[Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker] report downgraded global shipments of smartphones for the year from an expected 1.6% growth to a decline of 3.5%. IDC’s downshift in growth estimates comes as “the smartphone industry is facing increasing headwinds from many fronts – weakening demand, inflation, continued geopolitical tensions, and ongoing supply chain constraints,” IDC research director Nabila Popal said in the report. The most significant declines are expected in Central and Eastern Europe, with shipments down 22%, and China, the largest smartphone market, is forecasted to decline 11.5% or roughly 38 million units, which accounts for 80% of the global...