Central America Smartphone Market Q2 2026: Samsung Leads with 41% as Claro and Tigo Expand Mobile Base

Central America’s smartphone market is facing one of its sharpest corrections in years as rising memory costs push up handset prices and weaken demand for affordable devices. Smartphone shipments across the subregion fell 22 percent  in 2Q26, according to Omdia, reflecting Central America’s heavy dependence on entry-level and mass-market smartphones. Central America smartphone market share Q2 2026 Devices priced below US$300 accounted for 84 percent of Central American smartphone shipments in 20