Google’s Pixel smartphone series has become something of an anomaly in the smartphone market. When it comes to hype, Google’s Pixel phones are always among the most talked-about Android phones when they begin to leak ahead of launch. Pre-launch buzz is par for the course for any unreleased smartphone when leaks start picking up steam, of course. But what’s interesting about Google phones like the upcoming Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL is the amount of chatter they stir up.
There is so much hype surrounding the Pixel 4 series but when it comes to sales, Google’s Pixel smartphones are barely a blip on the radar. Apple’s iPhones, Samsung’s Galaxy flagships, and Huawei’s high-end handsets sell by the millions all over the world. Meanwhile, Google’s Pixel phones have always been a big disappointment when it comes to sales, and things are actually getting worse, not better. “Hardware results reflect lower year-on-year sales of Pixel, reflecting in part heavy promotional activity industry-wide given some of the recent pressures in the premium smartphone market,” Google CFO Ruth Porat said on the company’s first-quarter earnings call back in April. That’s right, the Pixel 3 series is actually selling worse than the Pixel 2 series, which itself didn’t sell very well according to estimates.
Will the Pixel 4 be the big break Google is looking for?
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Exclusive: New leak reveals key Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL specs originally appeared on BGR.com on Thu, 18 Jul 2019 at 08:17:33 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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