IDC: global smartphone shipments will fall 12.9% YoY to 1.12B units in 2026, the market's largest-ever decline, as surging memory prices drive up device costs (Kritika Lamba/Reuters)

Kritika Lamba / Reuters : IDC: global smartphone shipments will fall 12.9% YoY to 1.12B units in 2026, the market's largest-ever decline, as surging memory prices drive up device costs —  The global smartphone market is poised to suffer its biggest decline ever in 2026, sinking to a more than decade low in shipments …