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Global smartphone shipments rose by 2% year-on-year (YoY) in Q2 2025, according to Counterpoint Research. This marks the second consecutive quarter of growth, driven mainly by increased demand in North America, Japan, and Europe.
“The earlier concerns around tariffs, which disrupted shipments in Q1, started to ease in the second quarter,” said the firm’s research director, Tarun Pathak. “Still, markets like China and North America continued to feel some impact, leading North America to stockpile shipments.”
Pathak also noted that affordable…
