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Industry Checkpoint: consumer devices, Q1 2026
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Contact usAs the telecoms industry and wider digital ecosystem continue to evolve at an unprecedented speed, regularly assessing major developments and their implications is more important than ever. GSMA Intelligence's new Industry Checkpoint series helps navigate how the market is changing, identify the new trends that matter and understand the implications of these developments.
This edition of the Industry Checkpoint series focuses on consumer devices, highlighting how the market has changed in the last six months and the implications. The report considers four major developments: innovation in smartphones spanning both emerging form factors and fundamental features; new advancements and innovations in XR hardware and OS; important developments in the handheld games console market; and major milestones in the smartphone eSIM market.
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Industry Checkpoint: consumer devices, Q1 2026
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