Google’s lineup of Pixel phones has usually been some of our favorite Android devices since the first Pixel arrived back in 2016 — but they’ve never been big sellers. While Google still doesn’t compare with Apple and Samsung, the company says the Pixel just had its best sales quarter ever.
On the Alphabet earnings call today, CEO Sundar Pichai addressed the company’s hardware performance. “In Q4, we set an all time quarterly sales record for Pixel,” he said. “This came in spite of an extremely challenging supply chain environment.” All of Google’s competitors had similar issues, but it’s reasonable to think the company could have sold more phones if not for the supply chain.
Specifically, Pichai noted that the Pixel 6 was proving to be popular with both customers and carrier partners. In our estimation, the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro are probably the best Pixel phones Google has released…
