Google to Start Manufacturing of Pixel 8a After Pixel 8 Production Begins in India

American technology company Google’s new smartphone Pixel 8a will also be manufactured in the country. This smartphone was launched in May this year. It replaced Pixel 7a. Google has started manufacturing of Pixel 8 in the country. The company has said that it will soon make Pixel 8a in the country.

However, Google has not said when the manufacturing of Pixel 8a will start. This smart fone Has been made available in four colours. Its 128 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 49,999 and 256 GB storage variant is priced at Rs 56,999. The company has said that its sale will soon be started on the e-commerce site Flipkart. Google launched the Pixel 9 series on Tuesday.

The company launched Pixel 8 in October last year. At the Google for India event, the company’s Senior Vice President (Devices and Services), Rick Osterloh, had said that Pixel 8 will be assembled in India in 2024. However, only selected variants of Pixel 8 are being assembled in the country. In a post on social media platform This series includes Pixel 8, Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel 8a. TechCrunch reports that Google has started manufacturing only the base model of this series, Pixel 8, in the country. It has been said in this report that the company’s international manufacturing unit Compal has partnered with Dixon Technologies for this. The initial capacity of its factory is about one lakh units monthly. Out of this, about 30 percent will be exported.

The starting price of Pixel 8 is Rs 75,999. It is available in storage options of 128 GB and 256 GB. This smartphone is sold through e-commerce site Flipkart. The company’s Pixel 9 series can also be sold at retail stores like Croma and Reliance Digital. There has been a rapid increase in the manufacturing and export of smartphones in the country in the last few years.