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Monday 7 December 2015
Commentary: The residue value of feature phones
The pace of replacement of smartphones for feature phones is not happening as fast as expected, as the use of handsets by consumers of different regions, the price difference between...
Wednesday 23 September 2015
China white-box smartphone vendors lower prices to cope with increasing competition
China-based white-box smartphone vendors, under increasing competition from vendors including Huawei Device, Lenovo, Xiaomi Technology and Coolpad as well as Samsung Electronics and...
Tuesday 9 December 2014
Digitimes Research: Microsoft Mobile exit from feature phone market to benefit white-box makers and Samsung
Samsung Electronics and China-based white-box handset makers will benefit from Microsoft Mobile's decision to phase out its feature phone business within one and a half years, Digitimes...
Wednesday 19 November 2014
Digitimes Research: Samsung, white-box players looking to take over 10-15 million feature phone demand from Microsoft Mobile
With Microsoft Mobile's announcement in July 2014 it will terminate its feature phone business within a year and a half, Samsung Electronics and China's white-box handset players...
Thursday 19 June 2014
Digitimes Research: Spreadtrum finding smartphone AP business difficult
China-based Spreadtrum's application processor (AP) shipments have been dropping since China Mobile began subsidizing dual-core smartphones, as opposed to single-core models, in June...
Friday 15 November 2013
Digitimes Research: Nokia launches 5 models to ramp up market share
Nokia's recent release of three Asha-series feature phones and two Lumia smartphones is aimed at ramping up the market share of Windows Phone. But the effectiveness of the strategy...
Wednesday 4 September 2013
MediaTek to land more feature phone solution orders after Microsoft-Nokia deal
MediaTek is expected to land a significant volume of windfall chipset orders for feature phones after Microsoft takes control of Nokia's Devices and Services unit, according to industry...
Friday 30 August 2013
China market: International brands enhance feature phone offerings
While China's local handset makers have put all their efforts into grabbing a bigger slice of the smartphone market, international brands including Nokia and Samsung Electronics have...
Wednesday 21 August 2013
Taiwan handset OEMs/ODMs look to reignite feature phone businesses
While most handset brands and ODMs have been focusing on the fast growing smartphone segment, some Taiwan-based ODMs are considering reigniting their production lines for feature...
Tuesday 20 August 2013
Panel suppliers resume shipments of 3.5-inch panels for feature phones
Shipments of small-size LCD panels, mainly 3.5-inch models, for feature phones have resumed to normal levels recently after tight supply in the second quarter, according to industry...
Thursday 25 July 2013
Cellphone gray market goes legit as sales continue to decline, says IHS
The gray market for cellphones will contract for the second consecutive year in 2013, with worldwide shipments dropping by 12% as both makers and buyers of these handsets turn to...
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Even at US$20, Nokia 105 proves profitable for Nokia, says IHS
With its ultra-low-cost handset (ULCH) designated as the Nokia 105, Nokia has shown how it can be done: by sticking to a limited set of features and employing a highly integrated...
Thursday 23 August 2012
Partners expect Motorola to change its ODM strategy
As Google has recently started reorganizing Motorola Mobility's manpower and product strategy, sources from Taiwan-based ODMs, observing from their orders, expect their handset orders...
Tuesday 21 August 2012
Smartphone component makers turn to look for orders from feature phone market
Smartphone component makers, seeing their shipments to smartphone brand vendors turning weak, have started seeking for orders from local and white-box feature phone players, according...
Friday 6 July 2012
IC designers look to steady demand from feature phone sector
Despite increasing popularity of smartphones, demand for feature phones still remains steady in China and other emerging markets, and this will help drive revenue growth at Taiwan-based...