when they debuted pink, teal and ultramarine color options, alongside the standard white and black. The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max introduced a new color, desert titanium -- a restrained shade of peach -- alongside the classic natural titanium, white titanium and black titanium options. iPhone 17 Pro camera bump redesign The iPhone 17 Pro's camera has been the subject of multiple rumored changes, most notably that Apple could add a horizontal camera bar that spreads across the width of the phone. The front-facing "selfie camera" could also be getting an upgrade. Back in January, Bu posted a leaked image on X suggesting that the phone could feature a pill-shaped camera bar that looks a lot like the camera bar on Google's Pixel 9 phone. That raised the question of whether the iPhone 17 Pro would align the three camera lenses in a single row or leave them stacked in a pyramid design, as it did with the iPhone 16 Pro. In February, Bu posted CAD renders of what could be the iPhone 17 lineup, and Front Page Tech also shared iPhone 17 Pro renders in a video. Both showed horizontal camera bars for the iPhone 17 Pro models that keep the stacked lens layout. And as for your selfies: The front-facing camera will reportedly be upgraded from the iPhone 16's 12 megapixels to 24 megapixels on all iPhone 17 models, according to analyst Jeff Pu. Pu wrote in March that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max will feature a 48-megapixel telephoto rear camera, up from 12 megapixels on the iPhone 16 Pro models. That would mean all three cameras on the iPhone 17 Pro models -- Fusion, ultrawide and telephoto -- would be 48 megapixels. Leaked Specs: iPhone 17 vs. iPhone 17 Pro vs. iPhone 17 Pro Max Specs for the iPhone 17 are more grist for the rumor mill. Display After the backlash over Apple not updating the 60Hz display on the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus, rumors of a 120Hz display (Pro Motion) on all iPhone 17 models could be welcome news, along with possibly adding the always-on display to the baseline model. One feature you likely won't see with the new iPhone 17 Pro models is an antireflective display, which CNET's Patrick Holland called one of the best attributes of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra. A source told MacRumors that Apple had to scrap plans for a more scratch-resistant display because of scaling issues with the coating process. Additionally, Pu said the iPhone 17 Pro Max may reduce the size of its Face ID sensor, so it could have a narrower Dynamic Island, but the other iPhone 17 models would likely stay the same size. Memory Apple Intelligence and AI are likely to play more prominent roles with the iPhone 17. To support the new features, all the iPhone 17 models will step up to 12GB of RAM, tipster Digital Chat Station reported in April. Kuo has also suggested this could happen, according to Digital Trends. Considering that the iPhone 16 lineup had 8GB of RAM across all models, this could be a big upgrade for the iPhone 17. Frame There's been plenty of discussion about whether the iPhone 17 Pro will ditch its titanium alloy frame for an aluminum one. The most recent rumors predict the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone 17 Pro Max will all have aluminum frames, according to Pu. iPhone 17 battery life The iPhone 17 Air might have to scale back on battery life to make a thinner design possible, although the latest rumor from AppleInsider is that it might use a silicon-anode battery that could help extend the battery life. However, rumors are that the iPhone 17 Pro will likely get a battery boost. In May, Pu said the baseline iPhone 17 will likely feature Apple's in-house A19 chip, while the Pro could have the A19 Pro chip. The iPhone 16 is powered by an A18 chip, which offers improved efficiency for better battery life. Are new iPhone rumors and leaks to be trusted? Here's the part where I come in and say: Everything's a rumor until Apple officially releases the next iPhone. Rumors and speculation leading up to the iPhone's release are often based on insider knowledge or leaked information from teams working on the iPhone's designs, but those designs are works in progress -- not necessarily the final product.
News18
30-04-2025
- News18
iPhone 17 Pro Will Not Get This Useful Display Feature From Apple: What Reports Say
Last Updated: The iPhone 17 Pro is being tipped to get some noticeable upgrades this year but the display is unlikely to see many changes. Apple is supposed to be making big changes to the iPhone 17 Pro series this year but the company has some bad news if you were looking to pick the variant when it launches. The iPhone 17 Pro was reportedly going to feature an anti-reflective panel like the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra but it seems the company has cancelled those plans for the upcoming model. The new plans from Apple have been shared in this report via a tipster named Instant Digital this week. No Display Upgrade For iPhone 17 Pro: But Why? Apple had big plans to make the iPhone 17 Pro series its first to feature this display feature but the tipster says Apple was not happy with the results from the test and the pace at which the coating was getting added to the iPhone display. Both reasons seem to have compelled Apple to change its strategy for the premium variants and shelve it probably for the future iPhone Pro models. The slow process of adding the coat meant Apple would be facing big challenges while manufacturing the units, and with its numbers in millions, the company cannot afford any issues or delay in shipping the units to the market. Funny thing is, Apple already has the nano-texture display available with the iPad Pro and the MacBook Air/Pro models, so the company could make lives easy and just use the same coating for its iPhone 17 Pro variants as well. First Published:
Hans India
29-04-2025
- Hans India
Apple Drops Anti-Reflective Display Plan for iPhone 17 Pro Due to Production Issues
Apple has reportedly scrapped plans to introduce a new anti-reflective display coating in its upcoming iPhone 17 Pro models, according to sources cited by 9to5Mac. The advanced screen technology, which was expected to improve glare reduction and scratch resistance, has been pulled due to production scalability challenges. The specialized coating, aimed at enhancing screen clarity in bright environments, reportedly faced low manufacturing yields, making it unsuitable for mass production at the scale required for iPhone Pro and Pro Max models. Apple has since dropped the feature from the iPhone 17 Pro development cycle. Currently, iPhones feature a standard oleophobic coating to resist fingerprints, but the tech falls short of the advanced anti-reflective solutions seen in competing devices. For instance, Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra uses Gorilla Glass Armor, which cuts reflections by up to 75%, offering superior outdoor visibility and improved color accuracy. While Apple does employ nano-texture displays in its high-end Mac and iPad Pro models to reduce glare, it's unclear whether similar technology will be adapted for iPhones in the near future. Sources suggest there is no timeline for reintroducing the feature, raising questions about whether it will appear in any future iPhone generation at all. The iPhone 17 lineup is still expected to debut later this year, albeit without the long-rumored anti-reflective display upgrade.
