In fourth-quarter 2021, global smartphone shipments declined year-over-year for a second consecutive quarter. However, despite a challenging second half of the year, full-year shipments still grew due to a strong first half, according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 362.4 million phones during the holiday quarter (Q4/2021), which was down 3.2% year-on-year but slightly better than IDC’s forecast. On an annual basis, the market grew 5.7% in 2021, with 1.35 billion smartphones shipped...
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