Samsung Preparing to Start Laptop Manufacturing at Noida Plant This Year

South Korea’s consumer electronics company Samsung will start manufacturing laptops in the country by the end of this year. The company’s factory is in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Samsung’s smartphones are manufactured in the country. These smartphones are sold as well as exported. Samsung’s laptops are manufactured in China and Vietnam.

A media report quoted the company’s mobile division president, TM Roh, as saying that Samsung is preparing to manufacture its laptops in the country. He said, “Noida is an important production base for Samsung. It is the second largest base for the company. Some changes can be made in this factory according to international demand.”

Last year, the central government had Laptop The Government had approved the Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme 2.0 with an incentive of Rs 17,000 crore to promote the manufacturing of IT hardware like computers and tablets in the country. It is estimated that products like personal computers, servers, laptops and tablets worth about Rs 3.35 crore will be produced in six years. US company Apple, which has a large share in the premium smartphone market, has also planned to increase manufacturing in India. The company has prepared to shift a large part of its manufacturing in China to India. Last year, Apple also opened two retail stores in the country. These stores are getting a good response. A large number of Apple’s suppliers are in China and the company is planning to reduce its dependence on China. Apple started manufacturing iPhones in the country in 2017.

HP, another big company manufacturing computer devices, has also partnered with technology company Google to manufacture Chromebook laptops in the country. Chromebooks will be manufactured at HP’s factory near Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The company has been manufacturing desktops and laptops in this factory for about three years. ‘Make in India’ is being promoted by the government. Because of this, many global technology companies are setting up their units in the country or are exploring the possibility of partnership with Indian companies.