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Friday 6 February 2026

AI smartphone upgrades trigger memory cost shock, pushing low-end models to the brink

The smartphone sector is entering a new hardware upgrade cycle driven by AI. Yet the impact is proving far more disruptive than positive. Rapidly rising memory prices are reshaping...

Friday 6 February 2026

Qualcomm, MediaTek strike cautious tone as smartphone market pressures mount

Qualcomm and MediaTek struck a similar cautionary tone on the smartphone market outlook during their latest earnings calls, pointing to mounting pressure from memory shortages and...

Friday 6 February 2026

China smartphone market stumbles at 2025 finish line as December shipments plunge 29%, Apple share slips below 15%

China's smartphone market ended 2025 on a weaker note than expected, despite Apple's strong fourth-quarter earnings and the early success of the iPhone 17. December shipments fell...

Friday 6 February 2026

Huawei unveils new wearables, phones, and tablets ahead of MWC

Huawei announced on February 4 that it will hold a product launch event titled "Now is Your Run" on February 26 in Madrid, Spain. The company plans to introduce a diverse lineup, including...

Thursday 5 February 2026

Memory shortage weighs on Qualcomm, Arm as smartphone chip sales slow

Arm Holdings reported fiscal third-quarter revenue growth of 26% from a year earlier, supported by gains in licensing and royalties, while...

Thursday 5 February 2026

MediaTek charts data center ASIC expansion even as smartphone sales slow

MediaTek held its earnings briefing with investor focus centered on application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and the smartphone market outlook. CEO Rick Tsai said the company's...

Wednesday 4 February 2026

China smartphone market and industry, 4Q 2025

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Tuesday 3 February 2026

iPhone gains in China squeeze MediaTek, Qualcomm revenues

Last week, Apple released its latest financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2026, with the iPhone 17 series continuing to post strong sales. Overall, iPhone shipments...

Tuesday 3 February 2026

India's smartphone market posts mixed growth in 2025, premium segment drives value gains

India's smartphone market experienced a mixed trajectory in 2025, according to Counterpoint Research. The year began on a softer note, weighed down by elevated inventory and...

Sunday 1 February 2026

Transsion profits halved in 2025 because of memory price increases

The smartphone industry is bearing the brunt of rising memory prices, and the impact is most evident in mid- to low-end models. Transsion, the Chinese smartphone maker regarded as...

Friday 30 January 2026

Apple dominates 2025 smartphone rankings, with iPhone 16 as the world's best-seller

According to a recent report from Counterpoint Research, the Apple iPhone 16 finished 2025 as the world's best-selling smartphone,...

Friday 30 January 2026

Taiwan's smartphone shipments exceeded 5 million in 2025, iPhone 17 drives market dynamics

Taiwan's monthly smartphone shipments surpassed 500,000 units in October and November 2025, largely driven by strong sales of Apple's iPhone 17 series. However, shipments declined...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Sunny Optical restructures as China's lens makers face layoffs prompted by smartphone slump

China's optical industry is confronting significant challenges as several lens module manufacturers reportedly plan layoffs early in 2026, prompted by sluggish smartphone sales and...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Vivo exits smart glasses race, citing three insurmountable obstacles

After preparing for half a year, China-based smartphone maker Vivo has reportedly decided to terminate its AI glasses project. Its exit was not due to a lack of technical capability,...

Thursday 29 January 2026

Why can't tech giants escape China's smartphone production grip?

Global technology companies, including Google, are increasingly shifting new product introduction (NPI) stages away from China to reduce geopolitical risks, with recent reports indicating...

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Weekly research roundup: Qualcomm's AI strategy, memory giants and updated 2026 smartphone outlook