Now, we have a date when Apple will start sales of the iPhone 16 line in Indonesia. That date will be April 11th. To be allowed to sell its most important product in such a heavily populated country, Apple agreed to invest $300 million in Indonesia adding up to as much as $1 billion over 10 years.
The iPhone 16 series was released by Apple on September 20th which means that Apple will have already missed out on booking nearly seven months of iPhone 16 series sales in Indonesia by the time consumers in the country start purchasing the handsets next month.
Apple’s iPhone was not among the top five smartphone brands shipped in Indonesia last year. | Image credit-IDC
Like all multinational companies, Apple must follow the laws of each country in which it operates. It was Indonesia’s Industry minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasamita who said last year after the unveiling and release of the iPhone 16 line that the new models would be banned in the country until Apple agreed to hike its investment in Indonesia which would allow it to receive a new certificate.
