Google Pixel 8’s manufacturing has commenced in India, the corporate introduced by way of social media on Monday. The smartphone was launched globally in October 2023. On the Google for India occasion held in the identical month, Rick Osterloh, Senior Vice President of Units and Companies at Google confirmed that the corporate would begin the meeting of its present Pixel Eight in India by 2024. Nonetheless, solely choose variants of the Pixel Eight sequence are being made regionally.
Google Pixel Eight Made in India
In a put up on X (previously Twitter), the official Google India account confirmed that it has kicked off the meeting of the Pixel Eight in India, with the primary batch of handsets being rolled off the manufacturing line. Notably, the Pixel Eight sequence includes three fashions: Pixel 8, Pixel Eight Professional, and the just lately launched Pixel 8a.
Nonetheless, TechCrunch reviews that it’s only the bottom Pixel Eight whose native manufacturing has commenced. It’s stated that Google’s international manufacturing arm Compal has partnered with native digital manufacturing companies (EMS) firm Dixon Applied sciences for its manufacturing. The plant is reported to have an preliminary capability of 100,000 models month-to-month, with roughly 25-30 p.c of these destined for export.
This announcement comes hours earlier than Google debuts its newest flagship smartphones, the Pixel 9 sequence. Whereas the worldwide Made by Google occasion is scheduled to happen as we speak, a launch occasion in India is about for tomorrow (August 14).
Additionally it is unclear if the native manufacturing of the Pixel Eight has an impact on its pricing. Notably, the Google Pixel Eight value in India begins at Rs. 75,999. It’s obtainable in two storage choices: 128GB and 256GB. The handset is bought by Flipkart, which is Google’s solely authorised vendor within the nation. Nonetheless, this might change quickly as Google is anticipated to start out offline gross sales of the Pixel 9 sequence by way of retail shops like Croma and Reliance Digital.
