Apple leads smartphone market even as overall shipments decline, Counterpoint says

April 10 (Reuters) – IPhone-maker Apple led global smartphone shipments in the first quarter of 2026, growing 5% year-on-year, even as overall shipments fell due to a shortage of memory components, Counterpoint Research said on Friday.

Global smartphone shipments fell 6% from a year earlier as Middle East tensions also weighed on consumer sentiment, the research firm said. 

(Reporting by Ananya Palyekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Sahal Muhammed)