Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis

msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Worldwide smartphone shipments are forecast to decline 12.9% year-on-year (YoY) in 2026 to 1.1 billion units, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. This decline…

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Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge

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Smartphone Market To Decline 13% in 2026, Marking the Largest Drop Ever Due To the Memory Shortage Crisis

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Global smartphone shipments expected to fall 13% amid memory supply crunch

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Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches

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Global memory chip shortage impacting consumer electronics production

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