Linda Sui, author of the research report; “Some factories in Asia are not able to produce smartphones, but many customers are away from shops and shopping centers that sell phones.” commented. It is also known that Apple and other companies have closed their stores in many places. According to the published report, telephone shipments were 99.2 million in February 2019, compared to 61.8 million for February 2020. The hardest time in the smartphone industry February was going to be an important month for the phone industry, as the World Mobile Congress was held this month, when new phones were introduced for the first time every year. However, the event was one of the largest events canceled due to the corona virus (covid-19) outbreak. Samsung introduced the new flagship phone S20 phones in February. However, it was announced that the sales of the devices were in low figures. Apple also said they expected their sales to be low. Neil Mawston, director of Strategy Analytics, ”February 2020 is the lowest sales date in the worldwide smartphone market history. The smartphone industry will want to erase this period from memories ”. He commented.
