India Google fans, rejoice! Google is now planning to open flagships store in India. You can purchase the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL offline starting from 2018! Read more about Google India Offline Stores below!
Google India Offline Stores: what to expect?
Previously, Google has launched the duo Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL since October 2017. According to various sources, Google has been happy with the great response from India smartphone users for their pop-ups sale in India. Furthermore, Economic Times also reports about two “prominent” malls in India sending requests to open Google retail space. As a result, Google is now planning for a grand entrance to the Indian market in 2018. The American brand hopes to improve its sales and catches up with its competition.
Moreover, Google also wants to increase the brand’s awareness of the Pixel series in such a big market like India. Before, Google is only famous in India as a software company. Now, they are aiming to become a global hardware manufacturer and join the second most significant smartphone market in the world right now. Furthermore, one source said that Google would probably set up the stores in later 2018. Additionally, there was also a rumour about Google added a senior Apple executive in the retails plans.
Let’s take a look back at the two Pixel handsets! Firstly, Google Pixel 2 specs sport a 5.0-inch AMOLED with the resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. On the other hand, Google Pixel 2 XL specs include a bigger 6.0-inch P-OLED with the resolution of 1440 x 2880 pixels. Under the hood, both Google handsets run on a Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 chipset. Regarding the storage, Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL offer 4GB RAM and two ROM options: 64GB/128GB. In terms of photography, these two flagships have a 12.2MP (f/1.8, 1/2.6″, 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF) primary snapper and an 8MP (f/2.4, 27mm, 1/3.2″, 1.4 µm) selfie shooter. Finally, they have Android 8.0 (Oreo) as the operating system
Google India Offline Stores: where and when?
According to Google, they will be focusing on expanding the channel and from a go-to-market perspective. Additionally, this tech giant will try to increase their present next 2018. If their plan goes well, we can expect to see Google stores appearing at large malls like Promenade, Select Citywalk and Mall of India soon next year!