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.

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        1 year ago

        Basically the countries where people can afford to buy the phone that they want.

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          Basically the US and heavily english-speaking countries easier infected with the same brain-rot the US’ corporate ruling class calls “culture”.

          (IOs/Android vs. english-speakers vs. income)

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            1 year ago

            Like I said, the countries where people can buy the phone they want.

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        1 year ago

        In western new York seemingly I’m the only one with “the poor man green bubble” even tho my phone was 1,600$ and nicer hardware and build than an iphone.

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      Android is number one everywhere but the us. The us is apple centric. Their loss.

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        The US in brainlessly-adoring-corporations centric.

        Which is exactly the reason while Android is shrinking in the US while Google is growing.

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      1 year ago

      Android is the most used phone OS in poorer places. Places like india for example are like 99% Android, and they sell a boatload of cheap, bad phones. iPhones are the most used in the richer places in the west.