{
  "id": 703290,
  "title": "Report: US smartphone sales fell 5% in Q2 2026 as prices keep climbing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/report-us-smartphone-sales-fell-5-in-q2-2026-as-prices-keep-climbing",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-12T21:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Mac",
    "slug": "9to5mac",
    "url": "https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/12/report-us-smartphone-sales-fell-5-in-q2-2026-as-prices-keep-climbing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A new Counterpoint Research report says pricing pressure from rising memory costs squeezed the low-end US smartphone segment in Q2 2026, with smaller manufacturers hit particularly hard as larger brands were better able to absorb component cost increases. Here are the details.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}