iPhone 6s, India and iOS 12

Jun 27, 2018

Mass production of the iPhone 6s started last week at Wistron's Bengaluru facility, senior industry executives advised to the Economic Times. The change in manufacturing follows a reported production trial of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus in April, with the executives noting the iPhone 6s was selected due to its sales potential.

According to research firm Counterpoint, it is estimated the iPhone 6 series accounts for a third of iPhone sales in India. By comparison, the locally-made iPhone SE provides less than 15 percent of revenue.

I wonder if that attention towards old models' performance given at WWDC talking about iOS 12, especially pointing out the iPhone 6 Plus, had anything to do with this. India is, after all, a quite big market for Apple, with profits growing 44% y.o.y. in 2017.
Moreover, both the 6s and the SE house a Apple A9 chip right now.

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