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Why Google’s 'smartest' phone still skips Thailand

Thailand is one of Southeast Asia’s most enthusiastic smartphone markets, yet Google’s Pixel phones remain absent from official shelves, leaving expats and Thai tech fans to wonder why Android’s own flagship is still treated like a suitcase souvenir.

Pixel handsets have won praise overseas for their cameras, clean software and clever artificial intelligence (AI) tools. In Thailand, however, they remain oddly hard to buy through official channels.

For many locals the question is simple: if Google can sell Pixels in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Taiwan, why not Bangkok?

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