Samsung Electronics Seen Outperforming Smartphone Rivals as Memory Prices Rise

According to The Korea Herald, Samsung Electronics is expected to fare better than most smartphone makers as rising memory prices squeeze the global handset market, while its semiconductor business continues to benefit from the same supply shortage, according to Mizuho Securities. The Japanese brokerage forecast global smartphone shipments at 1.15 billion units in 2026, down 9% from a year earlier, and said Samsung shipments would remain broadly flat at 240 million units. Major Chinese vendors were projected to be more affected by the tighter supply conditions.