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Stability here means that, assuming a lot more things don\u2019t suddenly go sideways for the world (not a bet I\u2019d necessarily be willing to make at this point), things could start turning around for the market as soon as the end of this quarter. Embracing my tendency to embrace cheery optimism, I\u2019ll point out that things have had a tendency to pile up lately. Declines pre-dated the pandemic and were ultimately accelerated by it. Then there were supply chain issues and then macroeconomic struggles. Knock-on effects upon knock-on effects.<\/p>\n

From where I sit, here\u2019s the primary reason to be positive: phones are commodities now. Sooner or later, people are going to need to upgrade. Phone manufacturers haven\u2019t done a great job priming that pump \u2014 and the industry has yet to agree on a 6G standard \u2014 but at a certain point, devices slow down, batteries stop holding their charge and the time comes to buy a new one.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re three years into this global pandemic, and that time is probably right over the horizon for a lot of folks who have been holding off for various reasons. I suspect Apple having its hand forced on USB-C adoption will ultimately have a positive impact on iPhone 14 sales, as well. This time out, however, Apple hit second, at 21% of the market to Samsung\u2019s 22. Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo rounded out the top five.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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