5.8% growth in worldwide smartphone shipments in 2024 due to AI, 5G, and premium market growth.

10 Emerging Smartphone Trends in 2024: IDC predicts a 5.8% growth in worldwide smartphone shipments to 1.23 billion units next year, driven by AI-enabled devices, 5G proliferation, and premium smartphone market growth. Affordable Android devices are gaining popularity in emerging markets, while GenAI smartphones are set to capture 18% of the total market share by end-2024, driving the premiumization trend and costing over double that of non-GenAI devices.

August 27, 2024
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