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Apple makes about 220 million to 230 million iPhones a year globally, with India’s share of the total increasing rapidly.

Apple now makes about 25% of iPhones in India after China pivot

Beyond manufacturing, the company is targeting market share gains in a region where sales have surged past US$9 billion

The 17e includes the A19 chip, the same processor that’s in the regular iPhone 17 from last year, as well as Apple’s in-house C1X cellular modem component.

Apple launches iPhone 17e and M4 iPad Air, starting product wave

The company has also been planning to introduce new laptops this week

Apple Pay in India is expected to support its state-backed UPI – which allows Indian customers to instantly transfer money and pay bills – alongside card-based payments.

Apple in talks with banks to start payment service in India

It marks another step in the company’s push to expand in the country of 1.4 billion people with a rapidly increasing middle class

Apple is announcing new products, including Mac updates, during the first week of March, but the touch-screen MacBook Pros won’t be part of that rollout.

Apple’s touch-screen MacBook Pro to have Dynamic Island, new interface

The goal is to give users the controls that make the most sense based on whether they are touching or clicking

The Mac mini is one of Apple’s lower-volume products.

Apple to roll out Made in America Mac mini as part of Trump spend push

The latest move comes as part of a US$600 billion US investment

The iPhone 17 lineup helped Apple to 8% growth, raising its share of the market to roughly a fifth, sharing the lead with Huawei.

Apple’s iPhone only smartphone to see sales growth in China this January

Every major Chinese mobile maker sees steep declines in a market that is down 23% overall