Indians pay the highest amount for buying a newly launched iPhone in the country. And there's no denying that many Indians opt to get iPhones at a cheaper price from the US, Dubai, Vietnam and other regions where taxes are lower. Now, few media reports are claiming that Apple may be starting to “make” (read as assemble) the Pro models of iPhone 16 in India from this year. Apple is already assembling several iPhone models in India, including the latest iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus. In fact, Apple iPhone SE was the first “assembled-in-India” iPhone in 2017 by Foxconn. But if this news is true then it will be the first time that Apple would be making its high-end flagship variant in India. However, it is worth noting that Apple hasn't confirmed as to whether or not it will start “making” iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max in India yet. Also, no representative from its manufacturing partners or the government has come on record to confirm the same, yet.

While assembling a top-end iPhone in India is certainly a step in the right direction for India's electronics manufacturing industry, the real question is whether or not buyers will stand to benefit from this or not. Historically, for iPhones, whether made in India or imported from China has never been a factor in Apple's books with respect to pricing. The prices of iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus or the iPhone 14 series continued to remain the same despite being made-in-India from the first day of the sale. Apple has never reduced prices in India just because a particular model is now locally assembled. Despite iPhone 15 boxes flaunting “Assembled in India”, Indians still opt to buy it from abroad at lesser prices. The only relief for Indian buyers is during annual online sales hosted by Amazon and Flipkart.

Also read: iPhone prices to reduce in India after Union Budget 2024? 5 questions answered

So, going by past trends, it is highly unlikely that prices of iPhone 16 Pro Max and iPhone 16 Pro will be lower if they are made

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