184 news items tagged global smartphone
Apple takes smartphone AP revenue leadership in 3Q20
Thursday 4 February 2021The global smartphone applications processor (AP) market grew 32% in revenue terms to a record high of US$7.4 billion in the third quarter of 2020, according to Strategy Analytics...
Apple takes global smartphone top spot in 4Q20, says Canalys
Thursday 28 January 2021Worldwide smartphone shipments reached 359.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2020, down by a slight 2% on year, according to Canalys. Apple shipped its most iPhones ever in...
Global smartphone shipments dip 8.8% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 13 January 2021Global smartphone shipments suffered an annual 8.8% decline to 1.24 billion units in 2020, as the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic crippled handset demand and shipments, Digitimes...
China smartphone AP shipments – 3Q 2020
Tuesday 24 November 2020Smartphone application processor shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 192.6 million units in third-quarter 2020, up 13.4% quarter-over-quarter and down 9.5% year-over-year.
Global smartphone shipments improve in 3Q20
Wednesday 28 October 2020Global smartphone shipments fell by slightly over 6% on year in the third quarter of 2020, improving significantly from the previous two quarters as demand for smartphones outside...
Global smartphone shipments to see double-digit growth in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 7 October 2020Following three consecutive years of declines in 2018-2020, global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by a double-digit rate or 150 million units in 2021, bolstered by renewed...
Low- to mid-range smartphones dominate worldwide shipments, says IDC
Monday 21 September 2020Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below US$400, according to IDC.
Samsung begins mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM
Tuesday 1 September 2020Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, at its second production line in Pyeongtaek.
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Thursday 20 August 2020Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
China smartphone market and industry – 2Q 2020
Tuesday 11 August 2020Smartphone shipments to the China market in second-quarter 2020 were doubled sequentially, as the coronavirus pandemic in China was eased, while the economy was benefited by the re-opening...
Himax expects about 20% sales growth in 3Q20
Monday 10 August 2020Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies expects to post an around 20% revenue increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, with flat growth or a slight decrease in...
TSMC raises forecast for 5G smartphone penetration
Friday 17 July 2020TSMC has revised upward its 5G smartphone penetration rate forecast for 2020 to 17-19%, but expects the overall smartphone shipments this year to decline 11-13%.
Samsung remains dominant in smartphone memory market
Thursday 2 July 2020Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the smartphone memory market with 50% revenue share in the first quarter of 2020, followed by SK Hynix and Micron Technology, according...
Smartphone internal storage to reach 256GB
Monday 8 June 2020Smartphones are expected to increasingly come with 256GB or even 512GB of storage in 2020, thanks to brand vendors' launches of new 5G models and a gradual recovery in China's smartphone...
Handset lens sensor shipments to drop in 2Q20
Friday 22 May 2020Sensor shipments for handset camera lens are expected to drop further in the second quarter of 2020, due to a plunge in end-market demand and excess inventory in the supply chain,...
Smartphone ODMs to see shipments fall in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Friday 22 May 2020Digitimes Research has lowered its global smartphone shipment forecast for 2020 to 1.15 billion units, down 15.4% from 2019's 1.36 billion because of the impacts from the coronavirus...
Taiwan makers gearing up for 0.3mm-thick vapor chamber shipments
Tuesday 28 April 2020Taiwan-based smartphone cooling module specialists are capable of producing vapor chambers with thickness of only 0.3mm and will begin shipping the cooling solutions for smartphones...
Highlights of the day: Global smartphone market faces 15% decline in 2020
Monday 27 April 2020The global smartphone market stands little chance of seeong a recovery in the second quarter of 2020 as the impacts of the coronavirus persist. Even Apple reportedly has cut its iPhone...
Global smartphone shipments to dip to 1.15 billion units in 2020
Monday 27 April 2020Global smartphone shipments are expected to contract by 15% on year to 1.15 billion units in 2020, as major brands including Samsung Electronics, Huawei and Apple all have slashed...
Intel shines in 2019 semiconductor market
Monday 6 April 2020It was a year when global semiconductor revenue fell by the greatest percentage in at least two decades, when eight of the top-10 chip suppliers suffered revenue declines and when...
Wingtech, Huaqin and Longcheer continue to dominate 2019 smartphone ODM and IDH shipments
Wednesday 25 March 2020Shipments from ODM and IDH companies grew by 4% annually in 2019 against the declining trend in the overall smartphone market, according to Counterpoint Research. This was a result...
Samsung begins mass production of 512GB eUFS memory for smartphones
Thursday 19 March 2020Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of what the company claims is the fastest storage for flagship smartphones.
Korean memory industry output value to slip in 1Q20, says Digitimes Research
Monday 9 March 2020The output value of South Korea's memory chip industry is expected to drop by a slight 2.7% sequentially in the first quarter of 2020, according to Digitimes Research.
Global smartphone sales fall slightly in 4Q19, says Gartner
Wednesday 4 March 2020Global sales of smartphones to end users contracted 0.4% on year in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to Gartner. Full-year 2019 smartphone sales declined by 1.0%.
Global smartphone shipments to fall below 1.3 billion units in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 18 February 2020Global smartphone shipments are expected to reach 1.278 billion units in 2020, including less than 200 million units of 5G models, taking into account the impacts of the coronavirus...