Europe smartphone market grows despite mounting supply risks

Europe’s smartphone market recorded modest growth in the first quarter of 2026, highlighting resilient demand despite rising supply-side pressures, according to market research firm Omdia. The report showed that smartphone shipments in Europe excluding Russia increased by 2 per cent year-on-year, reaching 33.0 million units in 1Q26, supported by healthy end-user demand and channel frontloading. […]