Samsung Electronics will debut its new 2nm Exynos 2600 processor in the Galaxy S26 series, but deployment may be largely limited to South Korea. Contractual ties with Qualcomm, production yield challenges, and consumer perceptions of Exynos performance could restrict the chip's broader adoption, potentially affecting Samsung's control over its flagship device supply chain.
Apple supplier Jahwa Electronics plans to expand its actuator factory in Gumi, South Korea, to meet rising demand for high-end folded-zoom actuators from Apple and other customers.
Networking equipment maker CyberTAN Technology held its investors' conference on December 5, 2025, and reported that in the first three quarters of 2025, its revenue contribution from the Asian market jumped to 42%, up from 5% in the same period of 2024. The company explained that this surge was not due to an unexpected boom in Asian end-market demand, but rather customers' response to geopolitical tensions and tariff battles.
Samsung Electronics has unveiled its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, which will go on sale in South Korea starting December 12, 2025. The company plans to expand availability to Taiwan, the US, China, and Singapore by mid to late December.
Samsung Electronics is facing mounting challenges in the global smartphone market, with Apple poised to overtake the top spot in shipment volume in 2025 amid rising exchange rate pressures and soaring component costs. The company is expected to hold its biannual global strategy meetings this month, focusing on high-end product planning, drawing significant attention to its next moves.
India is reviewing a proposal that would require smartphone makers to keep satellite-assisted location tracking permanently enabled on all devices, triggering strong pushback from Apple, Google, and Samsung over privacy risks, Reuters reported. The debate follows the government's recent reversal of a controversial order mandating a state-run cyber safety app.
India backtracks on plan for pre-installation of security app after public pushback. Global AI firms are partnering with local giants for AI data centers in India.
Samsung, on December 3, confirmed its next-generation Exynos 2600 mobile processor in an official teaser video, signaling a renewed commitment to in-house silicon for the upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone lineup despite lingering consumer frustration over performance disparities in international markets.
The DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2026 opened on December 3, with DIGITIMES senior analyst Benson Wu saying that the lack of breakthrough 5G applications has made operators cautious about next-generation infrastructure investment, yet Agentic AI services may become the catalyst that re-energises 6G development and drives new demand for future communications networks.
At the DIGITIMES Tech Forum 2026, DIGITIMES senior analyst Luke Lin said the smartphone market, previously expected to rebound in 2026, is now projected to contract after a sharp jump in memory prices pushed supply-chain costs higher. Global smartphone shipment growth has been revised to negative 1.6%, with total volumes estimated at about 1.202 billion units.
India's government has decided not to make the pre-installation of its cybersecurity and safety app, Sanchar Saathi, mandatory on smartphones, following strong public uptake and pushback from the tech industry. The decision comes after the app saw a tenfold surge in downloads in a single day, reflecting growing citizen engagement with its features.
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