Google Pixel 8 is now made in India

Google is announcing the Pixel 9 at an event tomorrow, but today the company has the Pixel 8 on its mind. Specifically, the fact that the Pixel 8 is now made in India.

Google India's X account has proudly revealed the fact that the first made in India Pixel 8 devices have now started rolling off the production lines.

Of course, there is absolutely no difference between the made in India Pixel 8 and any other Pixel 8. They're all the same inside.

So you get the same 6.2-inch 120 Hz OLED screen with 2,000-nit peak brightness, Google Tensor G3 chipset, 8GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, 50 MP main camera with OIS, 12 MP ultrawide with autofocus, 10.5 MP selfie snapper, and 4,575 mAh battery with support for 27W wired and 18W wireless charging.

Google Pixel 8

128GB 8GB RAM $ 298.00
256GB 8GB RAM $ 389.18
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It's interesting and a bit weird for Google to announce this milestone literally 24 hours before the Pixel 9 will steal all of the Pixel 8's spotlight, but it is what it is. Hopefully the company will take less time from its official announcement tomorrow to get Pixel 9 production going in India.

If you're interested in learning more about the Google Pixel 8, take a look at our video review above or go read our in-depth written review.

Reader comments

Maybe in Mars, the Martian India is leading China in Automobile and Medicine manufacturing. Last time I checked, on Earth no.

I have never heard about any phone explosions in India. Certainly not iphone or samsung ones that are made in India. If that's the case why don't they make the phones in USA or european countries? they don't have expertise to manufactu...

and any phone made in USA or UK should be sold for 25% price but they don't make the phones so no question of that.