The Google Pixel 6 series will be made in China because of COVID-19, it seems. According to a report by Nikkei, COVID-19 in Asia are making it difficult for Google to move the production to Vietnam.

The Pixel 6 will be manufactured in China, just like the Pixel 5 last year. This suggests that Pixel 6 release delays shouldn’t be a worry. Google stayed in China to avoid manufacturing issues.

Osterloh said Google intends to start with its latest product, the Pixel 8, and the first India-made phones will come to market in 2024—although it is unclear if this includes the flagship Pixel ...

Google’s more budget-friendly phones have been made in Vietnam going back to at least the Pixel 4a. If the company moves the manufacturing of its higher-end phones to Vietnam as well, it will be ...

Google announced in October 2023 that the company will begin making the Pixel 8 series in India. Pixel smartphones are mostly made in China, with the rest in Vietnam.

Google began assembling Pixel phones in China in 2016 and moved part of the production to Vietnam in 2019 due to rising US-China tensions. Google launched the Pixel 9 on Tuesday.