Surprised? Though Google Pixel phones weren’t doing well in the market? Well, I did too. But it looks like Google’s hardware plans are on the right track. As per a new IDC report, Google managed to ship more smartphones than OnePlus in 2019.
. @Google continues to expand the #Pixel portfolio and sales are growing. In 2019 shipments grew 52% YoY to reach the highest volume ever, with strong performances in the USA, Western Europe and Japan. It now ships more units than @oneplus but it is still far from reaching Top10 pic.twitter.com/qY66isF9vN
As seen in the tweet above from Francisco Jeronimo, Associate VP, Devices – EMEA, IDC, Pixel phones did very well in three markets – USA, Western Europe, and Japan. The fact that it shipped more phones than OnePlus, even though the Chinese giant is doing pretty well in the US, is still a shocker. The report does not offer the shipment figure for OnePlus devices.
Jeronimo also points out that Google expanded to three new markets in 2019, thus, drumming up interest for its ‘what an Android phone should be like’ strategy. This is great news for Google, who intends to keep marching on with its hardware plans, as revealed by CEO Sundar Pichai in an interview with The Verge.
Google is currently rumored to launch its next-gen mid-range phone, the Pixel 4a, very soon. It will arrive with a punch-hole display, Snapdragon 730G, a single rear camera, and possibly, wireless charging in tow. You can check out the Pixel 4a’s rumored specs right here.
