[ad_1] The impact of COVID-19 on smartphone sales was drastic, as market analysts noted shipments worldwide dropped by millions in the last few months. While manufacturers are typically nonspecific about sales numbers, IDC’s Quarterly Mobile Phone tracker noted this was “the largest annual (year over year) decline ever” at about 11.7 percent. Canalys pegged the […]
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Smartphone shipments saw their largest drop ever in February
[ad_1] Strategy Analytics’ Linda Sui told CNBC that the slump was across every price category, and not just premium models. As you might guess, March isn’t looking much better. The coronavirus outbreak has reached Europe and North America in earnest, leading to more wary customers and store closures. China appears to be recovering, but the […]