Assembling an iPhone in India costs about $30 (roughly Rs. 2,502), while the same process in the U.S. would cost around $390 (roughly Rs. 32,526).

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If Apple were to shift production to the U.S., its profit per iPhone could fall drastically from $450 (roughly Rs. 37,530) to just $60 (roughly Rs. 5,004), unless retail prices are significantly increased.

This is mainly because of the sharp difference in labour costs between India and the U.S. In India, assembly workers earn approximately $230 (roughly Rs. 19,182) per month, while in the U.S. states like California, labour costs could soar to around $2,900 (roughly Rs. 2,41,860) per month due to minimum wage laws, a 13-fold increase.

Made in India iPhones for US to Be Cheaper, Even With Tariffs: Report

Manufacturing iPhones in India is still economically viable even if a 25 per cent tariff is applied, according to a recent report.

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Yup. That's why they mostly concentrate on automation, fully automatic lines, and very little labor. So ideally, not many jobs are created even after starting an assembly line.

 

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in India assembly line worker earns 12-14k only (even less if person ITI holder ) they only take 3Y diploma/ITI holder for assembly line and companies take as trainee for 1-3y after they add new persons and this goes on and yearly increment is about 300-500