India, Feb. 20 -- Tech giant Apple is assembling the newly launched iPhone 16e locally through its contract manufacturers in India for domestic users while exporting it to other countries.

"The entire iPhone 16 lineup, including iPhone 16e, is being assembled in India for Indian consumers and for export to select countries," ET quoted Apple as saying.

It is pertinent to note that the Tim Cook-led company already assembles older variants of its flagship devices such as iPhone 15, iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 in India.

Launched on Wednesday (February 19), the iPhone 16e comes with an A18 chip, features Apple Intelligence, and has a single 48-megapixel rear camera.

Users can pre-order the device starting Friday (February 21). However, the ava...