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US Smartphone Sales Forecast to Fall in 2019 as Worldwide, Q2 Also Fell

Samsung Q2 global smartphone sales rose 17 percent to 75.1 million units due to the Galaxy A series, Gartner reported Tuesday. It was 20.4 percent of the industry, which itself fell 1.7 percent to 367.9 million. “Demand for high-end smartphones…

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has slowed at a greater rate than demand for midrange and low-end smartphones,” said analyst Anshul Gupta. IPhones sales fell 14 percent to 38.5 million. Services were 21 percent of Apple Q1 total revenue. Among the top five countries in smartphones sales, China held the top position with 101 million in Q2, up 0.5 percent. Global smartphone 2019 sales are forecast to fall 2.5 percent to 1.5 billion, falling 4.4 percent in North America to around 167 million.