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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.

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[–] whodoctor11@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

It's funny to read that because in the global south (where I am) android is just the most used OS in cellphones.

[–] Redex68@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

iPhones are the only the biggest by market share in very rich countries like the nordics, US, UK and a few others, with a bias towards anglophone countries I'd say. https://deviceatlas.com/blog/android-v-ios-market-share

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Basically the countries where people can afford to buy the phone that they want.

[–] Ooops@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Basically the US and heavily english-speaking countries easier infected with the same brain-rot the US' corporate ruling class calls "culture".

(IOs/Android vs. english-speakers vs. income)

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone -2 points 1 year ago

Like I said, the countries where people can buy the phone they want.

[–] danielbln@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I believe that's true for most markets, it sure is in central Europe.

[–] SRo@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Android is number one everywhere but the us. The us is apple centric. Their loss.

[–] Ooops@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

The US in brainlessly-adoring-corporations centric.

Which is exactly the reason while Android is shrinking in the US while Google is growing.

[–] Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Android is the most used phone OS in poorer places. Places like india for example are like 99% Android, and they sell a boatload of cheap, bad phones. iPhones are the most used in the richer places in the west.

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