[Agency: Advance purchase drives total smartphone production in 2026 to be better than expected, raising annual production to 1.07 billion units] "Science and Technology Innovation Board Daily" reported on the 8th that according to TrendForce's latest mobile phone industry survey, the total global smartphone production in the second quarter of 2026 reached 275 million units, down 8% from the same period last year. The decline was less severe than the original forecast, and the overall performance was better than market expectations. TrendForce analyzed that the better-than-expected performance this quarter was mainly driven by two factors: First, some consumers were worried that rising memory prices would continue to push up the cost of the entire machine, prompting another wave of price increases for new machines in 2027, so they chose to purchase machines in advance; second, some brands had previously excessively reduced their production plans due to rising memory costs, but now they are making back-up adjustments as the market stabilizes. Driven by the above effects, TrendForce has raised its forecast for total smartphone production in 2026 from the original 1.05 billion units to 1.07 billion units, and the annual decrease has also converged from 16% to 14%.