Subj : The Pixel 9 could be Googles least popular phone in years, despit
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Tue May 28 2024 11:00:05

The Pixel 9 could be Googles least popular phone in years, despite impressive 
rumored features

Date:
Tue, 28 May 2024 09:45:59 +0000

Description:
A survey suggests that most US Google Pixel owners are likely to switch to 
another brand.

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Despite making increasingly excellent phones, Google has struggled to build 
much market share in the smartphone sector, and the latest data suggests that 
Pixel phones might be getting even less popular. 

According to a recent Stocklytics report (via Phone Arena ), 57% of surveyed 
Pixel owners say its very likely that theyll switch to another brand next 
time they upgrade, with only 25% saying that theyre very unlikely to do so. 

The survey included almost 10,000 smartphone users in the US, and for 
comparison, just 34% of surveyed Samsung phone owners said that theyre very 
likely to switch, with 44% saying theyre very unlikely. In the case of iPhone 
owners, 34% again said that theyre very likely to make a move, while 50% said 
theyre very unlikely to. (Image credit: Stocklytics) 

This isnt the only sign that Google's Pixel line could be in trouble, either, 
as earlier in the month, Counterpoint Research (also via Phone Arena ) found 
that Google's share of the US market share had declined from an already low 
2% in the first quarter of 2023, to a lower but unnamed percentage in the 
first quarter of 2024. 

So, all of this is a bad sign for the Google Pixel 9 line, which  despite 
rumors of a new design, a third model (possibly dubbed the Pixel 9 Pro XL), 
and ever more AI features  could struggle to sell. 

These results are slightly surprising, too, since Google makes excellent 
phones, with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro both getting 4-star reviews from us. 
Buggy phones and small sample sizes The Pixel 8a is the most recent Google 
Pixel phone (Image credit: Philip Berne / Future) 

So, whats going on here? Well, Pixel phones have had more than their fair 
share of bugs and other issues over the years, including overheating and 
connectivity problems. The latest models seem more stable, though, and Google 
has for the most part resolved any issues that arose in earlier phones. 

It could also be that the Pixel line isnt in as much trouble as these reports 
suggest. That aforementioned Statista survey, for example, might sound 
significant with its almost 10,000 respondents, but given that Googles US 
market share is likely under 2%, that would mean that only around 200 of 
those surveyed actually even have a Pixel phone. When you consider that the 
smartphone-owning population of the US sits at around 310 million people ( 
according to Statista ), thats an almost meaninglessly small sample size. 

On top of which, the US is just one market, and while it is one of Googles 
biggest, the Pixel line had a 12% market share in Japan in the second quarter 
of 2023 according to Counterpoint Research (via Bloomberg ), and that was up 
from just 2% in the same quarter of 2021. 

So, if nothing else, Googles phones are making an impact and growing their 
market share elsewhere. 

Hopefully, then, things arent as dire for the Pixel line as some of the data 
above suggests, and with any luck, Google can further improve the reliability 
of its phones, to hopefully boost customer loyalty in future. You might also 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/google-pixel-phones/the-pixel-9-could-be-goog
les-least-popular-phone-in-years-despite-its-impressive-rumored-features


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