Tech major Google recently announced it will manufacture its Pixel smartphones in India.
The announcement was made during the Google for India event on Thursday.
Today we see an even greater opportunity to make Pixel smartphones available to more people in India, and are very excited to announce our plan to manufacture Pixel smartphones in India, the IT major said in a statement.
We intend to start with the Pixel 8, and will partner with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally. We expect these devices to start to roll out in 2024, joining Indias Make in India initiative, the company said.
Google said India is a priority market for Pixel smartphones.
Were committed to bringing the best of our hardware and underlying built-in software capabilities to people across the country, the company said.