Android is struggling to keep its market share in the United States, as Apple continues to take over in the market. But, despite Android as a whole losing ground, Google Pixel phones are becoming a bigger slice of the US market.

Counterpoint Research reports that, in Q2 2023, US smartphone shipments dropped by 24% year-over-year. That includes both iPhones and Android phones, and virtually every brand saw a drop in shipments. Samsung saw US shipments drop by 37% while Motorola saw a 17% drop. TCL saw the biggest decline at just shy of 70% year-over-year, and even Apple saw a 6% drop.

  • Whirlybird
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    1 year ago

    When you’ve got a miniscule market share it’s much easier to increase it than it is when you have a much larger market share.

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      1 year ago

      This. People that can afford a higher-end phone still can. Everyone else doesn’t have the money right now due to inflation and the income gap widening etc. IPhone and Pixel are the most well-known higher-end phone brands.

      Feel free to correct me if it gets more complicated than that.

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        1 year ago

        IPhone and Pixel are the most well-known higher-end phone brands.

        iPhone and Galaxy. Pixels aren’t well known (or if they are, they’re not desired), hence the teeny tiny market share.

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          1 year ago

          or if they are, they’re not desired

          I couldnt say. They are at least the ones most advertised where i live.