--- title: Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027 description: Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production (phones, smartwatches, earbuds) out of China by 2027, shifting to Vietnam and India, according... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027 | daily.dev og:description: Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production (phones, smartwatches, earbuds) out of China by 2027, shifting to Vietnam and India, according... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/FNTNEOYB8.png og:image:alt: Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027 **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production (phones, smartwatches, earbuds) out of China by 2027, shifting to Vietnam and India, according to Nikkei Asia reporting. This pushes back an earlier January report that pegged the move for 2026. The shift is framed around US-China tensions rather than cost, and follows Google's successful development and production of the Pixel 11 series entirely in Vietnam. Google aims to grow Pixel shipments from roughly 12 million in 2025 to about 13 million this year, betting on Gemini AI integration to drive adoption, even as memory component shortages ('RAMageddon') have already pushed up Pixel 11 prices. Key details remain unconfirmed: no named contract manufacturer, no component sourcing plan, and no official statement from Google. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is Google moving Pixel phone manufacturing out of China? Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production, including phones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds, out of China starting in 2027. The plan was reported by Nikkei Asia and cites ongoing US-China tensions rather than cost as the driver. Vietnam and India are named as the new production destinations, though no contract manufacturer has been confirmed and Google has not commented publicly. _Anyone tracking hardware supply chain shifts can follow how Pixel manufacturing news develops on daily.dev._ ### Why did Google shift Pixel 11 production to Vietnam before moving everything else? Google developed and produced the entire Pixel 11 series in Vietnam, which gave it confidence to extend the move to other product lines. Standing up that production line required investment in testing equipment and tooling machines, since phone manufacturing is more complex than making earbuds or smartwatches. Reports of Google shifting Pixel work toward Vietnam date back to 2019. _Developers following device manufacturing trends can track how Pixel's Vietnam shift unfolds on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Google’s Pixel event is set for August 12](https://daily.dev/posts/google-s-pixel-event-is-set-for-august-12-4m6zaopwi) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The smartphone market is in big trouble](https://daily.dev/posts/the-smartphone-market-is-in-big-trouble-1woimtqrp) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#google](https://daily.dev/tags/google), [#manufacturing](https://daily.dev/tags/manufacturing), [#supply-chain](https://daily.dev/tags/supply-chain) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8"},"datePublished":"2026-08-18T15:31:10.507Z","dateModified":"2026-08-18T15:47:27.121Z","description":"Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production (phones, smartwatches, earbuds) out of China by 2027, shifting to Vietnam and India, according...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b34f6a5330b4a45d60d621bdbfafd319?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/b34f6a5330b4a45d60d621bdbfafd319?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Next Web","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Next Web","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/tnw","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"google,manufacturing,supply-chain","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Next Web","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/tnw"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Google plans to end Pixel production in China by 2027"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/google-plans-to-end-pixel-production-in-china-by-2027-fntneoyb8#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is Google moving Pixel phone manufacturing out of China?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Google has told suppliers it plans to move all Pixel production, including phones, smartwatches, and wireless earbuds, out of China starting in 2027. 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