The change of management at Foxconn 's assembly facility offers a surprising insight into the high quality requirements Apple has set for its flagship product
According to the statements of Michael Chiang, new iPhone production manager at Foxconn , Apple's largest business partner, production lines for Android phones in China only need 100 workers each , while equivalent iPhone production lines need 1,200 workers .
Why are better Android devices cheaper than iPhone?
Chinese manufacturers are not very picky about the quality of their smartphones , so they are assigning about 100 Foxconn employees to assembly . Apple's much stricter approach to quality control results in Foxconn having to allocate approximately 1,200 employees to Apple's needs . They are responsible for the entire assembly cycle , from shipping and distribution of the components that make up the smartphones to the removal of the finished products from factory warehouses .
Greater attention to all stages of production ensures higher quality and lower error rates , both during assembly and after sales . But it also increases the cost of smartphones , and this figure is critical for Chinese companies that sell their products at much lower prices than Apple . It 's a good idea to remember this when you see an Android smartphone that costs less than the iPhone despite having more innovative features .