(ANSA) - MILAN - Even folding smartphones are feeling the crisis but the forecasts for the future are rosy.
The analysts of International Data Corporation (Idc) say this, according to which foldable phones represent only 1.1% of the market but with better growth forecasts than traditional models, which in 2022 should suffer a decline of -3.5 % compared to 2021. IDC says worldwide shipments of foldable phones will reach 13.5 million units in 2022, an increase of 66.6% from 8.1 million last year.
It will be around 41.5 million in 2026, with a compound annual growth rate of 38.7% from 2022 to 2026. "With nearly 70% year-over-year growth, the main question is whether leaflets will soon become mainstream.
entire category as the manufacturer continues to be the reference for foldable devices on the market, "said Anthony Scarsella, Research Manager of the Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker report." The models have made incremental but critical improvements over their predecessors.
Success, or not, may be a strong indicator of how all foldable screen phones will evolve in the future, beyond individual brands. "
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