Smartphone market set for biggest-ever decline in 2026 on memory price surge, IDC says - Reuters

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A global DRAM shortage is expected to lead to a 13% drop in smartphone sales in 2026, with Apple being less affected due to its focus on premium devices.

A rise in AI demand is causing a massive RAM shortage, leading to a projected 12.9% decline in smartphone shipments in 2026, marking the biggest dip in over a decade.

The global smartphone market is projected to decline by 12.9% in 2026, reaching a decade-low in shipments, due to surging memory chip prices driven by AI infrastructure demand.

The global smartphone market is poised to suffer its biggest decline ever in 2026, sinking to a more than decade low in shipments, as surging memory chip prices drive up device costs.

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.

Gartner projects a 10.4% decline in PC shipments and an 8.4% decline in smartphone shipments in 2026 due to soaring memory costs, with entry-level PCs disappearing by 2028.