How Samsung, Apple are overcoming China’s smartphone chip crunch

A tightening memory chip supply is reshaping the global smartphone market, squeezing Chinese vendors while lifting shipments at Samsung Electronics and Apple. According to market tracker International Data Corp. on Tuesday, global smartphone shipments fell 4.1 percent on-year to 289.7 million units in the first quarter, marking the first decline for the January-March period since 2023. Samsung ranked first with shipments of 62.8 million smartphones and a 21.7 percent market share. Apple followed

By The Korea Herald