Global smartphone sales fell 14% in February as coronvirus spread: Counterpoint

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Global smartphone sales tumbled 14pc in February as the coronavirus spread in China and overseas, Counterpoint Research has said, a likely harbinger of more declines as outbreaks worsen in many parts of the world.

The outbreak prompted Apple Inc and other smartphone makers to shut their China stores in February and government data suggests Apple sold less than 500,000 smartphones in the mainland Chinese market during the month.

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