Japan Surpasses US to Become Biggest Contributor to Google’s Smartphone Shipments
Japan Surpasses US to Become Biggest Contributor to Google’s Smartphone Shipments
Google’s smartphone shipments in Japan in Q1 2023 reached an all-time high share of 34% in the brand’s overall global shipments to secure the top position.
The Japanese smartphone market is infamously very hostile. Impressive that a newcomer like Google managed to thrive there.
That's pretty crazy seeing as how small the JDM is compared to the US and Europe.
I wonder if this will result in any significant changes to how Google designs or markets their devices?
I feel like they'd make a JP-specific variant if they deem it necessary, rather than make changes to the models they sell in their home country
i think its due to how pixels support Felica (all in one transport and payment card) and that it isn't korean (beef between japan and korea).
That is really impressive. I think it helps that the carrier market in Japan is really diverse and Android phones are (or at least were, when I was there) common choices.