India's Smartphone Shipments Set To Fall Over 15% In H2 2026 As Memory Cost Surge Reshapes The Market
India's smartphone market is headed for a difficult second half of 2026, as a sharp rise in memory chip prices pushes up handset costs and makes buyers more cautious. A report released by IDC projected shipments to decline by more than 15 percent in the second half of the year, pulling full-year volumes down to roughly 128-130 million units from 152 million units in 2025. Two research firms, one…
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