Smartphone segment in for another rough year – CCS Insight

Analyst firm CCS Insight is predicting the smartphone segment could be in for another year of drudge, with year-on-year shipments forecast to decline by 3%.
With cash conscious consumers still tending to favour refurbished devices, or holding onto their current smartphones for longer, it seems the sluggish segment could evade the booming landgrabs of yesteryear, that is unless you are a Chinese brand.
“Yearly sales of 2 billion mobile phones seemed so close just a few years ago, but might