1. Online order - not widely available in stores 2. People don’t think of Google as a phone manufacturer when deciding 3. Android has smaller market share in the US. 4. The marketing of Google Pixel is not year round. You’d be lucky to even catch an ad raising awareness.
I agree. He seems to miss the point on some things and gloss over others. If you just look at global market share, then Apple isn’t too big. According to Oberlo, as of November 2023, Apple has a 29.64% market share in the smartphone market worldwide. This means that almost three in 10 smartphone users worldwide use an Apple phone. From what I know, Apple is popular in the USA, but I don’t know what other markets Apple dominates in. Google has had different manufacturers make their phones over the years, including LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, and Foxconn. However, this inconsistency in manufacturers does not necessarily mirror the inconsistency of the quality of Google-branded phones. From my own experience, Google, aside from their camera, didn’t seem to provide a better experience or features compared to something like Samsung. When Google Nexus first came onto the scene, people were used to buying phones that were subsidized by carriers. It was a big jump from paying close to nothing compared to the starting price of $529. I think back then, subsidized phones with a plan came to around $50 a month. Today if people go with a big carrier they end up paying the same excluding the cost of a phone.
the only reason I have reservations about the Pixel is cause Samsung's not quite there yet compared to Qualcomm, otherwise it'd be the auto-buy brand that the Notes were back in the N9 days
- Pixels are only available in around 30 countries only (mostly online). Otherwise it can't be found at all. - Their prices outside USA aren't competitive - They started just this year with the long lasting software support (it should've started from the begining). They can have at least 5% market share just by making them available worldwide.
Exactly. Their issue isn't distrust, at least not so much more than other companies. The amount of people who just don't fucking know that they exist...
Their price in Europe at least are absolutely competitive. The performance are similar to top tier Samsung and Apple smartphone and they sell for like 60% of the price.
Google absolutely does not listen to their user base for what they want... They requested headphone jacks as microSD storage expansion, larger storage on the base models, more storage on high-end models, fingerprint sensors being moved to the back. All of those hardware decisions that they could differentiate themselves with, they ignore and they push their software. And even then Google will give you awesome software like voice commands that work when your phone is locked and then take it away from you
One thing about Pixel advertising (would also apply to almost the entire android smartphone ecosystem) is that whenever Google gets celebrities to endorse it, it seems forced advertising in a way as vast majority of them use iPhones. In some instances, celebrities were tweeting the Pixel ads while in the tweet the following quote came up "Tweeted from an iPhone"
They're cheap in the US, with all the perks and features yet no one wants it because it's not apple. In the other 16 countries where it's available (small indie compagny new to selling phones) the prices are pretty high and absolutely not competitive, and there is so many features missing.
And 5G and VoLTE is also not available in regions Google doesn't sell it officially. Here in Maldives, Pixels are the only ones that don't have that support since Google blocks it in software for our carriers
It the same mindset as people on social media they won't move because all the friends are on it and as mention in the video it has become a affordable status symbol.
Most consumers buy a Samsung phone because they walk into a carrier store or a Best Buy and they sign up there. Which includes a payment plan broken over a period of years for the phone. Most people don't buy their phones out right.
Also; one of the reasons why I wouldnt want a pixel, is because I don't trust google to support their own hardware. Just like with google play music, and now with Google podcasts, and just about every other thing Google wants you to get.... Support is very meager and/or limited in its time to live. Which gets especially painful for the price point you're getting the phones at.
I switched from my Pixel 7 Pro to the iPhone 15 Pro Max and now, two months later, I miss my Pixel. I don’t know what everyone else see because the OS on the Pixel is so much better. Simple things like editing text or going back to the previous screen are simply better but I did try to like this iPhone. I will be selling it tho lol
Opposite situation for me. Went from a Galaxy S10+ to an iPhone 12 regular and never looked back. Later on I tried out an S22 Ultra and although it was an amazing experience i never managed to get that same spark I did with iPhone. I sold it and kept my 13 Pro Max. Currently using the 15 Pro Max and so far it’s been great. What consumers really want boils down to what their phone experience is like mixed with what they usually want in a phone that fits their usage style/what they’ve adapted to. Power word being preference. Although there have been times where I do miss having an Android.
@@ElfenLiedAgain But really its a status symbol and a standalone device that people want use people don't want a phone that can do it all just one that does the same things but with shiny coat of paint I am actually surprised that apple still uses phone in its marketing. Might as well call the iWizard just make sure you don't peak behind the curtain.
@@southcoastinventors6583 what the actual fuck are you on about 😂 all I hear is just a reason to try and downplay what I said because I prefer iPhone over Android, sounds like major cope
@@estiennetaylor1260 what an odd way of describing the iOS’s goal of achieving minimalism and simplicity. What, are you going to say that because it’s iPhone that it’s crap, when so many Android skins/OEM launchers have used or taken inspiration from the iOS and its aesthetic? Performance tests show that the hardware on the iPhone have also lived up to its name.
Just imagine Google actually taking seriously the Pixel line Up worldwide, India and latin america are such a big market for Google and they doesn't sell their phones there, I'm from Mexico and I love having a Pixel, such a feature pack phone and a great alternative to those Xiaomi things, but I had to buy it over a third party on Amazon.
Glad to hear that you’ve had a good experience with the Pixel man. I know what you mean what you say it’s not a big name, but given that it’s from Google, you would very much expect it to be
@@notafbihoneypot8487 GrapheneOS is reason why I got pixel 8 and so far I'm very happy with it. And as long as they keep their word in those 7y of support my next phone will be another pixel
Yeah it's seen as a software company, with stuff like it's search engine, UA-cam, Gmail, Android etc. If they market the pixel more then people would actually buy it because most people don't know a Google Pixel is an option when buying a phone
@@LogicallyAnswered Google was never known to be a phone manufacturer. It was just the brand behind the software. Apple shows how important the combined hardware and software experience needs to be for the user.
I really love pixel phones. They have incredible cameras, the best feeling of android, good IA functions, but I think pixels don’t age good, and they also are not power machines, tensor processors are just not so good (I had the g2)
Am Currently using Pixel 8 pro and am very satisfied with this phone . Google themselves to blame for not getting more market share because they don't sell in many countries. Have to buy parallel imported Japanese version here in New Zealand
You presented Pixel as some perfect magic phone with everything anyone wants. I can speak as a Pixel owner, Pixel is far, faaaar from a perfect phone. Actually I wouldn't recommend it to people who are not photography enthusiasts. It has a ton of bugs and quality control is questionable. Again, if camera is important to you, go for it, but otherwise, pick something different.
The thing with Pixels is that they don't age very well and lose performance very quickly compared to other android phones. That may be a reason why people aren't buying them. Edit: Source ua-cam.com/video/PhFwDJCEhBg/v-deo.htmlm33s
The main reason they don't sell well is because you don't have to buy them if you want to be in the Android ecosystem. If you want to be in the iOS ecosystem, you have to buy an iPhone. Google has never truly supported the pixel with all of its might and power
They are also harder to find in my experience. Id have to import one, and why bother when I can get a samsung or oneplus with a warranty for less money
They don't have 5G and HD voice in basically most of the world. Google just blocks it in software in unsupported regions. The pixels are not that good in terms of performance when compared to others and the price increases significantly in most of the world.
I'm a proud owner of a Pixel i payed 300 bucks for. I spend about 30 minutes a day on it my phone, so there was really no way i would pay much more for a phone for the price of a high end GPU.
I got it! google needs to make a $3000 smartphone then make a regular priced pixel that looks similiar with similar branding pixel pro phones become a luxury
0:45 "google is solving all the problems that people generally complain about..." i like ultra power saving mode and fingerprint locked photos folder that comes standard with samsung software, mine is s10e ($200 2023).
S10e is a great phone. I regret switching to the S21FE. S10e was great and honestly S21FE was slow until Android 14. S10e is so well optomized software wise!
I'm from India and here is my views. Normally due to the tropical weather here, battery life is always slightly less than what is projected. 1. Let's take the point that pixel takes very good photos. Agreed 2. Now we need a phone that can take atleast 300 photos which means the phone has to survive atleast 3-4 hrs with the camera app. Thats not even possible 3. At the end of the day I want my phone to stay alive to be able to pick calls. Coz that's what phones are primarily there for Now you see my point. Suboptimised processor combined with low battery makes it a phone for those who lives 24/7 in air conditioning environment. Just making 1 strong leg with other 3 weak legs does not make a table usable
It's more like people don't know what is possible. No conscious consumer can or will just buy random things like some tech enthusiast, especially if they have been burned before. Phrasing it as not knowing what they want, is kinda weird. People know what they want, which is first and foremost, ease of use, then good value (they dont know how much an SOC costs so they just go by something that is expensive), and long term support, and thats what market research shows if you analyse it properly and not just look at what item they buy. It cannot provide data about a possible new thing because it doesn't exist yet. It's these things that made iphone popular and the "genius" of Jobs. He simply demonstrated it with a whole event instead of a random ad on whatever most popular media outlet. The whole status symbol aspect is a by product of the price. If the phone/Ui was bad, or iphones were cheap, nobody would use it or acquire it as status symbol. 10:50 erm, it still is. There are many alternatives that are in fact better.
Funny how i watch this vid using the Pixel 8 Pro 😂 Joking aside, one of the main reason i bought the Pixel is cuz of that stock Android experience, so far I've been loving it
This is US-only based analysis. Very poor. Most of the world buys smartphones for cash without contracts. Chinese brands are insanely popular outside US. Pixels are simply diffucult to find outside US. They are sold with high mark up and with no warranty, but many people still want them.
No expandable storage, no headphone jack, no removable battery, emphasis on the camera and the weird lump for said camera when smart phone cameras have been plenty good for years. Each successive model gets more and more expensive. The pixel really isn't anything I want at all. I used and mostly enjoyed the first generation pixel despite major issues with the amount of storage available and since then it has just dropped features, gotten more expensive and they also reneged on their promises of free cloud storage (which was their stated reason for limiting the storage options) and even revoked the free storage you got from owning a pixel. These things are just a bad experience and if they can't figure that out, they can't be helped. Edit: forgot the stupid hole on the front screen, not buying a phone that has a hole in the screen either.
Almost every pixel has some kind of issue. Price in Asian countries is so damn high. The design is so lame. They price it like a flagship but they don't look like a flagship.
I love my pixel but its more of a niche phone for people who like the ui and photos. It is super customizable with the settings and whatnot but it is not as simple as some phones and isnt for everyone
VALUE PACKED? WHAT???? - Pixel costs DOUBLE of what a Samsung or Xiaomi costs and has half the features, half the storage, way less RAM. Where is the value? Because it's not in specs. - It has an inferior CPU and an inferior modem. What value? - The screen has a lower refresh rate than other brands in same category. So what value? - They have no stores. - They don't even sell the phone in many many countries outside of US. You can't even order it online in my country; only a few shops decided to import it and sell. - Pixel-exclusive "features" are not even available outside US and they are limited to English-only. - The fingerprint is god-awful on ALL pixels since they went in-screen fingerprint reader. The reader was great on the back and side, but no, they had to ruin that. Now it's working maybe 10% of the time. I just use pattern/code like everyone else I know do, because you can't rely on fingerprint on these devices. - Even GPS and mobile signal is just worse compared to others. Pixel is horrible value. All of them. 6a/7a? Get an A53 for example. Much better. 7, 8? Costs way too much. The only "value" they have is the long software update time and the stock Android experience. That's it. It's not worth double the price while having worse hardware.
I was always a OnePlus guy until the pixel 8 pro, now I'm locked in to google. I have pixel buds pro, I'm upgrading to the 9 pro XL and the pixel watch 3. It's a great ecosystem and great value along with very Apple like fluidity.
I have a 2019 LG phone. I wanted to upgrade last year but found LG no longer makes phones. I like LG's interface and would like to keep it, but that's not possible. I also like having removable batteries, as my charging port is broken, so I use an external charger and swap batteries out. I'll likely keep using this old thing until it's not viable anymore... which I suspect will be very soon. 4G just isn't cutting it, anymore.
What I personally want is one single feature on my phone. And considering it's the last phone to be made with it, I'm rocking my note 20 ultra until the day it dies. Then I'll buy a second one.
I clicked on the "click-bait" title and 30 seconds in I saw you're using this phone as an example. That phone is a piece of crap and the reason why no one is buying it. There, saved myself 12:00 minutes of my valuable time.
2010 - the Nexus model was Google software meets a chosen manufacturer's hardware whereby Google would squeeze any profit to the point that both would make next to nothing on it. They changed partners every other year (HTC, Samsung, LG). Add a matter of fact I read an article that weighed in on the fact that they were losing money on the product such that the hardware manufacturers would jump ship. Meanwhile iPhone and Samsung became dominant regarding their respective operating systems (iOS vs Android). By the time the Pixel brand was established in 2016, the smartphone market was overly saturated (including a whole host of other Asian players Xiaomi, RealMi, ZTE, Huawei, Oppo, OnePlus etc). Don't get it twisted, they sell a really good phone and premium at that, but they'll never catch up - again the market had long ago reached maturity therefore meaningful penetration would be minimally impactful at best.
nope their performance actually sucks i don't know why you don't know this but literally any other mtk or snapdragon chip in the same price range is 50-100% better in terms of power efficiency and thermals meaning it will perform worse over time in gaming which actually matters outside of benchmarks
Google Nexus 5 was the best android I ever had. I loved it, every part of it. I would buy pixel if I lived in the us. Or if they had support on my country.
IMO Google made the Pixel to show what services Google gives as smartphone features. It explains their reluctance to advertise and make more of a marketing push as opposed to other smartphone competitors, who sell smartphones. Google instead sells a 'marketing' of its features in the package of a smartphone.
Focusing on getting market share at all costs is the strategy used by all Silicone Valley statups for over a decade. I dont think that using that strategy is what's causing people to buy the iphone instead
Users don't have defined needs imo they buy on the basis of advertisement and status i bet maximum apple owners wouldn't even care about it's chips capability and would jus buy one as a symbol
Completely agree. The real reason people buy iPhones is because how the marketing makes them feel. The better performance and stuff is just something they use to justify why they’re paying top dollar.
Budget smart phones - hard to sell. High End smart phones easy to sell. Last year's High End smart phones, easy to sell. People do not compare Budget -> Old High End smart phones, ever, it isn't a consideration. How long do different types of people play with it before purchasing it, 5-10 minutes max? When you can afford it, or think you can replace it easily, why bother? Answering these questions is why customers don't purchase specific products.
technically, pixels are not even what people usually want. just like many, my reasons for not getting a pixel and going for nothing phone 2 were- No fast charging samsung node based overheating (hence power hungry) processors (use more power for the same performance compared to tsmc) No 120hz screen in lower models (pixel 7 in my case) Comparitively BAD cellular connectivity (dealbreaker for me as it hinders daily activity) No extra software pop / unique and useful features. (what does one do with a temperature sensor with a very limited range only available on the highest model?) best waterproof rating and cameras, and a year of extra security updates were not enough to overcome the compromises overall, it was a logical decision to steer away from the pixel. If they had fixed the chips and connectivity, would have surely gone for the pixel. Maybe they could make an iphone 15 plus equavalent, a bigger phone with more battery life to have more reviews and customers, as most individuals would take extra battery life and screen size over compactness. Would like your thoughts and opinions as well.
actually, i'm still on my Pixel 3. why? because Google stopped offering free Photos storage with the later models, and that's what i want. the camera quality is good enough. what i want is a frictionless way to keep memories. what's the friction? micromanaging the Storage costs. if they could just charge me what i am using, instead of asking me to buy in chunks of of 50 GB aut cetera.
The problem with pixel is focusing only in the market where everyone loves apple. If it is one of the best android phone why no try to sell it where android is more sold? Like everywhere else outside usa? 💁♂️ I would love to buy pixel 7. Im not going to do it because never a single pixel was sold here in brazil, at least not officially.
I think that your point of view is excellent, and well thought through. But I think that you have the emphasis in the wrong place. I'd put about 80% into people not trusting Google, and about 20% into literally everything else you mentioned, with less of a relationship between them. I would be a Pixel customer if I trusted Google more.
When I last bought a smartphone (this year) Pixel was one of those that would have looked good if it wasn't for a hard fail on on a main critera for me "3.5mm headset jack". (Also, Pixel has - to be kind - downright crappy global availability). (And before anyone goes: * "use bluetooth", nah, in part I havn't met a pair of bluetooth headphones that sounds good (to be fair, only looked up to about 500$). Also bluetooth headphoens by design will have a short lifespan (battery issues mainly). (yes, I listen a lot to taiko, classical, opera, art rock, and jazz. and I abhor accentuated bass). ** Also, bluetooth is _very_ slow when it comes to device switching. When I move from phone -> computer (or vice versa) with cabled this is sub-2s) (also, this multi-use means I also need scary low latency, bluetooth is just too slow) * "use a dongle", I refuse to have a mechanical load on my main data/power prt. Up until phones comes with 2+ usb-c ports this isn't an option either). But since it is easier to complain than to state what you're looking for. Let me describe what would be my perfect smartphone: * Fits in pocket * User-replacable battery * Separate ports for data/power and audio * Micro-sdxc port * Water ingress protection * Optically stabilised camera * Minimal post-processing of photos (AI-processed images is a demerit for me. Fine if they add it in as a option, but let us avoid it) * Handles 4G, hadles wifi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and "be" would be nice as well) * USB camera/hid support * Plethora of USB-profiles, in particular those pertaining to audio and low-power operation. * Physical buttons for Volume, Power. * Dedicated buttons for menu/home/back. * Not having to spend half a day remove pre-installed bloat. RAM and CPU speed basically is "whatever is midrange at the time"
Very good summary. Google is not really marketing their smartphones like other brands do. (Samsung, Apple...) As a business owner, you are either my customer or my supplier, NEVER BOTH!!! So, I actually do not understand why Google would build its own smartphone, while they also supply Android to multiple smartphone brands.
Pixel isnt hitting the right marks like the Nexus did. Hell, they aren't even doing what OnePlus did years ago when they were more popular. Sure they give you a nice camera, but most enthusiasts that carry a brand into success care more about screen and battery life and processor then materials they're made of or extra features useless features that's drive up costs. Give me the latest gen processor, the best screen and a serviceable battery/charging ay a good price and I'll be there first in line
Really terrible reasoning in this video. Real reason why they don't sell is because they suck. Ever since Tensor, there's severe battery life defects. To be fair Pixels and even Nexuses have had so many various hardware issues that it's unbelievable. Some choices Google made like with Pixel 4s battery were really so moronic that you can't top that. Plain Android isn't exactly a selling point, mostly because Google just kinda shit out updates, but not necessarily quality updates and Google's Android lacks a lot of features and in last 5 years became really bloated, to the point where you get Samsung level bloat and way worse functionality. The last decent Pixel was Galaxy Nexus, it just didn't have any hardware issues, was actually made well and unlike today weren't loaded with cringe features.
I really liked my Pixel 4. And easily enjoying my Pixel 8. I am seeing pixels out in the wild. I do not like Samsung phones or their UI. Overall, glad I have a Pixel. Great phones and good user experience.
The lesson here should be, don't be a shady company and customers won't have reason to be skeptical of your motives. Don't shift the blame on customers.
Pixels are great but sometimes have bad glitches like the Pixel 6 series. Some of these glitches would make picking up phone calls impossible and that really puts a bad taste in your mouth. Some of them have been fixed for the pixel 7pro but not all and the pixel 6A still has the worst ones of them all. Since my Samsung account isn't working anymore and I am in the US, I may as well get an iPhone. Customization on the pixel is severely nerfed compared to the budget Samsung I used to own, and if you compare my Pixel 7pro to a Samsung in its price range it looks sad. I hope they have fixed their glitchy track record with the 7-year pixel 8 series because some of the general public might buy one thinking that it will last through the 7 years and if it doesn't then Google is going to alienate their existing user base and lose all customers of their phones. Pixels have potential I just hope Google fixes the glitches soon otherwise I'd never recommend one to anyone.
1:20 How can lockdown everything to their ecosystem and take advantage of customer by charging upgrade the device for half of device price a best experience?
It would help if Google put much much more time and effort into the Tensor chip, to help performance and overheating. If they could do that while offering what they already do, they'd easily be the best, considering how customizable and easy Pixels are to use.
don't think that will convince any iphone user or aspiring iphone user to give up Apple. Apple is almost always 2nd best when it comes to hardware, with the exception of SOC, but people never believe this due to their aggressive marketing and, as the video tells us, the appearance of status when you're an iphone user - "iphone is best", "Apple invented smartphones", " Apple invented tablets", etc - all of these are either purely false, or just wishful thinking.
@@valentinbusuioc4054 nothing I say or do will change what people wish to believe is true. Similar to religion. Never heard anyone say that apple "invented" anything before, and it'd be obviously easy to prove wrong. But Pixels with something like GrapheneOS are the most secure and easy to use, no matter how you look at it. It's kind of crazy knowing how little they are used.
Either they need to fix Tensor or go back to SnapDragon. overall, my Pixel doesn't get too hot. Even Snapdragonn CPUs can get toasty. Also the 5G modem on Pixel is still lacking.
I only really felt my Pixel 8 pro get really warm when I first had it. After a little while, it stopped getting warm and it doesn't do that to me anymore. To be fair though, I run Graphene Os on it and they might've fixed it on their end, so I can't say for regular Android that comes with the Pixel.
You stated the reason for them not being popular outside of the US market right out in the first minute. They're not priced competitively for most of the big markets outside of the US. Their appeal in big markets such as India and China is simply being a premium product from a reputable company, but then Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and Oppo/Vivo/Oneplus/Realme gives a more premium option with better specs often at the same, or in the case of Xiaomi and Oppo/Vivo/Oneplus/Realme, with better prices.
I feel like a big issue with Google as well is that they limit their actual market potential too much. That is to say, they don't actually sell their phones in that many markets. Doing this just inevitably leads to less global market share.
Thank god cause their phone absolutely suck, pixel 7 pro was the worst flagship I ever had. terrible performance, poor battery life, it overheating all the time, camera glass can crack from heat lol its build quality is worse, and mine actually died from water damage after being dropped into the water for half second, the phone was looking like brand new, no scratches chips, glass cracks etc..
@@mggt4684 thats tragic.. google has a lot to improve on, and is obviously not what consumers need. it will be worth buying google phones after they switch to tsmc and improve their battery life and charging speeds.
It's also important to note that Pixel phones are only *officially* available in 21 countries, almost all of them are developed with high-income and already sizeable iPhone market share. Pixels do not make much sense there, with high prices (except in the US), not many highlight features, and small to no brand recognition. If only Google also made the Pixel phones officially available in more countries, including developing countries such as India, Egypt, and Indonesia, I think they would be successful.
and they could also present the pixel as a premium smartphone from the brand that you trust google since most people have use google software and i dont think most of them know google privacy controversy
The thing is, apple and Samsung are so well established when someone says they have an android, most people first thought ironically would be Samsung rather than Google. Not that being established is a guarantee, just look at HTC, Nokia and blackberry
I actually don't think this is the issue. All-in-all smartphones are really not that expensive, at the very least we should see more rich people adopting it. But Pixels have software support that is delayed by chariers, hardware quality problems, software lifespan problems etc.etc.
Nah, most people go for asian brands, like Xiaomi, because they have very low prices, and people don't care about quality, just high numbers. Asian brands come up with the eye catching innovations, but they are never as well implemented, as on a Samsung phone though.
The problem with the pixel is that it's not exceptional in any category but the camera (and even there it's debatable due to the quality being from post-processing). The pixel is a great phone but the average person has barely heard of it, nobody looks for the #2 way to lose weight. It's not a uniquely Google problem, brands like Nokia also flopped due to not having a flagship to make the lineup desireable. Your point on "aspirational" is correct, but it's not because customers don't know what they want. Rather it's because the priority is to be closest to what they perceive to be "the best" even if wrong. That's why customers would rather buy the mid-ranged version of a samsung or apple than a much better pixel or a xiaomi. But the bigger hurdle is whether or not they've even heard of xiaomi or pixel before. Most consumers aren't into phones the way we are and only have a vague idea of what brands exist on the market.
I'm from the USA, Xiaomi doesn't seem to be available at the local stores or cell phone service providers. Unless you are a tech enthusiast then you know where to search and find them. As for smartphone tech, it has gotten so good most people don't need or want to pay for the top tier smartphone. I am not sure if problems in the past have plagued Pixel/Google phones in the past. Over the years Google had many issues with their smartphones from the past: overheating, bluetooth problems, camera issues, software bugs,screen coloration, ect. Google has had different manufacturers make their phones over the years, including LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, and Foxconn. However, this inconsistency in manufacturers mirrors the inconsistency of the quality of Google-branded phones. From my own experience, Google, aside from their camera, didn’t seem to provide a better experience or features compared to something like Samsung. Then again I'm a tech and keep track of tech and what reviewers say.
@@tamwilfred True,.. Also they need to have a strong USP apart from the camera.. The average person likes a great camera , but they also need a great battery/very good software. Not everybody likes just stock software and then having to download bunch of apps to do stuff which other OEMs provide out of the box. If google just concentrates on software customization and better battery , they'll surely capture better market share.
Meanwhile, I've been a Pixel owner since the 4 but skipped to the 8. The camera on a $600 Pixel battles out with $1000 Samsung and Apple. It's not the fastest, but its fast enough for my needs at almost half the price. Also the Pixel 8 isn't huge. It's small like the Pixel 4. A selling point.
That's what I got, noice. the FUTO app does AI voice transcription and since the phone has those tenser cores i guess it runs a lot faster, even their "slow but accurate" model runs fine. nvm it is the pixel 7
Biggest mistake Google did was ignoring the huge Midrange segment, a phone for USD 200-300 would have been a great hit in the emerging countries especially Asia, South America and Africa where the premium phones are highly unaffordable for the majority of the population. Good and affordable Midrange phones will be a great sales booster for any mobile manufacturer.😎😎😎
I think Pixels are really good for price you get. And I like the stock android. Chief problem with Pixel is that I don't see them in all the stores like other brands. And if it is there, it's not as prominent.
Pixel is not "stock Android", it's using Pixel UI which is only available with Google's Pixel. There's tons of Google apps and software, more than stock Android or even other brands like Sony or LG.
Tried the Pixel and iPhone side by side and returned the Pixel. The hardware wasn't worth the price despite good software. Iphone did the core stuff better - battery life, app quality, cell quality, overall camera quality. Plus the accessory market is huge.
Google Pixel is basically the iPhone of Android. Mostly focused on minimal design and excellent software. But there's a reason Android users use an Android, and that's because it has better hardware and value. Pixel hardware is fairly basic and not best value whatsoever. Google is not really good when it comes to selling hardware.
@@estiennetaylor1260 Both Pixel and Apple target middle to high income individuals, it's all marketing. To give them credit, they both make good designs and software... buy hardware is not very special.
@@LogicallyAnsweredif you're referring to the average customer as someone that will only use their phone for UA-cam, Banking, and communication. I'd say they still would opt for the higher end if possible. I'm using my parents as a reference.
They're pricing themselves against the best so therefore they should deliver the best especially considering the fact that the pixel 8pro is a $1000 phone when Samsung and Apple provide way better hardware at that price
@@tochi3291 I agree, the reason im not using a pixel right now is because they don't use snapdragon chips tensor just doesn't cut it. Currently using a S22 Ultra
1. Online order - not widely available in stores
2. People don’t think of Google as a phone manufacturer when deciding
3. Android has smaller market share in the US.
4. The marketing of Google Pixel is not year round. You’d be lucky to even catch an ad raising awareness.
I agree. He seems to miss the point on some things and gloss over others. If you just look at global market share, then Apple isn’t too big. According to Oberlo, as of November 2023, Apple has a 29.64% market share in the smartphone market worldwide. This means that almost three in 10 smartphone users worldwide use an Apple phone. From what I know, Apple is popular in the USA, but I don’t know what other markets Apple dominates in.
Google has had different manufacturers make their phones over the years, including LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, and Foxconn. However, this inconsistency in manufacturers does not necessarily mirror the inconsistency of the quality of Google-branded phones. From my own experience, Google, aside from their camera, didn’t seem to provide a better experience or features compared to something like Samsung.
When Google Nexus first came onto the scene, people were used to buying phones that were subsidized by carriers. It was a big jump from paying close to nothing compared to the starting price of $529. I think back then, subsidized phones with a plan came to around $50 a month. Today if people go with a big carrier they end up paying the same excluding the cost of a phone.
Samsung, a Korean company, owns the US (outside of Apple). Google is made by Americans and they aren't buying it
the only reason I have reservations about the Pixel is cause Samsung's not quite there yet compared to Qualcomm, otherwise it'd be the auto-buy brand that the Notes were back in the N9 days
Also the Pixel is not available worldwide - for example Google doesn't sell phones here in Indonesia
i would buy pixel phones because there is no expandable storage option
- Pixels are only available in around 30 countries only (mostly online). Otherwise it can't be found at all.
- Their prices outside USA aren't competitive
- They started just this year with the long lasting software support (it should've started from the begining).
They can have at least 5% market share just by making them available worldwide.
and Google geolocking 5G features in unsupported countries (even some countries in the EU)
Exactly. Their issue isn't distrust, at least not so much more than other companies. The amount of people who just don't fucking know that they exist...
Their price in Europe at least are absolutely competitive. The performance are similar to top tier Samsung and Apple smartphone and they sell for like 60% of the price.
yep, wish it was manufactured here in brazil
I always wanted a Pixel, but unfortunately, Google doesn't sell them in my country, Brazil :(
Google absolutely does not listen to their user base for what they want... They requested headphone jacks as microSD storage expansion, larger storage on the base models, more storage on high-end models, fingerprint sensors being moved to the back. All of those hardware decisions that they could differentiate themselves with, they ignore and they push their software. And even then Google will give you awesome software like voice commands that work when your phone is locked and then take it away from you
Qhat the user base wants is TSMC
@@mazdaxc90 not everybody wants to play games on their smartphones. Most just want to use it. If pixel solves, heating issues, thats enough
Exactly what My point is. People want TSMC because efficiency, which equals better battery and thermals@@anonymous-entity
@@mazdaxc90 i see, but id like to see the tensor become better. Monopoly in tech is bad, the more the chip manufacturers, the better the competition
Thats fair too. But they got a lot of work to do@@anonymous-entity
One thing about Pixel advertising (would also apply to almost the entire android smartphone ecosystem) is that whenever Google gets celebrities to endorse it, it seems forced advertising in a way as vast majority of them use iPhones. In some instances, celebrities were tweeting the Pixel ads while in the tweet the following quote came up "Tweeted from an iPhone"
They're cheap in the US, with all the perks and features yet no one wants it because it's not apple.
In the other 16 countries where it's available (small indie compagny new to selling phones) the prices are pretty high and absolutely not competitive, and there is so many features missing.
Pretty much
And 5G and VoLTE is also not available in regions Google doesn't sell it officially. Here in Maldives, Pixels are the only ones that don't have that support since Google blocks it in software for our carriers
it's not officially available here in brazil, but the ones you find are like more than 2 times the price in the US
It the same mindset as people on social media they won't move because all the friends are on it and as mention in the video it has become a affordable status symbol.
@@orionarclight that’s crazy
Google it’s on some major bullshit
Most consumers buy a Samsung phone because they walk into a carrier store or a Best Buy and they sign up there. Which includes a payment plan broken over a period of years for the phone. Most people don't buy their phones out right.
Also; one of the reasons why I wouldnt want a pixel, is because I don't trust google to support their own hardware.
Just like with google play music, and now with Google podcasts, and just about every other thing Google wants you to get....
Support is very meager and/or limited in its time to live.
Which gets especially painful for the price point you're getting the phones at.
I switched from my Pixel 7 Pro to the iPhone 15 Pro Max and now, two months later, I miss my Pixel. I don’t know what everyone else see because the OS on the Pixel is so much better. Simple things like editing text or going back to the previous screen are simply better but I did try to like this iPhone. I will be selling it tho lol
Opposite situation for me. Went from a Galaxy S10+ to an iPhone 12 regular and never looked back. Later on I tried out an S22 Ultra and although it was an amazing experience i never managed to get that same spark I did with iPhone. I sold it and kept my 13 Pro Max. Currently using the 15 Pro Max and so far it’s been great. What consumers really want boils down to what their phone experience is like mixed with what they usually want in a phone that fits their usage style/what they’ve adapted to. Power word being preference. Although there have been times where I do miss having an Android.
@@ElfenLiedAgain But really its a status symbol and a standalone device that people want use people don't want a phone that can do it all just one that does the same things but with shiny coat of paint I am actually surprised that apple still uses phone in its marketing. Might as well call the iWizard just make sure you don't peak behind the curtain.
@@southcoastinventors6583 what the actual fuck are you on about 😂 all I hear is just a reason to try and downplay what I said because I prefer iPhone over Android, sounds like major cope
@@ElfenLiedAgainOdd when iOS is crippled and hardware is dumbed down to its finest. How's it any better when it's all marketing bluff from crapple.
@@estiennetaylor1260 what an odd way of describing the iOS’s goal of achieving minimalism and simplicity. What, are you going to say that because it’s iPhone that it’s crap, when so many Android skins/OEM launchers have used or taken inspiration from the iOS and its aesthetic? Performance tests show that the hardware on the iPhone have also lived up to its name.
Just imagine Google actually taking seriously the Pixel line Up worldwide, India and latin america are such a big market for Google and they doesn't sell their phones there, I'm from Mexico and I love having a Pixel, such a feature pack phone and a great alternative to those Xiaomi things, but I had to buy it over a third party on Amazon.
agreed, if they came to south america with a competitive price they'd probably sell reasonably well
Google sells their phones in India. The issue has been mostly with their service network in india.
The main cause is TENSOR chips.
Exactly. People use phones for 2-5 years. Why would someone want to be stuck with samsung’s garbage chip technology?
I have a pixel and love it, I think the problem is that it's not an everyday name, like Samsung and iPhone
Glad to hear that you’ve had a good experience with the Pixel man. I know what you mean what you say it’s not a big name, but given that it’s from Google, you would very much expect it to be
Also the fact I can load a custom ROM on my phone (GOS) and with the pixel 8, 7 years of support its a killer for the money
@@notafbihoneypot8487 GrapheneOS is reason why I got pixel 8 and so far I'm very happy with it. And as long as they keep their word in those 7y of support my next phone will be another pixel
Yeah it's seen as a software company, with stuff like it's search engine, UA-cam, Gmail, Android etc. If they market the pixel more then people would actually buy it because most people don't know a Google Pixel is an option when buying a phone
@@LogicallyAnswered Google was never known to be a phone manufacturer. It was just the brand behind the software. Apple shows how important the combined hardware and software experience needs to be for the user.
I really love pixel phones. They have incredible cameras, the best feeling of android, good IA functions, but I think pixels don’t age good, and they also are not power machines, tensor processors are just not so good (I had the g2)
Am Currently using Pixel 8 pro and am very satisfied with this phone . Google themselves to blame for not getting more market share because they don't sell in many countries. Have to buy parallel imported Japanese version here in New Zealand
A 350 dollar pixel has a hard time competing with a xiaomi, honor, realmente and sometimes even
Samsung
You presented Pixel as some perfect magic phone with everything anyone wants.
I can speak as a Pixel owner, Pixel is far, faaaar from a perfect phone. Actually I wouldn't recommend it to people who are not photography enthusiasts.
It has a ton of bugs and quality control is questionable.
Again, if camera is important to you, go for it, but otherwise, pick something different.
9:36 no this saying means the market wins. So customers as a whole. Not one customer.
The thing with Pixels is that they don't age very well and lose performance very quickly compared to other android phones. That may be a reason why people aren't buying them.
Edit: Source ua-cam.com/video/PhFwDJCEhBg/v-deo.htmlm33s
Fair enough
The main reason they don't sell well is because you don't have to buy them if you want to be in the Android ecosystem. If you want to be in the iOS ecosystem, you have to buy an iPhone. Google has never truly supported the pixel with all of its might and power
They are also harder to find in my experience. Id have to import one, and why bother when I can get a samsung or oneplus with a warranty for less money
Only someone who hasn't owned a Pixel would say something like this
@@h.d.hExactly.
Just wait until the Tensor SOC is fully developed.
I want a good phone at a great price. Which is why I buy last years flagship Samsung used for half the price of its initial launch price.
They don't have 5G and HD voice in basically most of the world. Google just blocks it in software in unsupported regions. The pixels are not that good in terms of performance when compared to others and the price increases significantly in most of the world.
Also, Dude……You dont have to put battle music in an info-tainment video 😂
I'm a proud owner of a Pixel i payed 300 bucks for. I spend about 30 minutes a day on it my phone, so there was really no way i would pay much more for a phone for the price of a high end GPU.
I got it!
google needs to make a $3000 smartphone
then make a regular priced pixel that looks similiar with similar branding
pixel pro phones become a luxury
0:45 "google is solving all the problems that people generally complain about..." i like ultra power saving mode and fingerprint locked photos folder that comes standard with samsung software, mine is s10e ($200 2023).
S10e is a great phone. I regret switching to the S21FE. S10e was great and honestly S21FE was slow until Android 14. S10e is so well optomized software wise!
I will sure give Pixel 8 a try to see how that works. 7 years of software support looks like a dream promise.
I'm from India and here is my views.
Normally due to the tropical weather here, battery life is always slightly less than what is projected.
1. Let's take the point that pixel takes very good photos. Agreed
2. Now we need a phone that can take atleast 300 photos which means the phone has to survive atleast 3-4 hrs with the camera app. Thats not even possible
3. At the end of the day I want my phone to stay alive to be able to pick calls. Coz that's what phones are primarily there for
Now you see my point. Suboptimised processor combined with low battery makes it a phone for those who lives 24/7 in air conditioning environment.
Just making 1 strong leg with other 3 weak legs does not make a table usable
It's more like people don't know what is possible. No conscious consumer can or will just buy random things like some tech enthusiast, especially if they have been burned before. Phrasing it as not knowing what they want, is kinda weird.
People know what they want, which is first and foremost, ease of use, then good value (they dont know how much an SOC costs so they just go by something that is expensive), and long term support, and thats what market research shows if you analyse it properly and not just look at what item they buy. It cannot provide data about a possible new thing because it doesn't exist yet.
It's these things that made iphone popular and the "genius" of Jobs. He simply demonstrated it with a whole event instead of a random ad on whatever most popular media outlet.
The whole status symbol aspect is a by product of the price. If the phone/Ui was bad, or iphones were cheap, nobody would use it or acquire it as status symbol.
10:50 erm, it still is. There are many alternatives that are in fact better.
Funny how i watch this vid using the Pixel 8 Pro 😂
Joking aside, one of the main reason i bought the Pixel is cuz of that stock Android experience, so far I've been loving it
google pixel 6a user here its an amazing phone for its price..love it
This is US-only based analysis. Very poor. Most of the world buys smartphones for cash without contracts. Chinese brands are insanely popular outside US. Pixels are simply diffucult to find outside US. They are sold with high mark up and with no warranty, but many people still want them.
Totally disagree
No expandable storage, no headphone jack, no removable battery, emphasis on the camera and the weird lump for said camera when smart phone cameras have been plenty good for years. Each successive model gets more and more expensive. The pixel really isn't anything I want at all. I used and mostly enjoyed the first generation pixel despite major issues with the amount of storage available and since then it has just dropped features, gotten more expensive and they also reneged on their promises of free cloud storage (which was their stated reason for limiting the storage options) and even revoked the free storage you got from owning a pixel. These things are just a bad experience and if they can't figure that out, they can't be helped.
Edit: forgot the stupid hole on the front screen, not buying a phone that has a hole in the screen either.
I hate the front cameras as well which is why i still use oneplus 7T Pro 6.7inchs of all oled screen
Most reputable company when it comes to shutting down their product. Google is so bad, just look at UA-cam.
Almost every pixel has some kind of issue.
Price in Asian countries is so damn high.
The design is so lame.
They price it like a flagship but they don't look like a flagship.
If small pixels had uwb and an alternative to AirTags, I’d buy in a heartbeat
I didn't get one mainly because found out, when reading up on it, they slow down a lot with age.
I love my pixel but its more of a niche phone for people who like the ui and photos. It is super customizable with the settings and whatnot but it is not as simple as some phones and isnt for everyone
VALUE PACKED? WHAT????
- Pixel costs DOUBLE of what a Samsung or Xiaomi costs and has half the features, half the storage, way less RAM. Where is the value? Because it's not in specs.
- It has an inferior CPU and an inferior modem. What value?
- The screen has a lower refresh rate than other brands in same category. So what value?
- They have no stores.
- They don't even sell the phone in many many countries outside of US. You can't even order it online in my country; only a few shops decided to import it and sell.
- Pixel-exclusive "features" are not even available outside US and they are limited to English-only.
- The fingerprint is god-awful on ALL pixels since they went in-screen fingerprint reader. The reader was great on the back and side, but no, they had to ruin that. Now it's working maybe 10% of the time. I just use pattern/code like everyone else I know do, because you can't rely on fingerprint on these devices.
- Even GPS and mobile signal is just worse compared to others.
Pixel is horrible value. All of them. 6a/7a? Get an A53 for example. Much better. 7, 8? Costs way too much.
The only "value" they have is the long software update time and the stock Android experience.
That's it. It's not worth double the price while having worse hardware.
I was always a OnePlus guy until the pixel 8 pro, now I'm locked in to google. I have pixel buds pro, I'm upgrading to the 9 pro XL and the pixel watch 3. It's a great ecosystem and great value along with very Apple like fluidity.
People buy premium(IPhone or Samsung) or budget (Xiaomi). And Pixel offers exactly what?
I have a 2019 LG phone. I wanted to upgrade last year but found LG no longer makes phones. I like LG's interface and would like to keep it, but that's not possible. I also like having removable batteries, as my charging port is broken, so I use an external charger and swap batteries out. I'll likely keep using this old thing until it's not viable anymore... which I suspect will be very soon. 4G just isn't cutting it, anymore.
Henry Ford didn’t say anything about faster horses. I feel it’s been wrongly attributed to him. Did you check?
What I personally want is one single feature on my phone. And considering it's the last phone to be made with it, I'm rocking my note 20 ultra until the day it dies. Then I'll buy a second one.
If you have been around Android forums, you would know that the Google Pixel is a filled with software bugs, year after year.
I clicked on the "click-bait" title and 30 seconds in I saw you're using this phone as an example.
That phone is a piece of crap and the reason why no one is buying it. There, saved myself 12:00 minutes of my valuable time.
2010 - the Nexus model was Google software meets a chosen manufacturer's hardware whereby Google would squeeze any profit to the point that both would make next to nothing on it. They changed partners every other year (HTC, Samsung, LG). Add a matter of fact I read an article that weighed in on the fact that they were losing money on the product such that the hardware manufacturers would jump ship. Meanwhile iPhone and Samsung became dominant regarding their respective operating systems (iOS vs Android).
By the time the Pixel brand was established in 2016, the smartphone market was overly saturated (including a whole host of other Asian players Xiaomi, RealMi, ZTE, Huawei, Oppo, OnePlus etc). Don't get it twisted, they sell a really good phone and premium at that, but they'll never catch up - again the market had long ago reached maturity therefore meaningful penetration would be minimally impactful at best.
nope their performance actually sucks
i don't know why you don't know this but literally any other mtk or snapdragon chip in the same price range is 50-100% better in terms of power efficiency and thermals meaning
it will perform worse over time in gaming which actually matters outside of benchmarks
+ it's overpriced to competitors like xiaomi, oneplus, realme, oppo, etc
T-Mobile never populatized the unlock phone . Just no "contracts" and even tben financed phones are just contracts basically
Google doesn't want pixels to have major market share, that isn't the point of them.
Google Nexus 5 was the best android I ever had. I loved it, every part of it. I would buy pixel if I lived in the us. Or if they had support on my country.
What about the Pixel Pros?
We have to ignore them because otherwise the video doesn't make any sense.
I always look at what’s the most powerful when it comes to the Smartphone’s Ram, CPU, Graphics Processor, and audio.
Calling a google pixel "affordable" is tone deaf af and affordable to only people making youtube money or in the top 50%.
This video would've been more fitting for the iPhone Mini series.
IMO Google made the Pixel to show what services Google gives as smartphone features. It explains their reluctance to advertise and make more of a marketing push as opposed to other smartphone competitors, who sell smartphones. Google instead sells a 'marketing' of its features in the package of a smartphone.
if pixel came to Brazil it would receive massive popularity, we love android and most part of population
Why they just dont rename it to Gphone ?
I just bought the Pixel. It's not that good, many annoying features, but it is pretty good
Fair enough
Focusing on getting market share at all costs is the strategy used by all Silicone Valley statups for over a decade. I dont think that using that strategy is what's causing people to buy the iphone instead
Users don't have defined needs imo they buy on the basis of advertisement and status i bet maximum apple owners wouldn't even care about it's chips capability and would jus buy one as a symbol
Completely agree. The real reason people buy iPhones is because how the marketing makes them feel. The better performance and stuff is just something they use to justify why they’re paying top dollar.
@@LogicallyAnsweredExactly!!! love the fact you interact with your audience unlike other youtubers keep up the good work
have a Pixel 7 wish I still had a working Sam S5.
Budget smart phones - hard to sell. High End smart phones easy to sell. Last year's High End smart phones, easy to sell. People do not compare Budget -> Old High End smart phones, ever, it isn't a consideration. How long do different types of people play with it before purchasing it, 5-10 minutes max? When you can afford it, or think you can replace it easily, why bother? Answering these questions is why customers don't purchase specific products.
If there was a headphone jack and replaceable battery they could be better. They could also sell tool kits and endorse right to repair.
As a pxiel User, pixel has a clean Android experience, it has Good Performance compared to its price
technically, pixels are not even what people usually want. just like many, my reasons for not getting a pixel and going for nothing phone 2 were-
No fast charging
samsung node based overheating (hence power hungry) processors (use more power for the same performance compared to tsmc)
No 120hz screen in lower models (pixel 7 in my case)
Comparitively BAD cellular connectivity (dealbreaker for me as it hinders daily activity)
No extra software pop / unique and useful features. (what does one do with a temperature sensor with a very limited range only available on the highest model?)
best waterproof rating and cameras, and a year of extra security updates were not enough to overcome the compromises
overall, it was a logical decision to steer away from the pixel. If they had fixed the chips and connectivity, would have surely gone for the pixel.
Maybe they could make an iphone 15 plus equavalent, a bigger phone with more battery life to have more reviews and customers, as most individuals would take extra battery life and screen size over compactness. Would like your thoughts and opinions as well.
actually, i'm still on my Pixel 3. why? because Google stopped offering free Photos storage with the later models, and that's what i want. the camera quality is good enough. what i want is a frictionless way to keep memories.
what's the friction? micromanaging the Storage costs. if they could just charge me what i am using, instead of asking me to buy in chunks of of 50 GB aut cetera.
The problem with pixel is focusing only in the market where everyone loves apple.
If it is one of the best android phone why no try to sell it where android is more sold? Like everywhere else outside usa? 💁♂️
I would love to buy pixel 7. Im not going to do it because never a single pixel was sold here in brazil, at least not officially.
Ugly designs + overpriced devices = Google Pixel
I bought a Pixel only for GrapheneOS
same
I think that your point of view is excellent, and well thought through. But I think that you have the emphasis in the wrong place. I'd put about 80% into people not trusting Google, and about 20% into literally everything else you mentioned, with less of a relationship between them. I would be a Pixel customer if I trusted Google more.
Why would you trust a company that kills services randomly and spies on people
0:01 All I want is an SD card slot and a headphone jack.
Thanks for the video!
🙏
When I last bought a smartphone (this year) Pixel was one of those that would have looked good if it wasn't for a hard fail on on a main critera for me "3.5mm headset jack".
(Also, Pixel has - to be kind - downright crappy global availability).
(And before anyone goes:
* "use bluetooth", nah, in part I havn't met a pair of bluetooth headphones that sounds good (to be fair, only looked up to about 500$). Also bluetooth headphoens by design will have a short lifespan (battery issues mainly). (yes, I listen a lot to taiko, classical, opera, art rock, and jazz. and I abhor accentuated bass).
** Also, bluetooth is _very_ slow when it comes to device switching. When I move from phone -> computer (or vice versa) with cabled this is sub-2s) (also, this multi-use means I also need scary low latency, bluetooth is just too slow)
* "use a dongle", I refuse to have a mechanical load on my main data/power prt. Up until phones comes with 2+ usb-c ports this isn't an option either).
But since it is easier to complain than to state what you're looking for. Let me describe what would be my perfect smartphone:
* Fits in pocket
* User-replacable battery
* Separate ports for data/power and audio
* Micro-sdxc port
* Water ingress protection
* Optically stabilised camera
* Minimal post-processing of photos (AI-processed images is a demerit for me. Fine if they add it in as a option, but let us avoid it)
* Handles 4G, hadles wifi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax and "be" would be nice as well)
* USB camera/hid support
* Plethora of USB-profiles, in particular those pertaining to audio and low-power operation.
* Physical buttons for Volume, Power.
* Dedicated buttons for menu/home/back.
* Not having to spend half a day remove pre-installed bloat.
RAM and CPU speed basically is "whatever is midrange at the time"
Lol I live in FL and I see pixels everywhere ppl are obviously buying two years ago I didn't see them at all.
Battery life is awful 😞
Very good summary. Google is not really marketing their smartphones like other brands do. (Samsung, Apple...) As a business owner, you are either my customer or my supplier, NEVER BOTH!!! So, I actually do not understand why Google would build its own smartphone, while they also supply Android to multiple smartphone brands.
Same reasons why Samsung build iPhone screens while also competing with them. Trying to squeeze profit whenever you can
Well not a savy business owner I suppose. Cuz Amazon, Microsoft are their both supplier and customer and it works quite well
Supposedly they've been overheating for some generations, big nope for me.
Pixel isnt hitting the right marks like the Nexus did. Hell, they aren't even doing what OnePlus did years ago when they were more popular. Sure they give you a nice camera, but most enthusiasts that carry a brand into success care more about screen and battery life and processor then materials they're made of or extra features useless features that's drive up costs.
Give me the latest gen processor, the best screen and a serviceable battery/charging ay a good price and I'll be there first in line
Really terrible reasoning in this video. Real reason why they don't sell is because they suck. Ever since Tensor, there's severe battery life defects. To be fair Pixels and even Nexuses have had so many various hardware issues that it's unbelievable. Some choices Google made like with Pixel 4s battery were really so moronic that you can't top that. Plain Android isn't exactly a selling point, mostly because Google just kinda shit out updates, but not necessarily quality updates and Google's Android lacks a lot of features and in last 5 years became really bloated, to the point where you get Samsung level bloat and way worse functionality. The last decent Pixel was Galaxy Nexus, it just didn't have any hardware issues, was actually made well and unlike today weren't loaded with cringe features.
Great video! I'll buy google pixel next time, when i need a new phone
The only reason i did not choose Pixel is its design and look... if they had a better design, i would switch to Pixel from Samsung in a heartbeat...
I really liked my Pixel 4. And easily enjoying my Pixel 8. I am seeing pixels out in the wild. I do not like Samsung phones or their UI.
Overall, glad I have a Pixel. Great phones and good user experience.
The lesson here should be, don't be a shady company and customers won't have reason to be skeptical of your motives. Don't shift the blame on customers.
Pixels are great but sometimes have bad glitches like the Pixel 6 series. Some of these glitches would make picking up phone calls impossible and that really puts a bad taste in your mouth. Some of them have been fixed for the pixel 7pro but not all and the pixel 6A still has the worst ones of them all. Since my Samsung account isn't working anymore and I am in the US, I may as well get an iPhone. Customization on the pixel is severely nerfed compared to the budget Samsung I used to own, and if you compare my Pixel 7pro to a Samsung in its price range it looks sad. I hope they have fixed their glitchy track record with the 7-year pixel 8 series because some of the general public might buy one thinking that it will last through the 7 years and if it doesn't then Google is going to alienate their existing user base and lose all customers of their phones. Pixels have potential I just hope Google fixes the glitches soon otherwise I'd never recommend one to anyone.
No SD card, no headphone jack. No, they didn't give me what I want.
Daaang. The dev1 is actually nicer than the bs touch only crap we have now.
Hari be like after reading yahoo's smartphone market share list-
Video ideas
It's going exactly as Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc. want it to be.
Pixel with Graphene OS 💪
1:20 How can lockdown everything to their ecosystem and take advantage of customer by charging upgrade the device for half of device price a best experience?
It would help if Google put much much more time and effort into the Tensor chip, to help performance and overheating.
If they could do that while offering what they already do, they'd easily be the best, considering how customizable and easy Pixels are to use.
don't think that will convince any iphone user or aspiring iphone user to give up Apple. Apple is almost always 2nd best when it comes to hardware, with the exception of SOC, but people never believe this due to their aggressive marketing and, as the video tells us, the appearance of status when you're an iphone user - "iphone is best", "Apple invented smartphones", " Apple invented tablets", etc - all of these are either purely false, or just wishful thinking.
@@valentinbusuioc4054 nothing I say or do will change what people wish to believe is true. Similar to religion.
Never heard anyone say that apple "invented" anything before, and it'd be obviously easy to prove wrong.
But Pixels with something like GrapheneOS are the most secure and easy to use, no matter how you look at it. It's kind of crazy knowing how little they are used.
Either they need to fix Tensor or go back to SnapDragon. overall, my Pixel doesn't get too hot. Even Snapdragonn CPUs can get toasty. Also the 5G modem on Pixel is still lacking.
I had a 4a and now using a 6a, I think battery is my biggest gripe but otherwise I really like them. Great value
I only really felt my Pixel 8 pro get really warm when I first had it.
After a little while, it stopped getting warm and it doesn't do that to me anymore. To be fair though, I run Graphene Os on it and they might've fixed it on their end, so I can't say for regular Android that comes with the Pixel.
You stated the reason for them not being popular outside of the US market right out in the first minute. They're not priced competitively for most of the big markets outside of the US. Their appeal in big markets such as India and China is simply being a premium product from a reputable company, but then Apple, Samsung, Xiaomi and Oppo/Vivo/Oneplus/Realme gives a more premium option with better specs often at the same, or in the case of Xiaomi and Oppo/Vivo/Oneplus/Realme, with better prices.
I feel like a big issue with Google as well is that they limit their actual market potential too much.
That is to say, they don't actually sell their phones in that many markets. Doing this just inevitably leads to less global market share.
Thank god cause their phone absolutely suck, pixel 7 pro was the worst flagship I ever had.
terrible performance, poor battery life, it overheating all the time, camera glass can crack from heat lol its build quality is worse, and mine actually died from water damage after being dropped into the water for half second, the phone was looking like brand new, no scratches chips, glass cracks etc..
@@mggt4684 thats tragic.. google has a lot to improve on, and is obviously not what consumers need. it will be worth buying google phones after they switch to tsmc and improve their battery life and charging speeds.
It's also important to note that Pixel phones are only *officially* available in 21 countries, almost all of them are developed with high-income and already sizeable iPhone market share. Pixels do not make much sense there, with high prices (except in the US), not many highlight features, and small to no brand recognition. If only Google also made the Pixel phones officially available in more countries, including developing countries such as India, Egypt, and Indonesia, I think they would be successful.
They ignoring the African markets and i see an increasing amount of iPhone 14 and s23
Pixel is officially available in india from pixel 6a.
Pixels have been available in India since the beginning.
and they could also present the pixel as a premium smartphone from the brand that you trust google since most people have use google software and i dont think most of them know google privacy controversy
The thing is, apple and Samsung are so well established when someone says they have an android, most people first thought ironically would be Samsung rather than Google. Not that being established is a guarantee, just look at HTC, Nokia and blackberry
I actually don't think this is the issue. All-in-all smartphones are really not that expensive, at the very least we should see more rich people adopting it. But Pixels have software support that is delayed by chariers, hardware quality problems, software lifespan problems etc.etc.
Nah, most people go for asian brands, like Xiaomi, because they have very low prices, and people don't care about quality, just high numbers. Asian brands come up with the eye catching innovations, but they are never as well implemented, as on a Samsung phone though.
The problem with the pixel is that it's not exceptional in any category but the camera (and even there it's debatable due to the quality being from post-processing). The pixel is a great phone but the average person has barely heard of it, nobody looks for the #2 way to lose weight.
It's not a uniquely Google problem, brands like Nokia also flopped due to not having a flagship to make the lineup desireable.
Your point on "aspirational" is correct, but it's not because customers don't know what they want. Rather it's because the priority is to be closest to what they perceive to be "the best" even if wrong. That's why customers would rather buy the mid-ranged version of a samsung or apple than a much better pixel or a xiaomi.
But the bigger hurdle is whether or not they've even heard of xiaomi or pixel before. Most consumers aren't into phones the way we are and only have a vague idea of what brands exist on the market.
I'm from the USA, Xiaomi doesn't seem to be available at the local stores or cell phone service providers. Unless you are a tech enthusiast then you know where to search and find them. As for smartphone tech, it has gotten so good most people don't need or want to pay for the top tier smartphone. I am not sure if problems in the past have plagued Pixel/Google phones in the past. Over the years Google had many issues with their smartphones from the past: overheating, bluetooth problems, camera issues, software bugs,screen coloration, ect. Google has had different manufacturers make their phones over the years, including LG, HTC, Samsung, Huawei, Motorola, and Foxconn. However, this inconsistency in manufacturers mirrors the inconsistency of the quality of Google-branded phones. From my own experience, Google, aside from their camera, didn’t seem to provide a better experience or features compared to something like Samsung. Then again I'm a tech and keep track of tech and what reviewers say.
@@tamwilfred True,.. Also they need to have a strong USP apart from the camera.. The average person likes a great camera , but they also need a great battery/very good software. Not everybody likes just stock software and then having to download bunch of apps to do stuff which other OEMs provide out of the box.
If google just concentrates on software customization and better battery , they'll surely capture better market share.
Battery and heating issues, due to substandard Samsung foundries fabrication when compared to competition.
Meanwhile, I've been a Pixel owner since the 4 but skipped to the 8. The camera on a $600 Pixel battles out with $1000 Samsung and Apple. It's not the fastest, but its fast enough for my needs at almost half the price. Also the Pixel 8 isn't huge. It's small like the Pixel 4. A selling point.
Well said. Good comment.👍
Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS is a fantastic experience.
I agree
LTE Reception is miserable compared to the 4a sadly
That's what I got, noice. the FUTO app does AI voice transcription and since the phone has those tenser cores i guess it runs a lot faster, even their "slow but accurate" model runs fine. nvm it is the pixel 7
Pixel 6a running Linage OS longer term support.
Biggest mistake Google did was ignoring the huge Midrange segment, a phone for USD 200-300 would have been a great hit in the emerging countries especially Asia, South America and Africa where the premium phones are highly unaffordable for the majority of the population. Good and affordable Midrange phones will be a great sales booster for any mobile manufacturer.😎😎😎
I think Pixels are really good for price you get. And I like the stock android.
Chief problem with Pixel is that I don't see them in all the stores like other brands. And if it is there, it's not as prominent.
Pixel is not "stock Android", it's using Pixel UI which is only available with Google's Pixel. There's tons of Google apps and software, more than stock Android or even other brands like Sony or LG.
Tried the Pixel and iPhone side by side and returned the Pixel. The hardware wasn't worth the price despite good software. Iphone did the core stuff better - battery life, app quality, cell quality, overall camera quality. Plus the accessory market is huge.
Very odd. Everytime I use a ifone. Same crippled OS with dumb down hardware.
Google Pixel is basically the iPhone of Android. Mostly focused on minimal design and excellent software. But there's a reason Android users use an Android, and that's because it has better hardware and value. Pixel hardware is fairly basic and not best value whatsoever. Google is not really good when it comes to selling hardware.
Crapple phones accessories aren't even that great. Talk about garbage quality over quantity.
@@estiennetaylor1260 Both Pixel and Apple target middle to high income individuals, it's all marketing. To give them credit, they both make good designs and software... buy hardware is not very special.
I don't agree here. Google isn't giving us what we want. The pixel phones suck compared to the best from Samsung
Does the average consumer actually need the best though? Seems that an average phone at a much cheaper price would be the better financial decision.
@@LogicallyAnsweredif you're referring to the average customer as someone that will only use their phone for UA-cam, Banking, and communication. I'd say they still would opt for the higher end if possible. I'm using my parents as a reference.
They're pricing themselves against the best so therefore they should deliver the best especially considering the fact that the pixel 8pro is a $1000 phone when Samsung and Apple provide way better hardware at that price
@@tochi3291 I agree, the reason im not using a pixel right now is because they don't use snapdragon chips tensor just doesn't cut it. Currently using a S22 Ultra