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Nabila Popal covers the dynamic and rapidly evolving smartphone industry, offering insights into market trends, shipment statistics, and emerging technologies. Her stories delve into how global economic factors and innovation cycles impact smartphone vendors and consumer behavior.

Readers can explore detailed analyses of shipment declines and recoveries, shifts in market leadership among major cellular brands, and the rise of new device categories like foldable phones. Her work provides a comprehensive view of the challenges and opportunities within the smartphone market, grounded in recent data and forecasts.

For anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the smartphone sector and its future trajectory, Nabila Popal's articles provide valuable context and up-to-date information that highlights both current market conditions and emerging trends.

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Smartphone shipments to reach lowest volume in a decade

Thu, 31st Aug 2023
Global smartphone shipments are predicted to drop 4.7% in 2023 to 1.15 billion units, the lowest volume in a decade, says IDC.
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Worldwide smartphone shipments continue to decline

Mon, 31st Jul 2023
Worldwide smartphone shipments declined 7.8% year over year to 265.3 million units in the second quarter of 2023.
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Foldable phones market to reach US$42 billion in 2027: IDC

Thu, 30th Mar 2023
According to IDC, worldwide shipments for foldable phones will reach 48.1 million units with a market value of US$42 billion in 2027.
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Smartphone market slower to recover than expected - IDC

Fri, 3rd Mar 2023
Real market recovery is not expected to occur until 2024, when IDC expects 5.9% year-over-year growth followed by low single-digit growth.
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Smartphone shipments suffer a largest-ever decline, says IDC

Thu, 26th Jan 2023
Worldwide smartphone shipments fell 18.3% y-o-y to 300.3 million units in the 4th quarter of 2022, according to IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker.
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IDC: Worldwide smartphone shipments down by 9.7% in Q3 2022

Fri, 28th Oct 2022
The drop marks the largest-ever third-quarter decline and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline for the smartphone market amidst economic uncertainties.
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Foldable phone shipments to reach 41.5 million in 2026

Wed, 5th Oct 2022
Foldable phone shipments are predicted to reach 13.5 million units in 2022, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.7% by 2026, says IDC.
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Major shift in smartphone market - Huawei drops out, Samsung regains top spot

Thu, 29th Apr 2021
Huawei drops out of top 5 smartphone vendors for the first time as Chinese brands like Xiaomi and OPPO surge, says IDC.
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Smartphone shipments down but may make a comeback in 2022

Mon, 31st Aug 2020
Global smartphone shipments expected to drop in 2020, but strong push for 5G will bring market back to growth in 2021, according to IDC.