Pixel 6a and the Google’s Indian Dilemma

Google I/O 2022 event witnessed announcements related to the Pixel portfolio.

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The US-based tech giant has avoided India for the launch of Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro, primarily because of dwindling sales numbers.

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Google has announced the watered down version of the Pixel 6 series to the selected nations and India is not one of it, for the moment.

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The Google Store Help page says that Pixel 6a is only coming to Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, United Kingdom, and United States.

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Google on May 11 launched Pixel 6a powered by its self-developed Tensor processor at $499 (nearly ₹38,665).

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Pixel 6a Camera Bar includes dual rear cameras: a main lens of 12.2MP and an ultrawide lens of 12MP. As for the selfie Pixel 6a has an 8MP lens.

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Pixel 6a comes with 6.1 inch display, Tensor chip coupled with Titan M2 on 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage.

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In India, it is expected to get launched through Flipkart by July this year but there’s still no confirmation from the Google’s side.

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