Google Pixel 4 is Not Coming to India, Here’s Why

Pixel 4 is not coming to India and here's why

Though we already knew virtually everything almost the Pixel 4 and 4XL, Google officially took the wraps off its latest flagship at its Made by Google hardware event in New York today. Pixel 4 is one of the most feature-rich Pixels to exist launched past Google but sadly, Indian users won't be able to get their easily on one.

Yep, nosotros're not kidding. You lot are reading the title right. Google Pixel 4 won't officially exist launching in India. It may come equally a daze to many of you but yep, it's truthful and if you lot have been stuck wondering nearly the reason, well, then it's due to i of the features onboard.

A Google spokesperson confirmed that Pixel 4 won't come to India and mentioned that, "Google has a wide range of products that we make available in unlike regions around the world. We make up one's mind availability based on a variety of factors, including local trends, and product features. Nosotros decided not to make [the] Pixel 4 available in India. We remain committed to our electric current Pixel phones and look forrard to bringing future Pixel devices [Pixel 4a] to India."

Pixel 4 has a lot of likable features but the standout (yet gimmicky) feature here would accept to be Motion Gestures. The visitor has baked a Soli radar flake in the summit bezel hither, making it possible for users to wave their hand over the Pixel 4 to change tracks, control playback, silent incoming calls, and more. It appears super useful if information technology works equally intended and is super responsive to the gestures.

Well, Google may non have confirmed the reason for the ait's the Soli radar chip (and the Motion Sense feature) that makes it impossible for Google to bring the Pixel 4 to India right away. This chip operates in the 57 to 64GHz (V ring) frequency range and though the FCC has canonical its apply in this frequency band, India regulates the utilise of this frequency spectrum. It has been mulling the auction of Five band frequencies for quite some time, but nothing fruitful has come of it.

The Soli Radar chip baked into the Pixel 4 is the reason Google's latest flagship isn't launching in India.

Remember the reports which said Motility Sense engineering science will merely be bachelor in 53 countries at launch? Well, it was true afterall and information technology did non include India for the reason stated to a higher place. Google, it seems, has not been able to attain permission to use the 57 to 64GHz frequency band in India to brand the Soli radar chip work and enable the Motion Sense gestures.

So, information technology should be obvious that Google won't launch the Pixel 4 in India without one of its flagship features. If the Motion Sense gestures don't work, and then the massive summit bezel onboard is rendered useless and Google can't justify the exorbitant toll tag. Well, it's better to not launch a flagship telephone with i of the key features missing in action and that'due south exactly what has happened in this state of affairs.

It's upsetting to see Pixel 4 not making its way to India due to a regulatory hurdle, but we've reached out to Google for an update. Nosotros volition update the story once we hear back from them. We would love to see the regulatory authorities give Google a thumbs up to launch the Pixel iv lineup in Bharat, consummate with Motion Sense technology.

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