India's Smartphone Economy
Noida's Phone Factories
How Noida in Uttar Pradesh became a phone manufacturing hub, with Samsung's large factory opened in 2018, and the role of Dixon and other contract makers.
Noida became a phone manufacturing hub.
Samsung
Samsung opened a big phone factory in Noida in 2018, described then as one of the world’s largest.
Other makers
- Dixon Technologies, an Indian contract manufacturer, makes phones for several brands.
- Vivo, Oppo and others have plants in and around Noida.
Why Noida
- Near Delhi and its airport.
- State incentives.
- Labour supply.
Tamil Nadu and Karnataka
Sriperumbudur and Bengaluru areas host Apple suppliers.
Jobs
Factories employ large numbers of workers, many young women.
The Samsung plant
Samsung's Noida factory makes phones for India and export markets.
Thinking phone factories are all in the south
Noida is a major hub.
Key takeaways
- Noida is a phone hub.
- Samsung opened a big plant in 2018.
- Dixon makes phones for brands.
- The south hosts Apple suppliers.
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