The world’s biggest mobile factory was launched in Noida near Delhi on Monday evening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with South Korean President Moon Jae.
On board the world-class Delhi Metro with President Moon Jae-in. We are headed to Noida…do not miss the iconic Akshardham Temple in the background! @moonriver365 pic.twitter.com/g0J40lRb7t
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 9, 2018
The two leaders travelled to Noida for the Samsung factory launch on the Delhi Metro. In photos tweeted by PM Modi, the two leaders were seen chatting on the metro, the Akshardham temple visible in the window behind them.
The new Samsung factory will have the capacity to fabricate 120 million smartphones per year, and make everything from low-end smartphones that cost under $100 to the company’s flagship S9 model.
Last year, India overtook the US to become the world’s second-largest smartphone market after China. There will be 780 million connected smartphones in 2021, compared with 359 million in 2016, according to a study by Cisco Systems.
