Google Pixel 8, the company's flagship smartphone launched in October last year, will soon be manufactured in India. According to an article in The Economic Times citing two executives aware of the company's plans, a local contract manufacturer will produce the Pixel 8 in the country, with the first batch of phones expected to arrive by the end of the year. Earlier this year, it was reported that Google would start manufacturing its phones in India in the second quarter of 2024.
The Google Pixel 8 will be manufactured in India
The report claims that Google's Pixel 8 smartphone that was launched last year will be manufactured in India by Dixon Technologies, and the local company is said to have recently started trial production. Although the company already sells the Pixel 8 series in India, these phones are usually produced in China and Vietnam. The first batch of locally produced phones will arrive in September.
Last year, Google announced that it planned to manufacture its Pixel 8 series in India, and it looks like the company is on its way to producing its own flagship phones in the country. According to the report, Dixon will be able to produce up to 1 lakh units per month, and the announcement comes after the company's subsidiary Padget Electronics signed a deal to manufacture phones for Taiwan-based Compal Electronics.
Google Pixel 8 specs
Google's Pixel 8 series was launched in India and global markets last year, at the company's Made by Google 2023 event. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro are equipped with Google's Tensor G3 chip, paired with 8GB (Pixel 8) and 12GB (Pixel 8 Pro) of RAM and up to 256GB of built-in storage. The Pixel 8 has a 6.2-inch OLED display, while the Pixel 8 Pro has a 6.7-inch OLED display.
Both flagship phones are equipped with a 50-megapixel primary camera with a 50-megapixel Samsung GN2 sensor main camera. The Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro feature a 12-megapixel and 64-megapixel wide-angle camera, respectively. The Pro model is equipped with a third camera: a 48-megapixel telephoto camera. Both phones have an 11-megapixel selfie camera and pack 4,575mAh and 5,050mAh batteries with support for 27W and 30W wired charging, respectively, along with wireless charging support.
