The cheaper Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter

The cheaper Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter

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Google’s budget-conscious approach to its Pixel smartphone line appears to be paying off. Google parent company Alphabet posted second quarter earnings for 2019 today, handily beating Wall Street expectations with revenue of $38.9 billion and a profit of $9.9 billion. The profit dwarfs that of the second quarter of 2018, when Google had to dock its net income by a record $5 billion over last year’s antitrust settlement.

But while the Google ad machine continues to chug along unfazed by any of the company’s numerous scandals surrounding YouTube moderation or alleged bias in search results, the real spotlight this quarter is on the “Other Revenues” segment. That segment includes the company’s hardware business, like Pixel phones and…

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The cheaper Pixel 3A helped Google sell twice as many smartphones last quarter
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