IDC reports that in 3Q 2021, smartphone shipments decreased by -6% from the previous year. In 4Q 2022, the drop reached a low of -18%.
Smartphones have been improving ever since. The third quarter of 2023 saw a 1% decrease in smartphone shipments, according to Canalys, but IDC data is not yet available.
The usual trend of an increase from 3Q shipments should be followed by 4Q 2022 shipments, meaning a mid-single-digit year-over-year growth.
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