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Mobile phone sales plunge to lowest level in 14 years

New market research from Counterpoint Research shows that global smartphone sales fell by 20% in the third quarter of this year compared with the same period a year ago. This is the lowest level for a third quarter since 2012. The decline is attributed to the ongoing shortage of memory components , where sharply rising prices for DRAM and NAND memory have driven up manufacturing costs.…

Mobile phone sales plunge to lowest level in 14 years

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