The 6.1-inch Google Pixel 6a is a mid-level waterproof phone, which was launched in July this year.

(Picture / Retrieved from Google's official website)

The Pixel 6a mid-level waterproof mobile phone released by Google this year has been unexpectedly popular in the Japanese mobile phone sales market. Since its launch in late July, Google’s market share in Japanese mobile phone sales has shown a trend of rapid catching up. It came to the market in August. With a market share of 12.3%, not only has it overtaken Samsung, but also in Japan's August hot-selling stand-alone list, the Pixel 6a's ranking has soared into the top ten, and has been promoted to the number one best-selling Android phone in Japan.

According to Japan's BCN statistical survey (compiling physical sales data from national electricity retailers and online stores), the top ten best-selling mobile phones in August this year continued to be dominated by Apple's third-generation 5G version of the iPhone SE, and the top three were all Arranged by the 64GB version of the iPhone SE 3 (different telecom sales).

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The fourth, fifth and sixth places are the 128GB iPhone SE, the 128GB iPhone 12 and the 64GB iPhone 12 respectively; the seventh place is occupied by the 128GB Google Pixel 6a, which entered the top ten list for the first time.

The eighth to tenth places are: 64GB iPhone 12, 128GB iPhone SE and Google Pixel 6a.

The sales volume of Japanese Android mobile phone brands has changed, and the market share of Google Pixel has been catching up in August this year, not only overtaking Samsung, but also expected to surpass OPPO.

(Picture / flipped BCN website)

In addition, BCN analysis pointed out that before the launch of the Pixel 6a, Google's market share in the Japanese mobile phone market was only maintained at about 5%, mainly due to the Pixel 5a models that offered preferential discounts through channels.

And compared with other Android camp brands, Google's market share in Japan is in a backward position, and there is still a big gap between the Japanese Sharp and Sony, the most popular Android mobile phone brands in the market.

However, since the Pixel 6a was launched in Japan in the fourth week of July this year, sales have been unexpectedly hot, making Google's market share soar to more than 10% in one fell swoop.

At the same time, it took a step forward to enter the top four Android mobile phone brands in Japan.

Looking at the market share of Android phone brand sales in Japan in August, Google has surged to 12.3%, and its current market share ranks second only to Sharp, Sony and OPPO in Japan, successfully overtaking Samsung.