Google is reportedly planning to use India as a production base for Pixel smartphones and export them to Europe and the US. The company is expected to unveil the Google Pixel 9 series at an event on August 13. Some of these devices sold in Europe are apparently manufactured in India. Two different manufacturing companies are said to be responsible for the production of these devices. It is also said that Google will officially announce new developments in the coming months.
Google exports Pixel smartphones made in India to America and Europe
The tech giant has already started prototyping the device at Foxconn in Tamil Nadu, reports Moneycontrol citing sources. It is noteworthy that Foxconn also produces iPhone devices for Apple in India.
The publication states that Google plans to establish India as a major export hub for its Pixel series of smartphones. These devices will initially be exported to Europe and later meet the demand in the USA.
Demand for Pixel smartphones in India is said to be so low that most devices produced are saved for export. Local manufacturing also allows Google to benefit from the government’s Manufacturing Linked Incentive (PLI) program, which offers companies a percentage of sales growth as a cash incentive.
Meanwhile, the tech giant is gearing up to launch the Google Pixel 9 series next month. According to reports, the smartphone series under the new Google AI brand could come with new artificial intelligence (AI) features. Expected new features include a screenshot feature that will allow Google to use artificial intelligence technology to provide information about screenshots taken by users, a best capture feature that adds missing people to group photos, and tools like studio.
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