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Wednesday 21 January 2026
China's 2025 smartphone shipments dip slightly in 2025 as brand competition heats up
Apple, with its iPhone 17 series driving sales, has seen its monthly market share in China surge above 20%, while other major brands like Huawei, Vivo, Honor, Oppo, and Xiaomi have...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Asus phases out mobile phones but stays in market due to Google deal
Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not launch new smartphones in 2026, marking a strategic retreat from the mobile phone segment after more than two decades. Chairman...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
2nm mobile SoC era begins with Xiaomi 18 flagship launch
The year 2026 is set to mark the commercial debut of 2nm mobile SoCs, with Qualcomm, Apple, and MediaTek among the first to release 2nm process chips for smartphones. The market expects...
Wednesday 21 January 2026
Memory shortage impacts Chinese smartphone supply; mid-to-low-end models and SoCs face challenges in 2026
Due to memory shortages and price hikes, Chinese smartphone brands are expected to reduce their 2026 inventory by at least 10%, mainly affecting cost-sensitive mid-to-low-end models...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Apple, Qualcomm, MediaTek align on 2nm chips in 2026 as specs lose consumer appeal
Apple Inc., Qualcomm Inc., and MediaTek are all set to advance their smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) offerings to the 2nm process node in 2026. This coordinated move signals the three...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Memory supply constraints and rising costs force China's smartphone brands to scale back 2026 shipment forecasts
China's major smartphone manufacturers are revising their 2026 shipment forecasts downward amid tightening memory supply and surging prices, according to Jiemian News. Xiaomi,...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Smartphone chips hit 2nm in 2026. The real shock is the cost
Leading smartphone system-on-chip (SoC) manufacturers will fully adopt the 2nm process node in 2026, a move expected to significantly increase production costs and reshape competitive...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Vivo faces intensified competition in 2026 despite strong X300 smartphone sales
Vivo has recently shown strong performance driven by robust sales of its X300 smartphone series. However, as the company looks to 2026, industry analysts warn that it will encounter...
Tuesday 20 January 2026
Rising memory prices threaten consumer electronics growth, squeezing smartphone, notebook, and TV markets
Memory price increases are significantly affecting consumer electronics, with smartphones and notebooks facing the greatest challenges, while TVs experience milder but still notable...
Monday 19 January 2026
Apple leads global smartphone market, Huawei tops China in 2025
Despite supply-chain pressure and memory shortages, the global smartphone market remained resilient in 2025, supported by strong demand for high-end models, foldable devices, and early...
Monday 19 January 2026
Oppo counters rising memory prices with feature upgrades in A6 series
Despite significant jumps in memory costs threatening smartphone affordability, Oppo has chosen to enhance rather than downgrade its latest A6 mid- to low-end models. The company retained...
Monday 19 January 2026
Oppo's reintegration of Realme signals push for cost discipline and sharper brand segmentation
Realme, once an independent smartphone brand, will be reintegrated as a sub-brand under Oppo in a strategic move to enhance competitive positioning. This realignment will see Oppo...
Saturday 17 January 2026
TSMC sees memory price hikes unlikely to curb demand as Apple and Samsung adapt
Tight memory supply has driven market prices sharply higher, prompting industry expectations that 2026 PC and smartphone end-demand will face downward pressure. However, TSMC stated...
Friday 16 January 2026
Xiaomi reportedly skips 2nm for Xring O2, chooses TSMC 3nm to cut costs

Xiaomi's second-generation in-house mobile processor, the Xring O2, will skip TSMC's 2nm process and instead use the company's 3nm N3P...

Friday 16 January 2026
MediaTek scales flagship performance with Dimensity 9500s and 8500
MediaTek has launched the Dimensity 9500s and Dimensity 8500 mobile processors, both carrying over key technologies from the company's flagship Dimensity platform. The new chips deliver...