Global smartphone shipments growth slows in Q2 as tariff uncertainty weighs

[ad_1] The growth of global smartphone shipments slowed in the second quarter as buyers, wary of U.S. tariff-driven economic uncertainty, curbed spending, especially on low-end devices, data from research firm International Data Corp showed on Monday. Shipments increased by 1% in the April-June quarter to 295.2 million units, according to the preliminary data, slower than […]

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India’s smartphone shipments drop 10% in Q3 as prices hit record

[ad_1] India’s smartphone market fell by 10% year-on-year last quarter to 43.5 million units, marking the lowest third-quarter shipment since 2019, and a high inventory pile-up is expected to lead to a muted fourth quarter, market research firm IDC said on Monday. Despite the festival season beginning earlier than usual, the unrelenting rise in prices […]

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In a first, Apple’s iPhone 13 tops India shipment charts in the third quarter: Counterpoint Research

[ad_1] Apple’s iPhone 13 topped the shipments charts in the third quarter (July-September) in the Indian smartphone market. This is the first for any iPhone in India, according to data by Counterpoint Research, the market analytics firm. The iPhone 13’s success comes even as the Indian smartphone declined in the third quarter on a year-on-year […]

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Global smartphone shipments decline due to poor demand, only Apple sees growth: Canalys

[ad_1] While shipments of high-end smartphones were up, the overall demand for smartphones fell in the third quarter of 2022. This led to a 9 per cent overall drop in shipments in the quarter, suggests a new report by Singapore-based research firm Canalys. The major reason behind the decrease is a drop in demand. ‘The […]

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