India has quietly taken the manufacturing crown from China, at least for phones headed to American pockets. Canalys principal analyst Sanyam Chaurasia says the move made India “the leading manufacturing hub for smartphones sold in the US” for the first time. Q2 2025 – Winners and losersApple still led the US market with 13.3 million iPhones, but that total fell 11 percent year on year. Samsung and Motorola are adding Indian capacity more slowly; Samsung’s core smartphone hub is in Vietnam, and Motorola’s stays in China. With Apple, Samsung, and Motorola holding more than 90 percent share, carve‑outs for niche players look scarce.