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.

  • Cryptic FawnEnglish
    6•1 year ago

    I feel like a bit of a unicorn for using a Nokia 5.4. Never met another person that uses any of Nokia’s recent smartphones. 😭

    • @[email protected]English
      4•1 year ago

      Nokia still makes smartphones!?!?!?!?!?

      (Well at least now you know what the problem is. Why aren’t they advertising this?)

      • @[email protected]English
        4•1 year ago

        Not really, the company is called HMD Global, Nokia has an investment in it and there are probably a lot of former Nokia employees working there, but it’s not a subsidiary.

        • @[email protected]English
          4•1 year ago

          Ah okay, thanks for explaining it. Guess I should just stick with Pixel devices, then. (I miss the old OnePlus; they used to be such a good alternative to Pixels.)

      • Cryptic FawnEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        Yep, they sure do! They target the budget market and therefore are competing mainly with Moto in that area, and even still make feature phones too.

        I do wish I saw more marketing for them. The only reason why I even bought my original Nokia 3.1 and then my 5.4 is because I deliberately go out of my way to keep an eye on their products.

    • suokoEnglish
      2•1 year ago

      Is it bloatware free like pixel and Motorola or it has some nokia cloud/store preinstalled?

      • Cryptic FawnEnglish
        1•1 year ago

        The camera on my 5.4 isn’t horrible but it’s not great either. But I knew that before buying it; I’m not picky about the camera.