Isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka, i-Apple ibigxile kuyo yonke imizamo yayo eNdiya, izwe elinabantu abangaphezu kwezigidigidi eziyi-1.200, izwe eselibe ngenye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu kubo bonke abakhiqizi manje njengoba iChina isiphelelwe wumfutho eminyakeni yamuva. Kukaningi sikukwazisa ngezinhlelo ze-Apple ezweni, izinhlelo ezibandakanya ukuvula ama-Apple Stores amathathu, kepha phambilini bekufanele yenze izimali ezahlukahlukene ukuvula izikhungo ze-R & D ezweni ngaphezu kokufinyelela ezivumelwaneni neFoxconn ukuze ziqale ukuhlanganisa amadivayisi ezweni. Ngenxa yazo zonke lezi zingxoxo, ukunyakaza nokunye, i-iPhone SE, i-iPhone engamasentimitha amane izokwenziwa eNdiya, kube yi-iPhone yokuqala ukwenziwa kuleli.
Kepha kulokhu ngeke kube nguFoxconn ophethe ukukhiqizwa, kepha lowo okhethwe yi-Apple kube yiWistron, ongomunye wabalingani abenza ama-oda aphansi e-Apple. Ngokusho kwabasebenzi abahlobene nezinhlelo zikaWistron ezweni, inkampani ithatha zonke izinyathelo ezidingekayo ukuze ikwazi ukuqala ukuhlanganisa amadivayisi kulesi sitshalo esisha esiseKarnataka. Ngokusho kokuvuza, u-Ephreli kungaba yinyanga okuqala ngayo ukukhiqizwa kwe-iPhone yokuqala ezweni. Idivayisi ekhethiwe kungaba yi-iPhone SE.
Njengamanje i-Apple inobukhona obuncane kakhulu ezweni lapho uthengise kuphela amadivayisi ayizigidi ezi-2,5 onyakeni ophelile, isibalo esidlule kude kakhulu leso esatholwa ngo-2014, kodwa, noma kunjalo, esiqhubeka nokuba sincane kakhulu kunani lamakhasimende angaba khona ezweni. Imakethe ye-smartphone ikhula ngokweqile, futhi i-Apple yenza konke okusemandleni ukuzama ukungalahli ithrekhi nokushiywa ngaphandle. Njengamanje eNdiya, ama-smartphones aseChina, kanye neLenovo ne-Samsung ngamakhosi amanje emakethe.