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Google Pixel Phones May Be Assembled in India Amid China Lockdowns, US Tensions: Report

Google Pixel Phones May Be Assembled in India Amid China Lockdowns, US Tensions: Report

Google becomes the second major company after Apple to consider India as an alternate production hub.

Written by Sourabh Kulesh, Edited by David Delima | Updated: 13 September 2022 14:39 IST

Google Pixel Phones May Be Assembled in India Amid China Lockdowns, US Tensions: Report

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Google recently launched the Google Pixel 6a in India

Highlights

Google has reportedly solicited bids from manufacturers in India
5,00,000 to a million units of Pixel phones may be assembled in India
This is 10-20 percent of their estimated annual phone production

Google Pixel smartphones may be assembled in India in the future, according to a report. Apparently, Google has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make a part of the company's estimated annual production of the Pixel smartphones. Google is reportedly planning to shift Pixel phone assembly from China due COVID-19 lockdowns in the country that have hit manufacturing and supply chains. Another reason highlighted for this shift in manufacturing is rising geopolitical tensions between China and the US. Google becomes the second major company after Apple looking at India as an alternate production hub.

A report by The Information (via Reuters) cited a person with direct knowledge of the discussions as saying that Google has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make between 5,00,000 and 1 million Pixel smartphones. These numbers represent 10 percent to 20 percent of the estimated annual production for Google's Pixel smartphones.

The reasons cited for moving some of its Pixel smartphone production outside China are the country's COVID-19 lockdowns that have disrupted manufacturing and supply chains and rising geopolitical tensions with the US after a trip by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan earlier this year.

It is not known what models of Pixel smartphones Google wants to assemble in India. The last flagships that Google sold in India were the Pixel 3 series of smartphones. Google skipped Pixel 4 series but brought the mid-ranger Pixel 4a, skipped Pixel 5 series as well as Pixel 5a, and again launched only the premium Pixel 6a in the country skipping the flagship Pixel 6 series entirely. The company is set to launch the Pixel 7 series on October 6.

Google has become the second major manufacturer after Apple which is mulling shifting a part of its smartphone production to India. The Cupertino company is also reportedly planning to use its manufacturing lines in the country to supplement iPhone 14 production in China amid geopolitical issues and disrupted economic activity due to COVID-19 restrictions in the country.

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Google Pixel 6a

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
IP67-rated design
Impressive cameras for photos
Vibrant OLED display
Stock Android 13 software

Bad
Plastic back is prone to scratches
60Hz display does not feel fluid
Cannot handle heavy gaming
Recorded video needs work
Relatively slow charging, no wireless charging
Battery life could be better

Read detailed Google Pixel 6a review

Display 6.10-inch

Processor Google Tensor

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12.2-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4410mAh

OS Android 13

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Google Pixel 6

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor Google Tensor

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB

Battery Capacity 4614mAh

OS Android 12

Resolution 1080x2400 pixels

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Google Pixel 5

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.00-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12.2-megapixel + 16-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 4080mAh

OS Android 11

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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Google Pixel 4a

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Reliable camera performance
Lean software with guaranteed updates
Stereo speakers
Vivid OLED display
Light, built well

Bad
Relatively low battery capacity
No ultra-wide camera

Read detailed Google Pixel 4a review

Display 5.81-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12.2-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3140mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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Google Pixel 4

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 5.70-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 855

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 12.2-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 2800mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

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Google Pixel 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS
Variants

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Excellent build, comfortable to handle
Intuitive software features
Very good cameras
HDR capable display
Excellent stereo speakers

Bad
Expensive

Read detailed Google Pixel 3 review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 845

Front Camera 8-megapixel + 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 12.2-megapixel

RAM 4GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 2915mAh

OS Android 9.0

Resolution 1080x2160 pixels

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