Google Pixel devices will be manufactured in India starting in 2024
Google Pixel devices will be manufactured in India starting in 2024
Google says that it will move at least some production of Pixel devices to India starting in 2024 with the Pixel 8.
Excerpt from Google's blog post:
Today we see an even greater opportunity to make Pixel smartphones available to more people in India, and are very excited to announce our plan to manufacture Pixel smartphones in India. We intend to start with the Pixel 8, and will partner with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally. We expect these devices to start to roll out in 2024, joining India’s “Make in India” initiative.
Is this even a decision that Google gets to make lol? As far as I know Google has no manufacturing capabilities of their own and contacts other companies to make their hardware.
Yep, Foxconn is currently making the phones for Google, and according to this article some candidates in India are Lava International Ltd, Dixon Technologies India, and Bharat FIH (whose parent company is Foxconn).
Oh, so they are changing suppliers then? IDK why I just assumed their current supplier was moving manufacturing to India. If so I wonder what the track record is of these other companies and wether quality will slip or maybe these will be made specifically for the Indian market and won't be exported.
Youre asking of Google gets to decide where their phone is manufactured? Of course they do.
They get to decide who manufacturers their phones and some of those suppliers have factories in different countries, so technically, you're right. But, those are limited options.