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Wednesday 22 April 2026
Flagship smartphone SoCs upgrade to 2nm drives cost surge and brand procurement shifts
Starting in the second half of 2026, all flagship smartphone SoCs will transition to the 2nm process node. While this promises enhanced performance for flagship devices, it also triggers...
Wednesday 22 April 2026
Huawei's wide foldable move sets stage for Apple, Samsung three-way race

Huawei's Pura X Max launch marks a shift in the foldable smartphone market, with competition moving from a Samsung-Huawei duopoly toward...

Wednesday 22 April 2026
Apple taps duo behind Apple Silicon success to navigate software-hardware balance in AI era

Apple said on April 20 that Tim Cook would step down as CEO and hand over the role to John Ternus, the company's senior vice president...

Tuesday 21 April 2026
Vivo boosts high-end lineup in Taiwan, aiming for 40% sales growth with new X300 series phones
Vivo unveiled its latest mobile lineup for Taiwan at its annual launch event on April 16, including the flagship X300 Ultra and X300 FE smartphones, alongside accessories such as teleconverter...
Monday 20 April 2026
Memory and raw materials' increased prices weigh on smartphone panels in 2Q26
Entering the second quarter of 2026, the smartphone panel market continues to carry the weak momentum carried over from the first quarter of 2026. As memory prices rise further alongside...
Monday 20 April 2026
India's smartphone shipments fall 3% amid cost pressures and weak demand
India's smartphone shipments fell 3% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, signaling strain across global supply chains and consumer markets as rising component costs and sluggish...
Monday 20 April 2026
Brands boost wearable device sales to offset smartphone shipment pressure
Rising prices for key upstream components such as memory have dampened global smartphone shipments, prompting brands to boost memory inventory, raise the share of mid- to high-end...
Sunday 19 April 2026
Largan eyes FAU opportunity as smartphone downgrades loom
Optical lens giant Largan held its first quarter of 2026 earnings call on April 16, hosted by chairman En-Ping Lin. The company posted 7% year-on-year revenue growth — but headwinds...
Saturday 18 April 2026
Memory price surge hits Xiaomi shipments, forces strategy shift
Rising memory prices are reshaping the global smartphone market. The shift is triggering a broad slowdown and accelerating structural shifts across China's handset industry. Data from...
Thursday 16 April 2026
China smartphone market shifts to premium, Huawei and Apple lead in 1Q26
China's smartphone market contracted in the first quarter of 2026, but stronger-than-expected demand for premium devices from Huawei and Apple helped cushion the decline and reshape...
Thursday 16 April 2026
Rising component costs could shrink smartphone shipments by over 10% in 2026
Rising upstream component costs and higher new-phone prices are expected to slow global smartphone shipments in 2026, fueling stronger demand for used devices internationally and prompting...
Thursday 16 April 2026
Mobile manufacturers adapt to soaring key component prices with strategic measures
Memory and component cost surges may curb global phone sales growth in 2026, prompting firms worldwide to adjust prices, marketing, and retail approaches to protect margins. Brands...
Thursday 16 April 2026
Tata steps up iPhone manufacturing investments with fresh capital infusion
India's Tata Group has injected fresh capital into its electronics manufacturing arm, Tata Electronics, as it accelerates efforts to scale up iPhone production and strengthen its role...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Apple increased foldable display inventory by 20% ahead of iPhone Fold launch
Despite slowing growth in the foldable smartphone market, Apple has reportedly increased its foldable display panel inventory by 20% for its first foldable phone, the iPhone Fold,...
Tuesday 14 April 2026
Huawei backs optical chip push through photonics supplier investment
AI data centre and high-speed computing demand are pushing optical communications and photonic chips into focus, as data transmission bottlenecks reinforce the strategic role of photonics...