How the made in India iPhone 15 got Chinese social media in action

Apple’s expanding local manufacturing operations in India at the cost of China has triggered scores of reactions on social media platforms such as Weibo and X questioning the quality of the latest iPhone 15s being made in the South Asian nation.

Made in India iPhones have led to some not-so-friendly exchange on social media between iPhone fans in India and China. Some posts on Weibo questioned the quality of iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 models made in India. Some posts on Weibo claimed that made-in-India iPhone 15 models made in India are inferior in quality. There are issues like overheating, discolouration and chipping. Some Chinese netizens have also published tutorials on how to identify a ‘made-in-India’ iPhone 15 series model. These tutorials also suggest how to return these models to Apple.