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Smartphone Market to Shrink 13% Due to Memory Crisis, IDC Says
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. The new forecast, a dramatic
Smartphone market set for biggest-ever decline in 2026 on memory price surge, IDC says
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Apple and Samsung are positioned to gain market share as smaller smartphone rivals struggle or exit the market entirely, said IDC. PHOTO: RE
Memory shortage could cause the biggest dip in smartphone shipments in over a decade
A rise in the need for computers and data centers to power AI is causing a massive shortage of RAM, driving memory prices sharply higher. Now, analyst firm IDC predicts that this will cause smartphone
DRAM Shortage Will Cause 'Seismic Shift' in Smartphone Market, But Apple Will Be Less Affected
Global memory scarcity will cause a 13 percent drop in smartphone sales in 2026, according to IDC (via Bloomberg). DRAM is in short supply because AI companies are buying huge quantities of high-bandw
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