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Smartphone shipments grow 1% year-on-year in Q1 to 298. 5 million units
9+ hour, 56+ min ago (659+ words) Against industry expectations, Samsung retained its position as the world's leading vendor, shipping 65. 4 million units (+8% Yo Y). This reflects resilience across both ends of its portfolio: entry-level A-series volume anchored emerging-market shipments, while strong demand for the Galaxy S26 series drove premium…...
Smartphone production grows 2. 5% to 1. 25 billion units in 2025
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (523+ words) Global smartphone production grew 2. 7% quarter-on-quarter from 328 million units in third-quarter 2025 to 337 million units in fourth-quarter 2025, supported by strong shipments of Apple's new i Phone lineup, according to market research firm Trend Force. For the full year, both Apple and Samsung…...
Smartphone shipments to fall 7% in 2026 amid memory constraints and geopolitical pressures
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (96+ words) Based on assumptions on first-quarter memory prices (which indicate that pricing pressure and constrained supply will begin to ease in second-half 2026), Omdia's latest outlook forecasts that global smartphone shipments will fall by about 7% year-on-year in 2026. Graphic: Worldwide smartphone shipments forecast…...