Bloomberg: India to Start iPhone 14 Production in About Two Months

24 AUGUST 2022 - India will start producing iPhone 14 earlier than it might have in the past, though later than some had expected. That’s the latest word from Bloomberg. Back at the beginning of August, TF International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo heard that India would “ship the new 6.1” iPhone 14 almost simultaneously with China for the first time” this year. In the past, the analyst explained, production in India has lagged production in China by a quarter or more.

It won’t be that long, but it won’t be day-of according to Bloomberg. Apple 3.0 ran part of the Bloomberg post. According to that:

Apple Inc. plans to begin manufacturing the iPhone 14 in India about two months after the product’s initial release out of China, narrowing the gap between the two countries but not closing it completely as some had anticipated…

As for the reason for the delay, the report puts the blame at Apple’s feet - specifically the Cupertino-company’s penchant for secrecy. Then again, the same Bloomberg piece points out that:

Assembling iPhones often entails coordination between hundreds of suppliers and meeting Apple’s infamously tight deadlines and quality controls.

In short, who knows why? Or even if, to be honest. Secret people said to know something about something. So… there you go.