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A worker at Oppo's plant in Tangerang, Indonesia, on Nov. 19. (Photo by Dimas Ardian)

In Indonesia, smartphone makers want sales, Jakarta wants investment

Oppo, Samsung and Apple see growth potential but the price is more local manufacturing

TANGERANG, Indonesia/TAIPEI -- At 50 specialized stations, technicians in cleanroom suits meticulously assemble smartphone circuit boards, speakers, cameras, displays and batteries into casings in a seamless process capable of completing a phone in just 500 seconds, or around eight minutes.

The cleanroom in Tangerang, an hour's drive from Jakarta, started out a decade ago as a small plant owned by Chinese smartphone maker Oppo.

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