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APPLE SET TO MAKE ITS IPHONE14 MODEL IN INDIA

Apple will hold the most-awaited launch event on September 7

OUR BUREAU launch event. 16 release date and more, MacRu-
At the show, Apple is rumoured mors reported.
New York, NY
to announce the iPhone 14 line-up, According to MacRumors, the
n a bid to diversify its smartphone which is expected to include the base standard iPhone 14 models are ex-
production from China, Amer- iPhone 14, a new big-screen iPhone pected to feature 50 percent more
Iican tech giant Apple is set to 14, an iPhone 14 Pro, and an iPhone memory, improved battery life, an
manufacture some of its iPhone 14 14 Pro Max, as per The Verge. improved Ultra-Wide camera, and an
models in India. According to GSM Apple, on Wednesday, an- upgraded front-facing camera with
Arena, this news comes from a new nounced that it will hold the most autofocus, while the iPhone 14 Pro
Bloomberg report which also details awaited event on September 7 at 1 models are expected to feature “pill
Apple’s plans to ramp up production p.m. ET where it’s expected to launch and hole-punch” shaped cut-outs in-
with contract manufacturer Foxconn iPhone 14. The launch event with the stead of the notch, the A16 chip, a
at its assembly plant near Chennai. facturing lead times from the current tag line ‘Far Out’ will be streamed on 48-megapixel Wide camera, and a
Foxconn will not be able to start im- nine to six months. Apple’s website, CNBC reported. slightly taller display with thinner be-
mediate production of the iPhone 14 One of the critical factors for Apple launch events have been zels. The entire line-up is set to come
in India and will reportedly have to Apple and its product manufactur- virtual since the start of the Covid-19 in a range of new colour options.
wait at least two months after the ini- ing process is confidentiality and the pandemic but starting with this year’s Reportedly, iPhone 14 Pro will
tial iPhone 14 series production starts Cupertino-based company is report- WWDC, the company has shifted its be USD 1,099 (around Rs 87,838.12)
in China, reported GSM Arena. edly looking to impose its strict rules focus to a more hybrid approach, call- whereas the iPhone 14 Pro Max
This implies that the first batch alongside Foxconn at the assembly ing select media to attend the events. will cost USD 1,199 (around Rs
of iPhone 14 models made in India lines in India. While the iPhone 14 and Apple 95,830.67). As per reports, Airpods
will likely be ready around late Octo- Meanwhile, Apple, which typi- Watch Series 8 will likely be the head- Pro 2 could come with an upgraded
ber to early November. cally hosts a big event in the first part line product unveilings at Apple’s H1 chip that with self-adaptive noise
Apple and Foxconn are also of September, might be targeting a September event, there could be oth- cancellation, better performance and
working hard at shortening manu- September 7 date for its next product er announcements, including an iOS improved power consumption.

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