Smartphone sales down for fourth straight quarter


  • TECH
  • Monday, 05 Nov 2018

Cropped shot of a group of colleagues using their smart phones in synchronicity

Global smartphone sales fell for a fourth consecutive quarter in the period through September, suggesting a challenging market for device makers awaiting catalysts to spark sales, researchers said. 

A report by research firm IDC late Nov 1 showed 355 million handsets delivered in the third quarter, a year-on-year decline of 6%. 

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