Responding to a query, the Economic Times reported Apple as saying, “The entire iPhone 16 lineup, including iPhone 16e, is being assembled in India for Indian consumers and for export to select countries.” With this move, the handset becomes the latest iPhone model to be assembled in India.

The iPhone 16e will join the four other iPhone 16 models in being made in India, Apple has revealed. In a response to a query from

Apple will soon be building all five variants of the iPhone 16 on the subcontinent –, including the entry-level model. This has been confirmed by the company.