Why there will be no such thing as a “patriotic” iPhone

The idea of manufacturing iPhones in the United States, a notion promoted by Donald Trump and often framed as a patriotic economic move, may sound appealing, but on closer inspection, . While this argument has been labeled as simplistic by many analysts, it deserves a more detailed, fact-based exploration. , making the product more expensive (the same article ).

The reality is that Apple’s global supply chain is built for efficiency, scale, and quality in a way that simply cannot be replicated domestically without severe cost implications. Does the complexity of Apple’s supply chain, added to reasons of cost, scale, labor and availability of components, really make national manufacturing unrealistic without considerably increasing the price of the device?

Let’s break down why relocating iPhone manufacturing to the United States is, for now, unrealistic.

1. Labor costs and skilled workforce availability

Labor is perhaps the most decisive factor. . In Asia — particularly China — Apple partners with…