全球智能手机在第三季度的出货量降至14年来的最低水平，因为内存芯片供应紧张迫使制造商提高价格。因此，消费者延长了设备的使用时间，许多人转向了翻新机，研究公司Counterpoint的一位分析师表示。
Global smartphone shipments during the third quarter fell to their lowest level in 14 years, as a memory chip supply crunch pressured manufacturers to raise prices. As a result, consumers are keeping their devices for longer, and many have turned to refurbishments, an analyst at research firm Counterpoint said.
需求疲软对苹果打击尤为严重——苹果是三星之后全球第二大供应商，10月份的数据显示，这家依赖手机销售获得约50%收入的美国科技巨头将iPhone 18的订单削减了15-20%。但不仅仅是苹果遇到困难：专门在非洲销售低价手机的中国制造商传音也承受压力，其股份在香港首次亮相时下跌了7%。
Soft demand has hit Apple, the world’s second-biggest supplier after Samsung, particularly hard — October data showed the US tech giant, which relies on phone sales for around 50% of its revenue, reduced orders for the iPhone 18 by 15-20%. But it’s not just Apple in trouble: Transsion, a Chinese maker of low-cost phones sold mostly in Africa, is also under pressure, with its shares falling 7% in their Hong Kong debut.