smartphone sales

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    IDC research shows first Q1 smartphone sales contraction in three years

    IDC research shows first Q1 smartphone sales contraction in three years The global smartphone market suffered its first decline since 2023 in the first quarter of this year, according to market tracker IDC, with the memory chip supply crunch and war in Iran likely to elevate costs and constrain...
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    iPhone drops out of top 5 smartphones in China

    iPhone drops out of top 5 smartphones in China Apple Inc. lost ground in China’s smartphone market in the June quarter after local companies like Huawei Technologies Co. surged ahead. iPhone shipments there slid 3.1% during the period, compared with an 11% year-on-year rise among...
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    Huawei Mate 60 putting iPhone 15 under pressure in China

    Huawei Mate 60 putting iPhone 15 under pressure in China There is growing evidence that Apple Inc.’s latest iPhone is falling shy of its predecessor in China, suggesting a setback for the world’s most valuable company in its most important overseas market. The iPhone 15 series saw a 6% decline...
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    Apple sales slump could be worst in two decades

    Apple sales slump could be worst in two decades Apple Inc. posted its third straight quarter of declining sales and predicted a similar performance in the current period, hurt by an industrywide slump that has sapped demand for phones, computers and tablets. After the company reported a...
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    Qualcomm shares plummet as smartphone sales stumble

    Qualcomm shares plummet as smartphone sales stumble Qualcomm Inc., the largest maker of smartphone processors, fell as much as 8.2% in late trading after giving a tepid sales forecast for the current quarter, indicating that demand for mobile devices remains weak. Sales will be $8.1 billion to...
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    Big iPhone discounts in China

    Big iPhone discounts in China Apple Inc.’s latest iPhones are selling at discounts of more than $100 (R1,749) in China, an unusually steep price cut just months after launch that suggests dwindling demand for even its highest-end devices. JD.com Inc. and state carrier China Mobile Ltd. are...
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    Smartphone sales in 2022 plummeted to worst level in 10 years

    Smartphone sales in 2022 plummeted to worst level in 10 years Global smartphone shipments suffered their worst quarterly drop on record in a clear sign of cooling consumer demand that signals more pain for manufacturing hubs like South Korea and Vietnam. Shipments declined 18.3% in the...
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    Smartphone shipments to continue plummet into 2023

    Smartphone shipments to continue plummet into 2023 Murata Manufacturing Co. expects this year’s drop in smartphone sales to keep going well into 2023, led by a sharp downturn in China. The company’s outlook has dimmed dramatically from a quarter ago, when it looked forward to a bounceback in...
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    Apple anticipating same sales for iPhone 14 as iPhone 13

    Apple anticipating same sales for iPhone 14 as iPhone 13 Apple Inc. has asked suppliers to build at least as many of its next-generation iPhones this year as in 2021, counting on an affluent clientele and dwindling competition to weather a global electronics downturn. The tech giant is telling...
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    Don't expect big Black Friday smartphone deals

    Don't expect big Black Friday smartphone deals Canalys has published its early estimates for smartphone shipments in the third quarter of Q3 2021, suggesting that consumers should not expect big Black Friday deals on these devices later this year. The research firm's data showed global...
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    Worst smartphone sales crash ever predicted this year

    Worst smartphone sales crash ever predicted this year Worldwide shipments of smartphones are set to shrink by 3.2%, according to the latest predictions from Gartner, Inc. The forecast estimates total shipments of about 1.74 billion in 2019, down from 1.81 billion in 2018, making it the worst...
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