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IDC: Apple closes in on Samsung as global smartphone shipments see record decline in Q3
Apple cut the gap to 500,000 units as Samsung kept the lead, while OPPO posted the steepest decline among the top five, IDC said.
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Data: Global smartphone market shrinks 22% in Q3
The global smartphone market shrank 22 per cent year-on-year to 255.3 million units in Q3 2026, according to the preliminary data from IDC Research Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, Shipments tanked 22 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in Q3 2026, marking the highest YoY decline to date of any quarter as the AI-led memory crisis continue […]
Apple Trails Samsung by 500,000 Phones in Q3 2026 Shipments
Apple shipped 57.3 million iPhones in the third quarter of 2026, which leaves it 500,000 units behind Samsung. Samsung still holds first place with 57.8 million, but the gap in global market share is only 0.2 percentage points. IDC’s preliminary... Read more at Apple Trails Samsung by Just 500,000 Phones in Q3 2026
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