So lots of folks want to dump Chinese phones for a variety of reasons, I am not getting into the validity of the reasons. But I do advise the Indian security establishment occasionally, so my cognitive biases are clear ! Someone who does not have an in-depth knowledge of a mobile phone supply chain should not really comment on this issue. I am not being arrogant here, it is just that it is a complex issue and while anyone can understand the intricacies of the supply-chain, you need to put in the effort to know the subject. I have been designing and setting up mobile phone supply chains for about 2 decades now, so have been around the block. India was actually designing high end mobile phones (by 2002) before the Chinese, a fact that is not common knowledge. So it is not as if the supply chain knowledge does not exist here. On to the present ... 1. The core semicon part of the phone - Processors, DRAM, NAND, SPI Flash, Camera Sensor, Radio, Power. Not aware of ...