3833 news items tagged smartphone
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2020
Thursday 4 March 2021Taiwan's small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments plunged 25.3% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2020 due to a significant drop in orders from Huawei.
China smartphone AP shipments to grow 12% in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Wednesday 3 March 2021About 795.7 million smartphone application processors will be shipped to China-based handset vendors in 2021, up 12.2% on year, forecasts Digitimes Research.
Global smartphone shipments to grow 50% in 1Q21
Tuesday 2 March 2021Global smartphone shipments are likely to grow nearly 50% on year to 340 million units in the first quarter of 2021, driven by robust sales of Apple's iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone Pro...
Huawei focuses on operation of platforms, establishment of ecosystems
Thursday 25 February 2021Huawei Technologies, to cope with US sanctions amid fast growing development of 5G and AI+IoT, is transforming its consumer electronics business from providing hardware to operating...
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2020
Monday 22 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone AP shipments to China-based vendors amounted to 211.6 million units, up 9.9% quarter-over-quarter and 7.7% year-over-year.
China smartphone vendors focus on differentiation
Monday 22 February 2021Leading China-based smartphone vendors have focused on production differentiation to maintain competitiveness in the global market.
China smartphone market and industry – 4Q 2020
Friday 19 February 2021Fourth-quarter 2020 smartphone shipments to the China market amounted to 86.7 million units. The volume represented 19.3% growth quarter-over-quarter but 10.4% decline year-over-ye...
Global 5G smartphone shipments to approach 550 million units in 2021
Thursday 18 February 2021Worldwide 5G smartphone shipments are expected to grow drastically to nearly 550 million units in 2021, and supply chain players will benefit as a result, according to market sourc...
Smartphone vendors upbeat about midrange 5G models
Thursday 18 February 2021Smartphone vendors are upbeat about the midrange segment of the 5G phone market which is set to grow robustly in 2021.
Silicon Motion expects 7-12% revenue increase in 1Q21
Monday 8 February 2021Flash device controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects to post revenues of between US$154 million and US$161 million in the first quarter of 2021, representing a 7-12%...
Top-10 IC growth categories to enjoy 2021
Friday 5 February 2021Each of the top-10 growing IC product categories tracked by IC Insights is expected to see a double-digit increase in sales, but only the top-five segments are forecast to grow faster...
China smartphone market to contract in 1Q21, says Digitimes Research
Thursday 4 February 2021Smartphone shipments to the China market are expected to fall over 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, after growing 19.2% in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to Digitimes...
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...
China smartphone shipments to post annual gains in 1Q21
Tuesday 2 February 2021Chinese smartphone vendors are expected to see robust annual growths in first-quarter 2021 shipments to both the domestic and overseas markets, according to Digitimes Research.
China 1Q21 smartphone AP shipments to stay flat, says Digitimes Research
Tuesday 2 February 2021Shipments of smartphone-use application processors (AP) to China, including those for handset exports, will stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes...
China smartphone market declines 11% in 2020, says Canalys
Friday 29 January 2021The smartphone market in China finished 2020 with 84 million units shipped in the fourth quarter, declining 4% on year, according to Canalys. For full-year 2020, the China market...
SK Hynix posts sequential revenue and profit drops in 4Q20
Friday 29 January 2021SK Hynix has reported operating profits of KRW966 billion (US$0.87 billion) on consolidated revenue of KRW7.97 trillion for the fourth quarter of 2020, representing sequential decreases...
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...
China smartphone vendors in hardware specs competition
Tuesday 26 January 2021China-based handset brands have triggered a new round of hardware specification competition seeking to expand their market shares globally, according to industry sources.
India to see rapid growth for 5G smartphones
Monday 25 January 2021Though it remains uncertain when 5G commericial will start in India, 5G smartphone sales in the country will still see rapid growth in 2021, according to local media.
Nvidia, Qualcomm reportedly seeking TSMC support for next-generation manufacturing processes
Friday 22 January 2021Nvidia and Qualcomm reportedly have already reached agreements with TSMC for capacity support from its next-generation manufacturing processes, and with orders from Intel, Apple and...
China smartphone vendors score points in sub-brand marketing
Friday 22 January 2021Leading China-based smartphone vendors Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo have succeeded in enhancing global marketing through launching sub-brand models with high performance-price ratios that...
Pegatron sees slowdown in orders for iPhone 12 mini
Friday 22 January 2021Pegatron has seen a slowdown in orders for the iPhone 12 mini as sales of the model in the US and Europe are affected negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry sou...
Largan, GSEO see shipments impacted by smartphone components shortages
Thursday 21 January 2021Smartphone-use lens module makers Largan Precision and Genius Electronic Optical (GSEO) have seen shipments negatively affected by short supply of key components of smartphones, especially...
Qualcomm rolls out new 7nm 5G smartphone chip
Thursday 21 January 2021Qualcomm has rolled out its new Snapdragon 870 series to further enhance its 5G smartphone chip lineup. The new 5G chip is built using TSMC's 7nm process technology.
- Huawei debuts US$2,800 phone after barely growing sales in 2020 (Feb 22) - Bloomberg
- Huawei turns to pig farming as smartphone sales fall (Feb 19) - BBC News
- China's Xiaomi files legal complaint against U.S. Defense, Treasury ban (Jan 30) - Reuters
- Honor CEO speaks out: unburdened by US sanctions on Huawei, the budget smartphone brand looks to take on Apple and former parent (Jan 27) - South China Morning Post
- Huawei may spin off its P and Mate smartphone brands (Jan 25) - engadget
- LG Electronics in talks with Vingroup of Vietnam to sell off its smartphone business (Jan 21) - BusinessKorea
- Xiaomi shares fall 10% as U.S. adds smartphone-maker to 'blacklist' (Jan 14) - CNBC
- Micron forecasts second-quarter revenue above estimates (Jan 8) - Reuters
- Samsung says profits are rising, but smartphone competition is fierce (Jan 8) - CNN
- Samsung vs Huawei in 2020: Never been closer to losing the crown (Dec 20) - SamMobile