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.

  • VioletteRei@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Honestly yeah! It’s compatible with the majority of apps, you can use it to game (emulator or native Android games), there’s also a lot of productive apps compatible with it, like Microsoft Office (don’t know if there’s open source alternative compatible) and the majority of video and photo editing software. Personally it doesn’t remplace my computer, but while travelling it’s really pratical