Google Not to Launch Pixel 4 and Pixel XL in India

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in different regions around the world. We determine availability based on a variety of factors, including local trends, and product features. We decided not to make Pixel 4 available in India. We remain committed to our current Pixel phones and look forward to bringing future Pixel devices to India.” The radar sensors on the new Pixel smartphones enable support for a number of human interactions, Sabrina Ellis, VP of Product Management at Google, said at the event today. “For instance, Pixel 4 has the fastest secure face unlock on a smartphone because the process starts before you have even picked up the smartphone,” she claimed. “Motion sense prepares the camera when you reach for your Pixel 4, so you don’t need to tap the screen,” she added. The radar sensor also enables other applications such as rejecting a call by just gesturing at the phone, Ellis said. This is the first time Google has had to skip the launch of a phone in India, the second-largest smartphone market and where all the Nexus and Pixel smartphones have launched a few days after their global unveiling. But not launching the new Pixel smartphones won’t really hurt the company financially. The Pixel smartphones have failed to receive any substantial acceptance in the Indian market, especially as their prices increased over the years. Even as 99% of smartphones shipped in India last year ran the Android mobile operating system, the vast majority of handsets carried a price tag of $200 or lower.