Google in the coming days pixel 8 launches the series. October 4 is truly a day of celebration for the technology giant. However, the company already has plenty of reasons to celebrate. Pixel phone sales are surging in a major market, and it’s also stealing that market share from its biggest rival. Japan, the world’s third largest economy, seems to be warming up to Pixel brand phones. According to the findings of Counterpoint Research published by Bloomberg, it was reported that Pixel phone sales increased sixfold in the second quarter of 2023 compared to last year.
Google Pixel 6a and 7a showed great success
The increase in sales increased Google’s market share in the country to 12 percent. During the same period, iPhone’s market share decreased from 58 percent to 46 percent. This is the first time in the last two years AppleIt shows that ‘s dominance in the Japanese market has fallen below 50 percent. It looks like Google gained its success in the country thanks to the Pixel 6a and 7a. Anshel Sag, chief mobile analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy, said: “Japan is a great success story for Google and the Pixel team. It looks like most of these devices come from the affordable Pixel 6a and 7a series. This probably means that Google has successfully captured the middle of the Japanese smartphone market.