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Rising chip costs and shifting smartphone market shares

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Latest: Samsung leads global smartphone market in H1 2026

The global smartphone market is undergoing a historic contraction, with IDC projecting shipments to drop 16.7 percent in 2026. This downturn is driven by a massive surge in memory component costs, as production is redire