On January 4, according to the latest report of DIGITIMES, most countries in the world will still suffer from high inflation in the second half of 2022. The interest rate hike in the United States will appreciate the US dollar, and it will reduce the purchasing power of consumers outside the United States. Coupled with the overall global economic outlook and prosperity Confidence continues to decline, and consumers' willingness to buy new machines continues to decline. Research statistics and estimates show that smartphone shipments in the third and fourth quarters of 2022 are 277 million and 311 million units, both showing double-digit annual declines. Compared with the forecast in October, DIGITIMES lowered its forecast for global smartphone shipments in 2022 and 2023 to 1.165 billion and 1.191 billion units, a decrease of about 11 million and 12 million units.
In the domestic smartphone market, compared with the forecast in September, DIGITIMES reported that shipments in the third and fourth quarters of 2022 were reduced to 58.40 million and 61.70 million units, and the annual decline was expanded to 20.5% and 24.3%.
It is understood that in terms of global 5G mobile phone shipments, compared with the expected 610 million units in October, the DIGITIMES report lowered the 2022 shipment to 595 million units. The reduction mainly comes from the reduction of domestic and foreign market shipments by about 10 million units compared with the previous estimate; 2023 The global 5G mobile phone shipment estimate is revised down to 740 million units.