Google Plans On Making Some Pixel Phones In India: Report

Alphabet Inc is considering moving some production of Pixel phones to India following disruptions in China from COVID-19 lockdowns.

Alphabet Inc is considering moving some production of Pixel phones to India following disruptions in China from COVID-19 lockdowns and Beijing's rising tensions with the United States, the Information reported on Monday, citing a source.

Alphabet, which did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment, has solicited bids from manufacturers in India to make between 500,000 and 1 million Pixel smartphones, equivalent to 10 per cent to 20 per cent of the estimated annual production for the device, according to the report.

The company's Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai previewed a plan to manufacture in India earlier this year but a final decision has not yet been made, the report added. If approved, India production operations will still require import of components from China.

Alphabet is also considering Vietnam as another manufacturing base, according to Nikkei.