Counterpoint: Motorola was the third largest smartphone OEM in the US in 2021, with a 10% market share, up 131% YoY, filling the void left by LG's exit
LG officially shut down its mobile division last April which left a sizeable hole in the US smartphone market and based …
A lot happened in 2021 in the smartphone market. Here's a big one, @MotorolaUS became the third largest OEM after LG's exit. Still strong in prepaid and was able to deliver on shipments when other OEMs couldnt. https://www.counterpointresearch.com/ ... https://twitter.com/...
It's been interesting to see the grab for U.S. customers as LG quit the smartphone business, and the similar grab in the rest of the world as Huawei had to quit most countries. And another reminder that the U.S. is weird in Samsung and Apple having such mammoth smartphone share. …
To me, Motorola has one of the most interesting mobile device portfolios by price band. Lenovo has improved the brand and given Motorola scale. Big question is whether it can go premium, but not sure it matters when consumer budgets hit with inflation. https://www.techmeme.com/..…