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  "id": 14659941,
  "title": "Smartphone shipments crash 22% in worst quarter ever, IDC says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/smartphone-shipments-crash-22-in-worst-quarter-ever-idc-says",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T08:30:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Moneyweb",
    "slug": "moneyweb",
    "url": "https://www.moneyweb.co.za/news/tech/smartphone-shipments-crash-22-in-worst-quarter-ever-idc-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese brands like Xiaomi Corp and Oppo took the worst hit among the top names, while Apple and Samsung Electronics fared better due to their larger premium handset portfolios.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Global smartphone shipments fell 22% YoY to 255.3M in Q3, a record quarterly drop, as Samsung and Apple gained while Xiaomi, Oppo, and Vivo saw deeper declines (IDC)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/global-smartphone-shipments-fell-22-yoy-to-255-3m-in-q3-a-record",
        "published": "2026-10-15T05:00:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}