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Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: Global smartphone market plateaus as Apple and Samsung bet on chips and ecosystems
After over a decade of rapid expansion, the global smartphone market has reached a mature and highly competitive stage. DIGITIMES projects that global smartphone shipments will hit...
Thursday 4 September 2025
Tech Forum 2025: Qualcomm and MediaTek take smartphone rivalry to the cloud in AI chips
With global smartphone sales leveling off, Qualcomm and MediaTek are taking their long-running rivalry into the fast-growing cloud AI ASIC market. DIGITIMES Research estimates MediaTek...
Wednesday 3 September 2025
Global smartphone, 2Q 2025

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Wednesday 20 August 2025
Top smartphone brands gear up for 2H25: three key market trends to watch
The global smartphone market has shown signs of slowed sales growth, though major brands persist in launching new devices to stimulate demand. Key products like Google's Pixel 10,...
Wednesday 20 August 2025
Xiaomi strengthens smartphone presence amid modest global growth
Despite declining smartphone sales, Xiaomi maintained its top-three global smartphone ranking amid a mature market while its AIoT business maintained gross margins above 20%. Strategic...
Friday 15 August 2025
Apple is seen gaining tariff exemption as Samsung faces 25% levy threat, potentially reshaping global smartphone market
The US government is expected to announce its tariff policy this week on semiconductor-related products—including smartphones, laptops, and surveillance devices—sending...
Friday 18 July 2025
China subsidies losing steam in attempt to rescue flopping smartphone market
It was previously expected that China's consumer subsidies would offset the smartphone demand decline in the US caused by the reciprocal tariffs. However, the actual subsidy impact...
Friday 11 July 2025
AI-powered NPU race spurs growth for test interface companies
As the global smartphone application processor market undergoes a major shift toward AI-driven performance, chip giants like MediaTek and Qualcomm are ramping up efforts to dominate...
Friday 27 June 2025
Q3 outlook: smartphone industry weighs tariff risks against product launch momentum
As the calendar turns to the third quarter of 2025, the global smartphone industry finds itself at a critical juncture, shaped by a complex mix of geopolitical tensions, tariff uncertainty,...
Tuesday 17 June 2025
India to command 20% of global smartphone output in 2025 as shipments to US surge amid tariff
Counterpoint Research forecasts that India will account for one-fifth of global smartphone manufacturing output in 2025, driven by rising exports from major brands like Apple and...
Friday 13 June 2025
Functional materials player Trans-Sun taps new PC orders to power 2Q recovery
Taiwan's Trans-Sun Materials Technology posted consolidated revenue of NT$110 million (approx. US$3.67 million) in May 2025, down 6.7% month-over-month and 12.28% year-over-year....
Monday 9 June 2025
Apple's iPhone 17 could see price hike as tariff pressures mount, global smartphone outlook dims
As Apple prepares to unveil its highly anticipated iPhone 17 series in the fall of 2025, rumors of a price increase have begun to surface. Market research firm Counterpoint Research...
Tuesday 3 June 2025
Global smartphones, 1Q 2025

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Wednesday 28 May 2025
Sony doubles down on premium niche with Xperia 1 VII to salvage shrinking market presence
Sony has unveiled its 2025 flagship smartphone, the Xperia 1 VII, aiming to strengthen its position in the high-end segment despite its diminished influence in the global smartphone...
Wednesday 28 May 2025
Xiaomi sharpens premium push, streamlines global smartphone operations to boost profitability
Xiaomi is doubling down on its smartphone premiumization strategy as it adapts to evolving market dynamics in China and abroad, company executives said during its first-quarter 2025...