AI boom could wipe 230 million budget phones a year from the market

The Register
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 pm126 pts
First they came for our natural resources, and now the AI datacenter boom looks set to excise a significant chunk of the budget smartphone market. The latest forecast from Counterpoint Research spells dark skies for sub-$200 pocket 'puters, with shipments expected to fall by around 40 percent between 2025 and…

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