Google to launch India-made Pixel 8 phones in 2024

Tech large Google mentioned on Thursday that it’s going to begin the manufacture of the most recent Pixel collection of premium smartphones in India. Production of Pixel 8 will begin very quickly, mentioned Google.

The first of the India-made units are anticipated be to rolled out in 2024, and the corporate is partnering with worldwide and home producers to produce Pixel smartphones domestically, mentioned a high official.

“When we set out with our {hardware} enterprise, we dedicated to constructing and investing for the long term, and our plan to manufacture in India is an early step in the lengthy journey of increasing our gadget manufacturing capability and serving to meet the nation’s rising demand for Pixel smartphones,” mentioned Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice-President of Devices and Services, Google, on the Google for India occasion right here.

He acknowledged India being a precedence for Pixel smartphones, noting the numerous momentum for Pixel in the nation over the previous a number of years. This announcement is an early step on Google’s journey towards increasing its gadget manufacturing capability and serving to meet the nation’s rising demand for Pixel.

“We’re humbled at how India has embraced our constant smartphone improvements, and proceed to obtain heartening suggestions from our companions and our rising Team Pixel household. We look ahead to sharing extra particulars in the approaching months,” Osterloh, mentioned.

Meanwhile, Google has continued to improve the Pixel smartphone expertise, and has grown Pixel service community throughout the nation. In partnership with F1 Info Solutions, Google now has 28 service facilities in 27 cities throughout India, and can proceed to develop protection to extra areas and cities in the months forward.

In latest years, India has established itself as a very world-class hub for manufacturing, ensuing in a thriving atmosphere for companies to flourish, the corporate added.

Published on October 19, 2023