{"id":15819,"date":"2023-10-19T16:49:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/google-plans-to-make-flagship-smartphones-in-india-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:49:07","slug":"google-plans-to-make-flagship-smartphones-in-india-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/google-plans-to-make-flagship-smartphones-in-india-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Google plans to make flagship smartphones in India | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Google plans to manufacture its flagship Pixel 8 smartphone in India, CEO Sundar Pichai said Thursday, joining a growing list of global tech companies limiting their supply chains’ dependence on China.<\/p>\n

Pichai’s announcement follows US tech rival Apple’s release last month of its latest iPhone, including units made in India, as tech giants target the South Asian nation’s fast-expanding market and abundant supply of cheap skilled labour.<\/p>\n

“We shared plans at #GoogleforIndia (event on Thursday) to manufacture Pixel smartphones locally and expect the first devices to roll out in 2024,” Pichai said on X, formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n

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We shared plans at #GoogleforIndia<\/a> to manufacture Pixel smartphones locally and expect the first devices to roll out in 2024. We\u2019re committed to being a trusted partner in India\u2019s digital growth- appreciate the support for Make In India @PMOIndia<\/a> + MEIT Minister @AshwiniVaishnaw<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Pichai added that Google appreciated the “support for Make in India” — a flagship policy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government, offering faster business clearances and financial incentives for manufacturing goods in the country.<\/p>\n

New Delhi has ramped up its production and exports of mobile phones and other electronic goods since the scheme was introduced.<\/p>\n

India’s mobile phone exports almost doubled to $8.5 billion year-on-year in 2022-23, according to official figures.<\/p>\n

Google senior vice president Rick Osterloh said the firm sees “an even greater opportunity to make Pixel smartphones available to more people” in India.<\/p>\n

“In recent years, India has established itself as a truly world-class hub for manufacturing, resulting in a thriving environment for businesses to flourish,” Osterloh said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The company intended to “start with the Pixel 8, and will partner with international and domestic manufacturers to produce Pixel smartphones locally”, he added.<\/p>\n

Read also:\u00a0Google launches Pixel 8, smartwatch with new AI feature<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

India, home to the second-highest number of smartphone users after China, has set a target of producing about $300 billion worth of local electronics and smartphones by 2025-26.<\/p>\n

Google already has significant investments in the country and also partnered with Reliance Jio, owned by India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani, on a 4G-enabled, low-cost smartphone for the local market.<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer and a principal assembler of iPhones, bought a huge tract of land on the outskirts of India’s tech hub of Bengaluru.<\/p>\n

It was seen as a part of Apple’s push into India — the world’s most populous and fastest-growing major economy — and its efforts to diversify production away from China.<\/p>\n

Electronics giant Samsung also runs the world’s largest mobile phone factory on the outskirts of New Delhi with a capacity of about 120 million units per year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n