A new Apple research lab will soon be opened in China, where specialists from the American company will be working on improving the quality and reliability of products such as the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Vision, etc., writes 9to5Mac citing local media. The company announced plans to open a lab in Shenzhen in March of this year.
Apple then said it was expanding its presence in China with new applied research labs, its latest move to leverage the country’s manufacturing and R&D capabilities to make better products.
Shenzhen was chosen because many of Apple’s suppliers are based there, and the new lab will work with them, including to test new materials and manufacturing technologies. According to the South China Morning Post, Apple Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams met with Meng Fanli, the city’s Communist Party secretary, in Shenzhen yesterday. During the meeting, Williams said Shenzhen is an important market for Apple, which is looking to deepen its cooperation with the city.
In addition, according to Shenzhen Daily, a top Apple executive visited the Apple Store in Yitian Holiday Plaza in Nanshan and met with internet celebrity Du Junming to watch a movie shot with the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The launch date for the new lab is not yet known. Once it is operational, the number of Apple R&D centers in China will increase to four.
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