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Have we passed the peak of the smartphone era?

Aug 18, 2021

Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs holds the new iPhone at the Apple store in central London.

In 2007, Apple released the iPhone, which jumpstarted the smartphone market. Image: REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico

Felix Richter

Data Journalist, Statista

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