Smartphone sales are expected to drop 13% worldwide amid memory crunch

Smartphone sales are expected to drop 13% worldwide amid memory crunch

According to a new report from market research firm International Data Corporation, global smartphone shipments are expected to total around 1.1 billion units this year, down from 1.26 billion in 2025. This marks a significant downward revision from the company's November 2025 forecast, which projected a decline of between 0.9...Read Entire Article

Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decade

IDC says phone makers will ship only 1.12 billion smartphones as compared to 1.26 billion last year.

Ai chips raises smartphone prices

(CNN)– Artificial Intelligence is causing headaches in the smartphone industry. According to a report from the International Data Corporation, there’s a world-wide shortage of memory chips due to Ai. An increased demand for these components is causing memory chip makers to not have much left over for other electronic items like phones, laptops, and gaming consoles. This lack of equipment is expected to make some phone manufactures to go out of b…

Memory shortage batters PC market; double-digit sales drop coming, say analysts

Global PC and smartphone sales are expected to fall by more than 10% this year, according to analysts, as hyperscaler investment in AI data centers fuels a memory shortage. PC shipments will fall 10.4% during 2026 compared to 2025, as the constrained memory supply leads to higher prices, according to Gartner. IDC predicts a slightly larger 11.3% decline over the same period. The smartphone market will also see significant year-on-year shipment d…

‘This is the lowest level of device shipments witnessed in over a decade’: Memory cost increases have reached a critical level – PC sales are set to drop by 10% in 2026 as enterprises stretch out device lifetimes

Ongoing memory cost increases mean enterprises and consumers alike are holding onto devices for longer