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Global smartphone industry faces structural downturn
Published Thursday, July 16, 2026 · Updated July 16
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Key points are extracted by an AI model and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original sources.- Global smartphone shipments tumbled by 11% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026, reaching their lowest second-quarter volumes since 2013.
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- The Hindu
The article highlights how a geopolitical and corporate shift in the semiconductor sector, prioritizing AI data centers, has triggered a supply shock and demand crisis in the global smartphone industry, with a uniquely severe impact on the Indian market.
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