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Wednesday 13 January 2021
Global smartphone shipments dip 8.8% in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Global smartphone shipments suffered an annual 8.8% decline to 1.24 billion units in 2020, as the rampage of the coronavirus pandemic crippled handset demand and shipments, Digitimes...
Tuesday 24 November 2020
China smartphone AP shipments, 3Q 2020

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Wednesday 28 October 2020
Global smartphone shipments improve in 3Q20
Global smartphone shipments fell by slightly over 6% on year in the third quarter of 2020, improving significantly from the previous two quarters as demand for smartphones outside...
Wednesday 7 October 2020
Global smartphone shipments to see double-digit growth in 2021, says Digitimes Research
Following three consecutive years of declines in 2018-2020, global smartphone shipments are expected to grow by a double-digit rate or 150 million units in 2021, bolstered by renewed...
Monday 21 September 2020
Low- to mid-range smartphones dominate worldwide shipments, says IDC
Economic uncertainties have increased the downward pressure on smartphone prices globally with 73% of shipments in 2020 expected to be priced below US$400, according to IDC.
Tuesday 1 September 2020
Samsung begins mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 DRAM
Samsung Electronics has announced mass production of 16Gb LPDDR5 mobile DRAM, using extreme ultraviolet (EUV) technology, at its second production line in Pyeongtaek.
Thursday 20 August 2020
Xiaomi stepping up R&D efforts for AIoT devices
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi will earmark CNY10 billion (US$1.444 billion) for R&D in 2020 focusing on developing AIoT devices, according to company chairman Lei Jun.
Tuesday 11 August 2020
China smartphone market and industry, 2Q 2020

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Monday 10 August 2020
Himax expects about 20% sales growth in 3Q20
Display driver IC specialist Himax Technologies expects to post an around 20% revenue increase sequentially in the third quarter of 2020, with flat growth or a slight decrease in...
Friday 17 July 2020
TSMC raises forecast for 5G smartphone penetration
TSMC has revised upward its 5G smartphone penetration rate forecast for 2020 to 17-19%, but expects the overall smartphone shipments this year to decline 11-13%.
Thursday 2 July 2020
Samsung remains dominant in smartphone memory market
Samsung Electronics maintained its lead in the smartphone memory market with 50% revenue share in the first quarter of 2020, followed by SK Hynix and Micron Technology, according...
Monday 8 June 2020
Smartphone internal storage to reach 256GB
Smartphones are expected to increasingly come with 256GB or even 512GB of storage in 2020, thanks to brand vendors' launches of new 5G models and a gradual recovery in China's smartphone...
Friday 22 May 2020
Handset lens sensor shipments to drop in 2Q20
Sensor shipments for handset camera lens are expected to drop further in the second quarter of 2020, due to a plunge in end-market demand and excess inventory in the supply chain,...
Friday 22 May 2020
Smartphone ODMs to see shipments fall in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Digitimes Research has lowered its global smartphone shipment forecast for 2020 to 1.15 billion units, down 15.4% from 2019's 1.36 billion because of the impacts from the coronavirus...
Tuesday 28 April 2020
Taiwan makers gearing up for 0.3mm-thick vapor chamber shipments
Taiwan-based smartphone cooling module specialists are capable of producing vapor chambers with thickness of only 0.3mm and will begin shipping the cooling solutions for smartphones...