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Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge to 14-Year Low Due to Memory Chip Shortage

Global Smartphone Shipments Plunge to 14-Year Low Due to Memory Chip Shortage

Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage
Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage

‘Challenging’ outlook for rest of 2026 as memory chip costs soar, says Counterpoint Research Read more at The Business Times.

Global smartphone shipments hit 14-year low as memory chip shortage drives up
Global smartphone shipments hit 14-year low as memory chip shortage drives up

Have you been planning to buy a new smartphone recently? If so, you might have felt that prices have quietly crept up across all price brackets. You aren't imagining things. The global smartphone...

Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage
Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage

Rising prices for memory components have driven up production costs.

Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage
Global smartphone shipments record worst third quarter in 14 years amid memory shortage

Global smartphone shipments fell 20% onyear to their lowest thirdquarter level since 2012, as soaring memory chip costs and supply shortages pressured manufacturers and pushed up prices,...

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