Link CopyTwitterLinkedinWhatsappQualcomm's Apple Chip Sales Halve As Snapdragon Prices RiseQualcomm reported June-quarter revenue of $9.947 billion, down 4 per cent, and said Apple chip revenue will halve between September and December. Snapdragon prices rise by a double-digit percentage from 1 September. Average phone prices already hit a record $550 in 2026, up about $100, as memory costs rose more than 300 per cent.Photo credit: ReutersQualcomm reported June-quarter earnings on Wednesday and told the market its Apple business is going faster than expected. Revenue came in at $9.947 billion, down 4 per cent. Handset chip revenue fell 20 per cent.Guidance for the current quarter landed below what analysts expected, and the stock gave up about 11 per cent across the session and the after-hours tape.About The AuthorAt heart, I am a storyteller drawn to the watershed moments that bend the technology landscape. I braid narrative with data, humanise statistics, and trace the arc from first spark to world-changing impact. My reportage, features and reviews are witty, sardonic, visual and vivid, using anecdote to illuminate rather than eviscerate.
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