Mobile phone, PC shipments to fall again in 2023, Gartner says


FILE PHOTO People use smartphones in Manhattan New York City U.S. February 11 2022. REUTERSAndrew KellyFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: People use smartphones in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., February 11, 2022. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Shipments of personal computers and mobile phones are expected to fall for the second straight year in 2023, with phone shipments slumping to a decade low, IT research firm Gartner said on Tuesday.

Mobile phone shipments are projected to fall 4% to 1.34 billion units in 2023, down from 1.40 billion units in 2022, Gartner said. They totaled 1.43 billion in 2021.

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