The global smartphone market was supposed to be crawling back to growth by now. Instead, new data from TrendForce suggests we’re heading into another rough patch, and this time the pain won’t just show up on quarterly earnings calls. It’s likely to hit where most users actually feel it: fewer cheap phones and higher prices […]
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Samsung Leads Again, But Mid-Range Android Buyers Are Losing
I’ve been testing a lot of so-called “value” phones this year, and the pattern is getting ugly: higher prices, leaner storage, and corners cut in places that actually matter day to day. So when IDC’s latest Q1 2026 numbers dropped, showing Samsung back on top of global shipments, it didn’t feel like a win for […]