Coronavirus led to the biggest smartphone shipment decline in history

[Yoni Heisler]

• Global smartphone shipments in February dropped by 38% compared to last year, setting a record-breaking decline in the process.
• With millions of individuals still stuck at home on quarantine, there's a good chance the decline will be more pronounced in March.
• Apple retail stores outside of China remain closed and there's no telling when they may re-open for business.
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In a development that shouldn't come as a surprise to anybody, global smartphone shipments in February dropped by 38% year-over-year, according to a new report from Strategy Analytics. The 38% drop off marks the biggest decline in smartphone shipments in history, a fact which can obviously be attributed to the coronavirus. As to the specific figures, global smartphone shipments in February of last year checked in at 99.2 million units. Last month, smartphone shipments dropped down to 61.8 million units.

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