According to data from the Statista Consumer Insights survey, Google faces a smartphone loyalty problem. Current owners indicated that it is very likely they would switch to a different smartphone brand given the chance.

This week saw the release of Google's newest smartphone, the Pixel 8a. It is a less expensive model of the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, which were released in October. With this device, the tech giant hopes to take market share away from Apple and Samsung.

Although the ga...