Google Is Reportedly Planning To Move All Pixel Production Out Of China

2 days ago by sanitation to c/android

Google told its suppliers that it will no longer manufacture Pixel devices in China starting next year, according to Nikkei Asia.
VeganBtw 24 points 2 days ago

The company will most likely manufacture its Pixel devices in Vietnam and India starting in 2027, Nikkei Asia says.

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postmateDumbass 1 point 5 hours ago

Probaby just across the border so the trucks with parts from China dont have to go too far.

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TIEPilot 16 points 2 days ago

Can't have the ccp getting into googles spy game...

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LincolnsDogFido 48 points 2 days ago

That's not why. Slave labor in Vietnam and India will be cheaper.

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TIEPilot 6 points 2 days ago

I was being ironic as both are mass surveillance apparatuses.

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Doomsider 2 points 14 hours ago

The only correct answer. China has gotten too expensive. It is all about money.

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SaveTheTuaHawk 3 points 12 hours ago

neither of you are right...it's about tariff avoidance. The factories will still be owned by China.

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Doomsider 2 points 9 hours ago

You may be right about this particular instance. Do you have evidence the factories will still be owned by China? From what I can tell they are using Foxconn so that is not the case.

Samsung also exited from China as will many more companies. Corporations have been exiting China for awhile now because manufacturing prices are lower elsewhere. They also get sweet deals from governments doing this and in a lot of ways it is predatory in nature as they will leave Vietnam if it is more profitable somewhere else in the future.

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Abyssian 2 points 5 hours ago

Luckily they informed you of all of their plans and reasonings and we have you here for to tell us all of how the world works.

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Jax 1 point 4 hours ago

Why would Google care about tariffs when the money will inevitably be funneled toward them anyway?

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Abyssian 1 point 5 hours ago

Don't Be Evil.

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NocturnalMorning 0 points 2 days ago

Honestly I'm tired of the Chinese slave labor. My phone battery life is terrible. Plus, they didn't even add removable batteries so I could swap it out. Geniuses, can't take the battery out if you don't put in a back cover 🙄

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master94ga 3 points a day ago

The two problems you are reporting are result of Google bad design, not chinese manufacturing

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NocturnalMorning 1 point 19 hours ago

The comment was a joke.

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sanitation 1 point a day ago

Fairphone is selling in us now.

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anon_8675309 3 points 3 hours ago

All the tiny electronics parts will still be made in china.

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Solrac 0 points a day ago

Then we need Graphene elsewhere

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philanthropicoctopus 3 points a day ago

Grapheme is coming to some Motorola models next year

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darkangelazuarl 2 points 11 hours ago

Not going to hold my breath when Motorola is involved. Full me 6 times shame on me.

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philanthropicoctopus 1 point 9 hours ago

Fair enough!

I think a major benefit to Motorola being onboard is pixels arnt sold everywhere round the world, plus it means not financially supporting google.

Are Motorola unreliable? I haven't had much experience with them

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darkangelazuarl 2 points 9 hours ago

They have repeatedly promised and failed to deliver android updates to both their flagship and affordable phone lines.

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Ilandar 1 point 6 hours ago

Yes, in my experience they do not deliver on their update promises and are extremely inconsistent with their timing which creates unnecessary security gaps.

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SalmonTractor 1 point 2 hours ago path: 0 25365253 25370253 25388103, hotness: undefined, score: 1, children: 0

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