By Jonathan Custer | October 19, 2026 World smartphone shipments fell 22.0% in the third quarter to 255.3 million units, the largest quarterly decline in IDC’s series, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker released 14 October 2026. The prior quarter was 276.3 million and the year-ago quarter 327.3 million. Samsung shipped 57.7 million …

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Strong industry totals can hide very different conditions for individual suppliers. Here is where the improvement is reaching, and what it means for your next decision. A growing electronics market can still leave most suppliers with a softer month. In August, the Taiwan-listed PCB companies tracked by TPCA reported combined revenue of NT$105.4 billion, up …