China Smartphone Shipments Fall Around 15% as Memory Costs Drive Up Prices
China’s smartphone shipments fell by 15.4% year-on-year (YoY) to approximately 57.9 million units in the third quarter of 2026, according to IDC’s Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Rising memory and component costs pushed device prices higher, prompting vendors to adjust specifications and contributing to weaker consumer demand. The cost increases affected Android brands and smaller…