Google to Manufacture Pixel Phones in India, Starting With Pixel 8

Google on Thursday introduced that it plans to start out manufacturing Pixel smartphones in India. The search big will produce the Pixel 8 in India and the primary items are anticipated to be accessible in 2024. The Pixel 8 was launched by the corporate in India and international markets earlier this month, alongside the extra premium Pixel 8 Pro mannequin. The handset is powered by a customized Google Tensor G3 chip and a Titan M2 safety chip. The cellphone has a twin rear digicam setup and is claimed to supply as much as 72 hours of battery life with the Extreme Battery Saver mode.

Seven years after the launch of its first Pixel-branded smartphone, the corporate introduced at its Google for India 2023 occasion that it plans to fabricate its smartphones in India. The firm will begin by assembling the Pixel 8 in India, and says that it’s going to work with each native and overseas producers.

The manufacturing of the Pixel 8 — and presumably Google’s subsequent Pixel smartphones — in India is predicted to begin in 2024, based on the corporate. Customers can count on to see Pixel 8 items manufactured in India by subsequent yr.

The announcement makes Google the newest smartphone model to start out manufacturing its handsets in India. Rivals Samsung and Apple additionally assemble a few of their smartphones within the nation. However, it’s at the moment unclear whether or not the pricing of Google’s Pixel handsets will drop as soon as extra items are manufactured within the nation.

Meanwhile, Google additionally introduced that it plans to broaden protection of its service community to extra cities and places throughout the nation — the corporate at the moment affords help in 28 service centres positioned in 27 cities which might be operated by F1 Info Solutions.

“This is an early step in a long journey of expanding our device production capacity and helping meet the country’s growing demand for Pixel smartphones,” Senior VP for Devices and Services Rick Osterloh said on Thursday.