Google’s Pixels rocket back into the global top 5 premium smartphones
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Pixels are suddenly doing very well in the global premium smartphone market. Google broke into the top 5 in the first half of this year, thanks to a highly successful Pixel 9 series. Apple still leads the pack by a mile, with Samsung claiming second place. Google is definitely doing something right because Pixels are back in the top 5 global premium smartphone rankings (devices that cost above $600), with a highly impressive 105% growth year over year