Google's Pixel smartphones are continuing to grow in the US, as shipments in the US grew in Q2 2023 while everyone else dropped.

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.

  • ilikenoodlezEnglish
    91·
    1 year ago

    If Google’s custom soc is good I’d love to finally own a pixel. Hate having to use chinese phones to get non bloated android at a reasonable price.

      • Whirlybird@aussie.zoneEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        The Pixels are some of the most heavily bloated phones around though. They have 25+ google apps installed by default that you can’t remove.

        • been_jammingEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          You can just install a different operating system on Pixels

          • Whirlybird@aussie.zoneEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            Doesn’t change what I said. Most people aren’t doing that, and the constant talk of pixels having “no bloat” couldn’t be further from the truth.

      • notenoughbutterEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I think he’s talking about using custom Roms

        Chinese phones are popular for that

    • Saneless@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      The a line of pixel phones is great too. Unlike other brands that gimp the shit out of everything below their $1100 option, the pixel a just makes the full fat ones feel like a worse deal