--- title: "Samsung Galaxy vs Sony: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?" description: "Is Samsung Galaxy or Sony more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smartphone brands set in the United Kingdom. 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/uk/compare/samsung-galaxy-vs-sony" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Samsung Galaxy vs Sony: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom? Is Samsung Galaxy or Sony more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Smartphone brands set in the United Kingdom. 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 - **Compared**: Samsung Galaxy and Sony - **Competitive set**: Smartphone brands - **Market**: United Kingdom - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Samsung Galaxy Share of Search**: 9.4% - **Sony Share of Search**: 1.1% ## Is Samsung Galaxy or Sony more popular in search? - In September 2026, Samsung Galaxy had more branded searches than Sony among smartphone brands in the United Kingdom. Samsung Galaxy had about 100,000 branded searches, while Sony had 12,100. Samsung Galaxy made up 9.4% of all smartphone brand searches we track, and Sony accounted for 1.1%. - Samsung Galaxy was ahead of Sony in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Samsung Galaxy’s share of searches among smartphone brands in the United Kingdom moved from 15.2% to 9.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 98.6K to 100K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Sony’s share of searches among smartphone brands in the United Kingdom moved from 2.3% to 1.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.8K to 12.1K. ## Top smartphone brands in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Samsung Galaxy appeared in all five answers. Sony did not appear in any of the five answers. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Samsung Galaxy | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Google Pixel | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Apple iPhone | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Motorola | 4th | 1 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Nothing | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Xiaomi | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | OnePlus | 7th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | OPPO | 8th | 0 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 1 of 5 | | HONOR | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Sony | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | vivo | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about smartphone brands - Asked ChatGPT "Which phone should I buy in the UK?": 1. Apple iPhone, 2. Samsung Galaxy, 3. Google Pixel - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best smartphone brands?": 1. Samsung Galaxy, 2. Google Pixel, 3. Xiaomi, 4. OnePlus, 5. Motorola, 6. Nothing, 7. Apple iPhone - Asked ChatGPT "What is the best phone for the money?": 1. Google Pixel, 2. Nothing, 3. Samsung Galaxy, 4. Apple iPhone - Searched Google, AI Overview "smartphone": 1. Samsung Galaxy, 2. Motorola, 3. Apple iPhone - Searched Google, AI Overview "best phone": 1. Apple iPhone, 2. Samsung Galaxy, 3. OPPO, 4. Google Pixel Not named in any answer: HONOR, Sony and vivo. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in United Kingdom on October 26, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for United Kingdom smartphone brands in September 2026? - In September 2026, Sony lost share of searches among smartphone brands in the United Kingdom, from 1.8% to 1.1%. ## Month by month | Month | Samsung Galaxy estimated searches | Samsung Galaxy Share of Search | Samsung Galaxy rank | Sony estimated searches | Sony Share of Search | Sony rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 98.6K | 15.2% | 2 | 14.8K | 2.3% | 7 | | Nov 2025 | 120K | 15.3% | 2 | 12.1K | 1.5% | 7 | | Dec 2025 | 98.6K | 13.8% | 2 | 12.1K | 1.7% | 7 | | Jan 2026 | 82.1K | 13.1% | 2 | 12.1K | 1.9% | 7 | | Feb 2026 | 80.6K | 13.2% | 2 | 12.1K | 2% | 7 | | Mar 2026 | 82.1K | 11.3% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 7 | | Apr 2026 | 67.1K | 10.2% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.8% | 7 | | May 2026 | 67.1K | 10% | 3 | 14.8K | 2.2% | 7 | | Jun 2026 | 67.1K | 9.7% | 4 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 7 | | Jul 2026 | 82.1K | 11.4% | 3 | 9.9K | 1.4% | 8 | | Aug 2026 | 82.1K | 9.8% | 3 | 14.8K | 1.8% | 7 | | Sep 2026 | 100K | 9.4% | 3 | 12.1K | 1.1% | 8 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Samsung Galaxy’s and Sony’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Samsung Galaxy**: Measured on the search terms “samsung galaxy phone” and “samsung phone”, summed into one figure. - **Sony**: Measured on the search term “sony xperia”. - [Samsung Galaxy profile](/demand/uk/brands/samsung-galaxy) - [Sony profile](/demand/uk/brands/sony) - [All smartphone brands in the United Kingdom](/demand/uk/categories/uk-smartphone-brands): The set both shares are measured inside, 11 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Samsung Galaxy or Sony more popular in search? In September 2026, Samsung Galaxy had more branded searches than Sony among smartphone brands in the United Kingdom. Samsung Galaxy had about 100,000 branded searches, while Sony had 12,100. Samsung Galaxy made up 9.4% of all smartphone brand searches we track, and Sony accounted for 1.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Samsung Galaxy vs Sony: Which is searched more in the United Kingdom?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/samsung-galaxy-vs-sony This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/uk/compare/samsung-galaxy-vs-sony. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.