Expect Substantial Slowdown In Smartphone Shipment: IDC (slashgear.com)

Brittany A. Roston, writing for Slashgear: In 2014, smartphone shipments grew a massive 27.8-percent, and the next year, 2015, smartphone shipments grew by 10.5-percent. The International Data Corporation (IDC) expects that we'll see a substantial slowdown in shipments this year, with 2016 (possibly) ending up at around only 3.1-percent. According to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, this year will probably see about 1.48 billion smartphone shipments, a number that is estimated to climb to 1.84 billion by 2020.According to IDC, Android will see a YoY (year-on-year) growth of 6.2%, whereas Apple's iOS will drop by 2% this year. Also this year, the average selling price of an Android handset will be $218, which IDC expects to fall below $200 in 2019.

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Less growth

[TechyImmigrant]

A slowdown in shipments would mean negative growth and fewer phones being sold.
The numbers describe smaller positive growth. So they are predicting that more phones will be sold.

There's a brain disease that lays dormant until journalists start writing headlines, when it kicks in a compels them to lie.