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Smartphone Market Set to Shrink 13% Due to Memory Chip Crisis, IDC Says
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Smartphone Market Set to Shrink 13% Due to Memory Chip Crisis, IDC Says

Bloomberg · Feb 26, 2026 · Collected from RSS

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The global smartphone market will contract 12.9% in 2026 because of the unprecedented memory chip shortage, marking “a crisis like no other,” according to researcher IDC.

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