Only Pixel Phones Are Coming to India for Now, Google Confirms

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By Akhil Arora | Updated: 6 October 2016 10:09 IST
Highlights
  • Pixel phones up for pre-order in India from October 13
  • No plans for bringing Google Home or Chromecast Ultra at this point
  • Same goes for Daydream View and Google Wifi

Google announced and provided availability along with pricing for quite a few things at its Made by Google event in San Francisco on Tuesday, from the two Pixel phones, its Amazon Echo rival called Google Home, a 4K HDR-capable Chromecast Ultra, its new smartphone VR system Daydream View, and home networking solution Google Wifi.

But except the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL, which go up for pre-orders in India on October 13, none of the other products announced at the event are currently on their way to the country, a Google representative confirmed to Gadgets 360 at the event.

Pre-orders for the 5-inch and 5.5-inch phones have already started in the US, and Google is toeing the exact line of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus pricing model, starting at $649 for the 32GB model of Pixel (Rs. 57,000 in India) and $749 for Pixel XL. Meanwhile, three other products - Google Home, Chromecast Ultra, and Daydream View - will all be available in November for $129 (roughly Rs. 8,600), $69 (roughly Rs. 4,600), and $79 (roughly Rs. 5,300) respectively. The Google Wifi will cost $129 (roughly Rs. 8,600) for one and $299 (roughly Rs. 19,900) for pack of three - and it will be available for pre-orders from November, and will ship from December in the US.

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Google also spent considerable time talking about its new software innovations, with the Google Assistant taking centre stage. It forms a crucial part of the experience with both the Pixel lineup and Home, the latter of which is directly up against the rather famed Alexa.

Disclosure: Gadgets 360's travel and hotel for the event in San Francisco were sponsored by Google.

 

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