SAN FRANCISCO: Global smartphone sales have slumped this year amid a “gloomy economic outlook”, prompting people to spend money on essentials instead of the latest gadgets, according to a market tracker.
Smartphone sales in the recently ended quarter were 9% less than in the same period a year earlier, hitting a low not seen since 2014, according to research firm Canalys.
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