The global smartphone market faces a historic decline due to a chip shortage, severely impacting budget devices.
The global smartphone market
is heading for its steepest annual contraction on record, with
shipments projected to slump by 13.9% this year to 1.08 billion
units, Counterpoint Research said on Monday, citing a worsening
shortage of memory chips.The forecast is a downgrade from the 12.4% decline projected in
Discover how a worsening memory chip shortage is causing the global smartphone market to face its steepest annual contraction on…
Global smartphone shipments forecast to drop 13.9% in 2026 to 1.08B units, the worst decline on record, as AI demand diverts…
According to IDC's latest Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments are forecast to fall 13.9% year…
Two recent reports predict further declines in the smartphone market in 2026, as dwindling memory supplies continue to drive up…
El mercado de smartphones caer� un 13% en 2026, el mayor desplome de la historia, por la escasez de chips de memoria, seg�n IDC.…
Volume de 1,08 bilhão de unidades vendidas pelos fabricantes de celulares em 2026 será o menor desde 2013
Smartphone shipments face worst decline ever: memory crisis and US-Iran war hit market
