Memory shortage drives smartphone market to lowest level in 14 years
- Earliest collected report:Mezha.Media
Global smartphone shipments fell by 20% in the third quarter of 2026 due to memory shortages. Budget model manufacturers suffered the most, while Samsung and Apple strengthened their market positions.
In brief
- Global smartphone shipments dropped by 20%.
- Memory shortage raised device prices by 20%.
- Budget model manufacturers were hit the hardest.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
- Budget not in the collected reports
- Public money not in the collected reports
- Media business 2 sources
- Big capital not in the collected reports
- Readers and grants not in the collected reports
- Undisclosed not in the collected reports
No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: budget, public money, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.
| Group | Share | Count |
|---|---|---|
Media business
| 100% | 2 items |
- Who the outlets write for
- community 0
- region 0
- country 2
- world 0
- Channels
- Websites 1
- Weeklies and analysis 1
- Mezha.MediaMedia business
- first item
- earliest
- national desk
Дефіцит пам’яті обвалив ринок смартфонів до найнижчого рівня за 14 років
- Дзеркало тижняMedia businessCommentary
- first item
- in the wave, 9 min later
- interpreters
Світові постачання смартфонів упали до найнижчого рівня за 14 років


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