![]() “Moving forward, LG will continue to leverage its mobile expertise and develop mobility-related technologies such as 6G to help further strengthen competitiveness in other business areas. Last April, the South Korean hardware firm exited the smartphone market entirely. In particular, its sub-$300 phones have gained traction, with Moto nabbing around 10% of the total market. That makes the firm the number two in smartphones below $400 in the U.S. The U.S., too has remained a stronghold - and a thinning out of the herd in the mid- and budget tiers created a vacuum that the company has been more than happy to fill.Īccording to Counterpoint’s figures, Motorola saw a staggering 131% year over year growth in 2021. Brazil and India, in particular, have become key markets for the company. Its successes can, in part, be attributed to its decision to largely eschew the high-end of the market dominated by the aforementioned brands. Lenovo has been a far more stable home for the erstwhile brand. Google’s record with hardware being what it is, the phone company switched hands again three years later. After some massive losses, Motorola split in two, selling off its Mobility wing to Google in 2011. A dominant name after the turn of the millennium, things have been rocky for the firm in this post-iPhone world. It hasn’t been a particularly smooth decade or two for the brand. You would, however, be forgiven for doing a double-take after hearing that Motorola has managed to shore up third place, according to new figures from Counterpoint Research. ![]() You can almost certainly figure out which two companies command the first and second position in the U.S. Turns out the smartphone market can still surprise - to an extent.
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