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Theres a big push to have iPhones built in America.

“Who’s going to build the factories?

iPhone 16 colors hands-on.

Who’s going to operate the factories?

Who’s going to make them work?

Great American workers,” he said.

Howard Lutnick US Secretary of Commerce

It’s also very unlikely to happen, and certainly not any time soon.

What’s Apple’s stance on making iPhones in the U.S.?

So yes, Apple does build products in the U.S., with plans to build even more.

iPhone 16 Pro components

But a keen eye will detect that servers and Mac Pros aren’t exactly the same thing as iPhones.

“The tooling and tolerances of a desktop computer are also much more forgiving than smartphones.”

There’s also the matter of cost, with the Mac Pro starting at $6,999.

Foxconn plant assembly for a phone

That’s a bit steeper than the $599 Apple charges for its least expensive phone, theiPhone 16e.

That likely doesn’t happen if production gets reshored.

It just doesn’t make sense."

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That certainly seems to be the case from my research into phone manufacturing.

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