Where are Samsung, Xiaomi, Apple smartphones manufactured?
Have you ever wondered in which countries technology companies are assembling their smartphones today? A lot has changed in the last few years. If in the past it was possible to say with confidence about almost any smartphone "Made in China" (now made in China), now the situation is different.
The starting point for the production of any device: the idea, design, layout development, design and software is created in the head offices of companies, while the end point: assembly is carried out in the areas where the company's plants are located.
Assembly of smartphones in factories is carried out on automated lines. Modern technology allows almost no use of manual labor. The person involved in the assembly process will only need to put the device in the box and provide it with the necessary accessories. That is, the location of the smartphone assembly does not matter, the production system is almost the same everywhere.
Samsung
The company is headquartered in South Korea, while smartphone assembly plants are located in Korea, Vietnam, China and India.
In the fall of 2019, the company announced the closure of smartphone factories in China. But a few months later, various sources began to spread rumors that Samsung would give ODM manufacturers in China about 20% of phone production.
Today, most Samsung smartphones are assembled in their factories in Vietnam and India (smartphones for the Uzbek market are mainly assembled in Vietnam).
Mainly as expensive and sophisticated as the Galaxy Fold and Z Flip, and for its domestic market, the smartphone manufacturer’s country is assembled in South Korea.
Xiaomi
Like other Chinese companies (Huawei, Oppo, Vivo, OnePlus and Realme), Xiaomi is headquartered in China.The company also has a division in India called Xiaomi India.
The assembly of smartphones is mainly assembled at the factories of partner companies such as Wistron, Foxconn, Inventec, Wintech in China and India. In March 2021, it was reported that Xiaomi would launch a plant in Turkey.
Separate components for assembling Xiaomi devices are Samsung (screen, fast and permanent memory modules, camera, battery), Sony (camera), LG (screen), Qualcomm (processor), OmniVision (camera), Tianma Microelectronics (screen), EBBG (screen).
According to a Chinese source, hktdc.com Sourcing, more than 40 Chinese companies are engaged in the production of individual components and fully finished products under the Xiaomi brand. For this reason, different models of Xiaomi smartphones have different screen or camera installations.
For more information: Recently, Apple devices, especially the iPhone, have also been assembled at the factories of partner companies (Foxconn) in China. In recent years, the company has begun to reduce its dependence on China and has begun to move production lines to other neighboring regions such as India and Vietnam.
Q: Have you noticed a difference in the performance and quality of smartphones assembled in different countries?
