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Monday 12 January 2026
Huawei steps up 2026 smartphone offensive, Pura series targets market share
Despite ongoing US restrictions on Huawei's access to 5G smartphone chips and Google Mobile Services (GMS), the company has re-established a strong position in China by advancing its HarmonyOS ecosystem and pushing for semiconductor component breakthroughs. In 2025, Huawei briefly returned to the top of China's quarterly smartphone sales rankings and currently remains among the market's top three vendors by share.
Monday 12 January 2026
Lenovo aims to double India business in three years
Lenovo is aiming to double its business in India over the next three years, leveraging strong growth in its Motorola smartphone segment and its infrastructure and services verticals, according to company executives. Lenovo's Asia Pacific leadership highlighted domestic consumption and the "India for the world" strategy as central to the company's future expansion, with India emerging as one of Lenovo's fastest-growing markets worldwide, according to the Economic Times.
Monday 12 January 2026
TCL climbs to No. 2 in global TV shipments

TCL has risen to second place worldwide in TV shipments, trailing only Samsung Electronics, as the Chinese electronics group leverages supply chain integration and display technology development to gain share in the global TV market.

Monday 12 January 2026
TCL appeals to vision-care with NxtPaper 70 Pro smartphone
Although CES 2026 is not traditionally a smartphone-focused event, TCL drew attention with its new NxtPaper 70 Pro smartphone. The device features NxtPaper 4.0 display technology, with its most notable difference from conventional smartphones being a dedicated shortcut key that allows users to switch display modes.
Monday 12 January 2026
Samsung eyes BOE OLED panels for Galaxy S series
Samsung Electronics is reportedly evaluating whether to source OLED display panels from China's BOE Technology Group for its flagship Galaxy S smartphone lineup, as it looks to rein in component costs while weighing legal and quality risks.
Monday 12 January 2026
Jarllytec seeks more foldable smartphone shipments in 2H26
Notebook hinge maker Jarllytec said that its confirmed orders for the 2026 3C product lines include one new China-branded foldable smartphone model, which is scheduled to enter mass production and shipment in the first half of the year. The company is also pursuing orders for new models in the second half. New laptop models from US-based laptop brands are expected to ramp up shipments in the first half, along with continued contributions from high-priced China-branded foldable notebooks. The LCD-related business is expected to remain relatively moderate.
Monday 12 January 2026
India reportedly mulls tough new smartphone security rules, reviving industry fears over privacy and proprietary code
India is weighing a sweeping set of new security requirements that could force smartphone makers to share sensitive source code with government-appointed laboratories, according to Reuters, citing people familiar with the matter and a review of confidential documents, reigniting a long-running tug of war between New Delhi and global technology companies over privacy, surveillance, and control of digital infrastructure.
Sunday 11 January 2026
Realme and OnePlus return to Oppo: Three-brand integration to counter supply chain and market pressure
China's smartphone industry opened 2026 with a major consolidation move, as Realme formally returned to the Oppo group as a sub-brand and integrated with fellow sub-brand OnePlus. The restructuring is intended to strengthen competitiveness through shared resources and coordinated brand strategy amid mounting supply chain pressure and intensifying market competition.
Sunday 11 January 2026
Apple iPhone exports from India reach US$50 billion in 2025

Apple exported approximately US$50 billion worth of iPhones from India through December 2025, a milestone that underscores the company's accelerating shift of manufacturing away from China and highlights India's push to expand electronics production through federal incentives.

Saturday 10 January 2026
Tex Year targets AI and optoelectronics specialty chemicals
Tex Year Industries has just about completed its layout in specialty adhesives, materials, and chemicals for the AI and optoelectronics industries. It expects to see a significant increase in shipments and double-digit growth in 2026. This year, Tex Year will focus on five areas: AI cloud data centers, EVs, drones, smartphones, and Mini LED displays.
Friday 9 January 2026
CES 2026: Wearable startups present new applications

Startups at CES 2026 are broadening the scope of wearable technology, shifting focus beyond fitness and health tracking toward workplace productivity and personal media applications, as early-stage companies look to stand out in a crowded hardware market.

Friday 9 January 2026
Lenovo launches hybrid AI platform Qira for cross-device personal AI

On the opening day of CES 2026, Lenovo followed Nvidia and AMD by bringing its annual flagship event, Lenovo Tech World, to CES for the first time. Held at the iconic Sphere venue in Las Vegas, the event marked the largest Lenovo Tech World to date.

Friday 9 January 2026
Google and Samsung bet again on smart glasses, this time with Android XR
Multiple indicators suggest Google will re-enter the smart glasses market in 2026, more than a decade after exiting the category. The company is expected to partner with Samsung to launch a new generation of smart glasses built on the Android XR platform, signaling a renewed push into augmented reality and wearable computing.
Friday 9 January 2026
Largan faces challenges as memory price impacts spread
Optical lens maker Largan Precision held an earnings briefing on January 8, 2026, during which chairman Adam Lin expressed a wary smartphone industry outlook. Surging memory prices are squeezing smartphone bills of materials (BOM), making customers more hesitant to pursue lens specification upgrades. Visibility for the full year of 2026 remains unclear, with only the first quarter confirmed to be affected by the traditional off-season, during which capacity utilization will be lower than in previous years.
Friday 9 January 2026
Largan Technology highlights challenges and prospects of variable aperture for 2026 flagship smartphones
Largan Technology drew significant attention at its investor conference on January 8, 2026, revealing that US flagship smartphones are expected to adopt variable-aperture camera modules in the second half of 2026. Despite the promising timeline, several technical and manufacturing challenges remain unresolved, raising questions about the widespread adoption of this technology.
Friday 9 January 2026
Tight memory supply to push smartphone prices higher in early 2026
Smartphone brands face mounting challenges as memory prices are expected to surge over 50% in the first half of 2026, according to channel operators. The rise in memory costs threatens to impact operations and sales, particularly for mid- to low-end smartphones.
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Samsung leverages Gemini models as global AI device race heats up
The global artificial intelligence (AI) competition is rapidly moving beyond large language model (LLM) development, as leading technology companies race to embed AI into hardware, devices, and applications across consumer and enterprise markets. Samsung, OpenAI, and Meta are all pursuing strategies that go beyond cloud-based AI, signaling a shift toward vertical integration and ecosystem dominance.
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Why China smartphone brands are turning to ByteDance's Doubao to break Apple-Huawei's hold on premium phones
Several Chinese smartphone brands are moving closer to Doubao, ByteDance's LLM platform, accelerating partnerships tied to AI smartphones. The shift reflects mounting pressure from falling mobile phone shipments and a premium market long locked up by Apple and Huawei, where smaller brands struggle to gain traction. AI applications and services have thus emerged as one of the few remaining levers for differentiation.
Monday 5 January 2026
iPhone 17 sales surge lifts Apple past 20% share in China

Apple's iPhone 17 series has driven a notable recovery in China, pushing the company's market share back above 20% and lifting monthly shipments beyond 6 million units in November 2025, according to industry estimates. The rebound marks Apple's strongest performance in the market in recent years after a period of declining share amid intense competition from domestic smartphone brands.

Monday 5 January 2026
Weekly news roundup: TSMC widens 2 nm edge as South Korea boosts chip spending; Huawei eyes memory bottlenecks
These are the most-read DIGITIMES Asia stories in the week of Dec 29 - Jan 4.
Monday 5 January 2026
Asus pulls back from smartphone market after two decades of losses
Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not release any new smartphones this year, effectively suspending a mobile business the Taiwanese hardware giant has sustained for more than 20 years without ever achieving profitability.
Saturday 3 January 2026
Asus halts 2026 smartphone plans, eyes entry into drone and AI glass markets
Asustek Computer has confirmed it will not launch any new smartphones in 2026, effectively scaling back its mobile device business. At the same time, the company emphasized that after-sales support, maintenance, software updates, and warranty services will continue as normal. The move comes amid intensifying global competition and supply chain challenges, with the company redirecting efforts toward emerging products like drones and smart glasses.
Friday 2 January 2026
Asus to pause new smartphone launches in 2026, maintain mobile operations
Smartphone distributors in Taiwan have recently said they are no longer able to obtain Asus handsets through local agents and claimed they had received information indicating that Asus's smartphone unit would operate only through December 31, 2025, after which the company would stop launching new smartphone products.
Friday 2 January 2026
Twoway chair indicted in Taiwan for alleged attempted breach of trust
Twoway Group announced on December 31, 2025, that its chairperson, Bi-shuang Chen, along with other business personnel, has been indicted by the Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office in Taiwan on charges of attempted breach of trust under the Criminal Code. The case is currently awaiting court review, and the company emphasized that its financial status and business operations remain unaffected.
Friday 2 January 2026
Smartphones and notebook prices could increase as memory lead times extend
Demand for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) is crowding out production capacity for consumer memory. Despite capacity expansions by major memory makers, including Micron, Samsung, and SK Hynix, the supply of HBM for AI servers remains tight, and the demand from large chipmakers is difficult to satisfy immediately. IC distributors report that lead times from memory manufacturers have now extended to 52 weeks. With priority allocation given to large clients, almost no stock is available. Both distributors and customers must now pay upfront and wait in line for delivery.