The early success Google's Android platform has achieved in the handset market has caused system makers, software developers and semiconductor players to show heightened interest in the new platform. DIGITIMES provides comprehensive coverage of Android and how the platform is shaping the mobile device market.
Taiwan market: Sony Mobile ramps up share of high-end Android smartphone segment
Wednesday 18 January 2017Sony Mobile Communications saw its share in the over NT$15,000 (US$475) segment of the Android smartphone market in Taiwan increase to 35% in 2016 from 24% of a year earlier, according...
Taiwan market: LG offers upgrades to Android 7.0 for LG G5
Friday 9 December 2016As Google is planning to officially release Android 7.0 OS at the end of 2016, LG Electronics has taken the initiative to announce the availability of upgrades to the latest version...
Galaxy S7 edge is top-selling Android phone in 1H16, says Strategy Analytics
Friday 5 August 2016Samsung Electronics's Galaxy S7 edge was the world's top-selling Android smartphone model in the first half of 2016, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung currently aslo accounts...
BlackBerry launches new Android smartphone
Wednesday 27 July 2016BlackBerry has launched its second Android smartphone, the DTEK50, priced at US$299. The DTEK50 features a 5.2-inch display with a 1920 by 1080 resolution, Qualcomm 8-core Snapdragon...
Digitimes Research: Launch of Android-based Pepper to ramp up market size
Wednesday 27 July 2016SoftBank's launch of Android-based Pepper service robots will encourage Android software developers to develop applications for Pepper, which in return will help ramp up Pepper's...
Chip orders for Android phones slowing down
Thursday 7 July 2016IC orders placed by Android phone makers, mainly those in China, have slowed down recently, according to industry sources.
Android Open Source market opportunities shrinking as Android One becomes viable market contender
Tuesday 3 May 2016Overall smartphone share of the global handsets market is slowing as mobile phone (or feature phone) sales show some resilience through local brands in emerging markets. While ABI...
Taiwan market: HTC ships over 2 million Android phones in 2015
Wednesday 20 January 2016HTC shipped over two million smartphones in the Taiwan market in 2015, representing an increase of over 20% from a year earlier and making it the top vendor for Android phones in...
Qualcomm to land a majority of chip orders for high-end Android phones in 2016
Thursday 17 December 2015Qualcomm is expected to secure the bulk of chipset orders for high-end Android smartphones in 2016 as vendors including Samsung Electronics, HTC, Sony Mobile Communications, LG Electronics...
Falling sales of Android smartphones affecting Taiwan IC design houses
Thursday 5 November 2015The global sales of Android-based smartphones have been a disappointment affecting negatively the performance of Taiwan-based IC design houses, according to industry sources.
Digitimes Research: Android Pay to become a prevailing mobile payment tool
Thursday 22 October 2015Android Pay, announced at Google I/O 2015, will eventually beat Apple Pay to capture a majority share of the global mobile payment market, making "payment apps as a service"...
HTC unveils Android Marshmallow-based smartphone
Wednesday 21 October 2015
HTC has officially unveiled the latest version of its One series smartphone, the HTC One A9, a revised flagship model which the company will count on to make a turnaround in the fourth...
Fingerprint sensors set to see growing adoption among Android phones
Thursday 8 October 2015Fingerprint identification sensors are expected to see growing adoption among Android smartphones in 2016, according to industry sources.
Digitimes Research: Difference between Apple Watch and Android Wear devices narrowed
Monday 5 October 2015The difference between Apple Watch and Android Wear-based devices has been narrowed as the latest updates of the Apple Watch have only made some modifications on outer design but...
