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Google has declare the rollout of its locally produce Pixel 8 devices in India , nearly 10 months afterrevealing its domesticated manufacturing plansfor the twist , and immediately ahead of theexpected Pixel 9 unveiling later this week .
The Android manufacturing business confirmed to TechCrunch that the local manufacturing is currently limited to the Pixel 8 and does not let in the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8a .
In October , Google announce plans to tack together the Pixel smartphone lineup in India to expand its comportment in the Amerindic smartphone market , the world ’s second - boastful after China , and to bet on India ’s growing manufacturing footprint .
On Monday , Google announced its follow - up and said the first batch of the Made - in - India Pixel 8 gimmick had started rolling off the production lines .
worked up to annunciate that the first of our Made in India Google#Pixel8devices have bulge out rolling off the production line 🥹Grateful for the partnership with Hon’ble Minister@AshwiniVaishnawas we look forward to bringing the#TeamPixelexperience to citizenry across India 🤝 pic.twitter.com/6nKvvcyFkj
Google has not yet give away its local manufacturing cooperator . However , sources confirmed to TechCrunch that Google ’s global manufacturing pardner , Compal , has ab initio partner with India ’s Dixon Technologies to gather the Pixel 8 simulation locally in the res publica . Dixon managing director Atul B Lall alsoconfirmed its partnershipwith Compal during July ’s salary call , without disclosing further detail .
New Delhi has been pushing ball-shaped electronics brands to produce devices topically in India to compete with China and other manufacture hubs worldwide . The Indian governing hasallocated billions of buck in incentivesto offer cashbacks and subsidy to company take the local production route .
As much as 99.2 % of the domesticated wandering phone demand has already been met by locally fabricate machine , according to industry shared by the minister of state for electronics and entropy technology , Jitin Prasada , in the Indian parliament last hebdomad . The country has seen a whopping 8,138 % increase in local production of peregrine phone to $ 50 billion worth in the fiscal year 2023 - 24 , up from $ 2.25 billion in 2014 - 15 . Similarly , locally made nomadic phone exports have grow to $ 15.37 billion in 2023 - 24 from $ 186.54 million in 2014 - 15 .
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Alongside Google , Apple and Samsung produce their devicesin India , which they trade locally and exportation to various emerging markets . Chinese companies , let in Xiaomi and Oppo , also have domesticated output in the country to fulfil local demand . However , the export share of these companieshas not been significant so far .
Google ishosting its hardware eventon Tuesday , at which it is expect to reveal the Pixel 9 series , Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Pixel Watch 3 . The company will also likely talk about its Gemini AI upgrade specifically for peregrine gimmick .
