Samsung Claws Back a Chunk of the Global Smartphone Market Amid Tariff Uncertainty

Samsung claws back a chunk of the global smartphone market amid tariff uncertainty

Samsung continued to grow its global smartphone sales lead over this past quarter, even as the rest of the market began to experience slowdown amid the looming threat of tariffs from the US. more…

Global Smartphone Shipments Growth Slows in Q2 as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs

What Tariffs? Smartphone Market Grows 1% as More Devices Incorporate AI

Looks like curiosity about AI may be boosting smartphone sales. Shipments of smartphones increased 1% year over year in the second quarter of 2025, despite tariff volatility and worldwide economic instability, according to new data released from the International Data Corporation. Much of the increase in sales is attributed to midrange devices like Samsung's Galaxy A36 and other smartphones that have started incorporating AI. The report blamed a…

Consumer confidence stalls mobile handset market in Q2 - Mobile Europe

Operators should prepare for continued margin pressure in the mass market handset segment There’s an infamous meme on the internet called straining kid, which is an appropriate visual analogy to describe global consumer sentiment right now in the face of capricious geopolitics. The mobile sector is not immune to this pervading sense of uncertainty. According to Omdia’s Canalys the global smartphone market declined by 1% year on year in Q2 2025, …

Global smartphone shipments barely grow in Q2, Samsung retains lead

The latest report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) shows a modest 1% year-over-year growth for global smartphone shipments during the April-June (Q2) period. This is traditionally one of the tougher periods for smartphone makers, and there were several macroeconomic factors that affected global demand. Economic uncertainty, including tariff volatility, forex instability, unemployment and inflation, combined with weak demand in China…

Q2 smartphone sales up 1%

Q2 smartphone sales grew 1% y-o-y to 295.2 million units, says IDC. Consumer demand has been hit by tariff volatility, the impact of war, macro-economic challenges such as forex instability, ... The post Q2 smartphone sales up 1% appeared first on Electronics Weekly.