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…
- Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge (4)
- Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand (3)
- Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse (1)
- Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches (7)
Analysts: smartphone shipments set for record plunge
Chipmakers race to add capacity; exports surge on demand
Consumers trade in flagship phones amid buyer remorse
Memory drought squeezes devices, hikes prices and delays launches
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 4:21 pm / permalink 19899 / 15 stories in 7 days
The Galaxy S26 is a photography nightmare
David Pierce / theverge - In many ways, Samsung's new phones are fairly normal upgrades. The S26 lines come with some useful new things - particularly the Privacy Display on the S26 Ultra, which looks like an extremely cool bit of tech and a really useful new feature - and a lot o…
- Accessories & features — S Pen change, Buds deals, third-party accessories (3)
- Camera quality and AI edits — Reviewers slam photos; authenticity concerns (4)
- Pricing backlash — Price hikes provoke buyer skepticism and broader concern (4)
- Thermals & Exynos fix — Testing shows throttling largely resolved (1)
Accessories & features — S Pen change, Buds deals, third-party accessories
Camera quality and AI edits — Reviewers slam photos; authenticity concerns
Pricing backlash — Price hikes provoke buyer skepticism and broader concern
Thermals & Exynos fix — Testing shows throttling largely resolved
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 12:22 pm / permalink 19890 / 12 stories in 7 days