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Monday 16 December 2024
Dixon and Vivo announce JV to boost smartphone manufacturing in India
Dixon Technologies and Vivo India have announced plans to form a joint venture, with Dixon securing a 51% majority stake and Vivo India holding 49%. This collaboration will focus...
Friday 13 December 2024
Apple's slimmest iPhone yet may pave way for foldable devices, according to supply chain sources
Although Apple has received much flak for the lack of innovation in the external design of recent iPhones, the much-rumored iPhone 17 Air is now said to have entered the new product...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Samsung lowers smartphone shipment target for 2025 amid AI strategy concerns
As competition in the smartphone market intensifies, Samsung Electronics aims to regain its competitive edge with AI features. However, there are concerns regarding the effectiveness...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Huawei's new Mate 70 phone shows its chip advances are stalling
Huawei's latest flagship smartphone is powered by a chip little different from the one that set off alarm bells in Washington a year ago, signaling a slowdown in the Chinese company's...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Thinner, lighter foldable phone designs raise technical threshold for supply chain
Foldable smartphone shipment momentum continues to be strong for certain major mobile phone brands despite their low popularity in the end market. However, as development shifts toward...
Thursday 12 December 2024
Xiaomi targets premium market as leadership shifts amid smartphone slump in India
Xiaomi India is undergoing significant leadership changes while steering its strategy toward the premium market segment. During a recent media event, senior executives outlined the...
Wednesday 11 December 2024
MediaTek's November revenue shines with full-year revenue set to reach NT$500 billion
MediaTek has announced its revenue performance for November, reporting a monthly revenue of NT$45.242 billion (approx. US$1.391 billion), which represents an 11.49% decrease from...
Tuesday 10 December 2024
SK Hynix restructures CIS organization seemingly to replicate HBM success model
Despite the low profitability of SK Hynix's CMOS image sensor (CIS) business, the company has decided to retain this segment and reorganize its CIS development team under the Future...
Tuesday 10 December 2024
Taiwanese PA makers eye LEO product potential for smartphones
Smartphone shipments underperformed in the second half of 2024, particularly with Android momentum in China slowing compared with the first half of the year. As a result, Taiwanese...
Monday 9 December 2024
Huawei adds specialized CIS to enhance color accuracy in Mate 70, says DIGITIMES Research
Huawei's Mate 70 smartphone utilizes a specialized CIS from Spectricity to improve color accuracy, especially for its RYYB sensor. While this solution enhances color reproduction,...
Friday 6 December 2024
OnePlus unveils Project Starlight in India to fend off Apple in premium market
Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus announced its intention to invest up to INR60 billion (approx. US$710 million) in India over the next three years to fend off emerging challenges,...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Dixon to make Google Pixel smartphones with Compal in India
Dixon Technologies India has partnered with Taiwan's Compal Electronics to manufacture Google Pixel smartphones through its subsidiary Padget Electronics. The production will take...
Thursday 5 December 2024
Foldable phone dreams falter as profits wane
The foldable phone market is facing mounting pressure as several Chinese smartphone brands consider withdrawing from the segment, citing poor profitability and operational challenges...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
Apple unlikely to reverse declining iPhone sales in China with Chinese version of AI alone
Apple is facing significant challenges in China, where its smartphone sales have been hit hard. Despite the launch of the iPhone 16 series in October 2024, the brand is under increasing...
Tuesday 3 December 2024
China advances space ambitions with next-gen Beidou navigation system
China's satellite navigation ambitions are accelerating, with plans for a next-generation BeiDou system taking shape amid growing commercial adoption of the technology. The expansion...