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title: "Motorola: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand"
description: "Motorola is a smartphone brand sold in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/motorola"
publisher: "Brandwave"
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# Motorola: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand

Motorola is a smartphone brand sold in New Zealand. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Brand**: Motorola
- **Market**: New Zealand
- **Measured month**: Aug 2026
- **Share of Search among smartphone brands**: 1.9%

## Where the brand sits

| Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smartphone brands | 7 | 1.9% | 7.5K |

- [Smartphone brands](/demand/nz/categories/nz-smartphone-brands)

## How has branded search demand for Motorola changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months?

- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Motorola in New Zealand rose from 6.8K to 7.5K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Motorola’s estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand peaked at 2.4% in July 2026 and was lowest at 1.4% in February 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Motorola fell from 6th to 7th among smartphone brands in New Zealand.

## How did search popularity change for New Zealand smartphone brands in August 2026?

- In August 2026, iPhone gained estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand, from 73.8% to 77.8%.
- In August 2026, Samsung Galaxy lost estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand, from 8.5% to 5.9%.
- In August 2026, Nothing lost estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand, from 2.9% to 2.3%.
- In August 2026, OPPO lost estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand, from 5% to 4.5%.
- In August 2026, Motorola lost estimated Share of Search among smartphone brands in New Zealand, from 2.4% to 1.9%.
- Estimated monthly branded searches for HONOR in New Zealand rose 228.9% over 11 measured months, from 450 to 1.5K in August 2026.

## Historical estimated branded-search demand

| Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | Smartphone brands | 6.8K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Nov 2025 | Smartphone brands | 6.8K | 1.5% | 6 |
| Dec 2025 | Smartphone brands | 6.9K | 1.6% | 6 |
| Jan 2026 | Smartphone brands | 5.6K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | Smartphone brands | 5K | 1.4% | 7 |
| Mar 2026 | Smartphone brands | 6.5K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Apr 2026 | Smartphone brands | 5.5K | 1.6% | 7 |
| May 2026 | Smartphone brands | 6K | 1.7% | 7 |
| Jun 2026 | Smartphone brands | 7.3K | 2.1% | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | Smartphone brands | 8.8K | 2.4% | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | Smartphone brands | 7.5K | 1.9% | 7 |
| Sep 2026 | Smartphone brands | — | — | — |

## How is Motorola measured?

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Motorola’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- “motorola”
- “motorola 8000x”
- “motorola chocolate”
- “motorola com”
- “motorola edge 50”
- “motorola edge 50 pro”
- “motorola edge 60”
- “motorola flip”
- “motorola flip phone”
- “motorola fold”
- “motorola g35”
- “motorola ma1”
- “motorola moto g”
- “motorola near me”
- “motorola nz”
- “motorola online”
- “motorola phone”
- “motorola razr”
- “motorola razr flip phone”
- “motorola razr fold”
- “motorola razr phone”
- “motorola razr v3”
- “motorola smartphone”
- “motorola startac”
- “motorola watch”

## Which smartphone brands compete with Motorola?

- [iPhone](/demand/nz/brands/iphone)
- [Samsung Galaxy](/demand/nz/brands/samsung-galaxy)
- [OPPO](/demand/nz/brands/oppo)
- [Google Pixel](/demand/nz/brands/google-pixel): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/google-pixel-vs-motorola
- [Xiaomi](/demand/nz/brands/xiaomi): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/motorola-vs-xiaomi
- [Nothing](/demand/nz/brands/nothing): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/motorola-vs-nothing
- [HONOR](/demand/nz/brands/honor): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/honor-vs-motorola
- [vivo](/demand/nz/brands/vivo): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/motorola-vs-vivo

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Cite this page

Brandwave. "Motorola: search popularity and Share of Search in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/motorola

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