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Galaxy Note 7 fiasco may be good news for Google’s Pixel phones
July 11, 2025
According toBranding Brand, 8 percent of the surveyed Samsung smartphone owners will opt for Google’s Pixel phone. While the Galaxy Note 7’s recall – and now discontinuation – may have had an adverse effect, ultimately, the data size is too small for anything conclusive.
We all know about the Galaxy Note 7’s sad fate:the gorgeous phablet with a beautifully-curved screenbecame a self-combusting threat overnight, and in the end,Samsung had to axe it altogether. We’ve previously stated that although this means a huge disaster for Samsung,it could be beneficial for other smartphone manufacturers. Well, according toBranding Brand,an e-commerce platform, Google’s Pixel phones may be grabbing a portion of Samsung’s consumer base.
Branding Brandconducted a survey of 1,000 Samsung smartphone owners from October 11ththrough the 12thto look at consumer confidence. According to the company, 40 percent of current Samsung consumers have said that they would not be buying another Samsung phone in the future. And of those switching from Samsung phones:
Chris Mason, the CEO ofBranding Brand,explains:
Personally, I’m not too convinced that the Note 7 disaster was a direct cause of Pixel’s popularity. First of all, the sample size is way too small and vaguely-defined. 1,000 is pretty small considering there are millions of Samsung smartphone users in the world. Also, “1,000 Samsung smartphone owners” could mean 1,000 Samsung Galaxy J owners. Of course these users would want an upgrade to a Pixel phone, an iPhone, or anything that’s better – this may not be a direct result of the Galaxy Note 7’s discontinuation. It’s a typical case where correlation does not necessarily mean causation. And even if those 1,000 respondents were Galaxy Note 7 owners, it doesn’t really correspond withSamsung’s official data that said 90 percent of Note 7 users were sticking with the device.
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