Key handsets including the fabled iPhone 11 and Galaxy Note 10 will launch in incredibly difficult circumstances, according to new research from the In| Trusted Reviews
The IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker revealed yesterday that, despite the expected launch of some big name smartphones in the second half of 2019, global smartphone shipments will drop 1.9% in 2019 year-on-year.
The decline is due in part to sales being driven by highly saturated markets in developed countries and the fact smartphone sales growth has stuttered in developing economies over the past three years.
Senior research analyst Sangeetika Srivastava said that another big problem is the fact: “consumer demands around smartphone functionality continue to expand while their tolerance for higher-priced products continues to drop”.
