According to Taiwan’s “Economic Daily”, Foxconn’s iDPBG business group, a subsidiary of Hon Hai, planned the Zhengzhou plant and sent more than 20 cadres to Hon Hai’s India plant before and after the Dragon Boat Festival to impart experience.
The outside world believes that Hon Hai’s move will strengthen the layout of the Indian supply chain. Since the Zhengzhou plant is the largest production base for the iPhone, it highlights that Hon Hai is strengthening the manufacturing capacity of the iPhone in India.
The JPMorgan report believes that the forecast for the iPhone 14 stocking volume is now more conservative than that expected by the iPhone supply chain. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro may start mass production in early August, and the high-end iPhone 14 Pro Max will start production at the end of August. And began to expand production in early to mid-September.
Apple started production of the best-selling iPhone 13 at its Hon Hai factory near Chennai, India, in mid-April. Apple initially produced the iPhone SE model in India in 2017, and later produced the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12, before adding the iPhone 13 in mid-April. In the past, after Apple released the latest iPhone, it usually took 8 months to produce in India, and now it is shortened to 6-7 months.
According to reports, Apple’s iPhone 14 series is expected to have four models, including the 6.1-inch iPhone 14, the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Max, the 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro and the 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. The iPhone 14 Pro series models use a “pill + punch screen” with a built-in True Depth camera and FaceTime camera; meanwhile, the lower-priced non-Pro models will continue to use the notch screen. Other improvements expected on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max include a 120Hz ProMotion display and a 48MP wide-angle camera on the premium models.