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Penetration Rate of 5G Smartphones to Reach Around 0.4% in 2019, Says TrendForce (2019.01.09)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to TrendForce’s latest report, Android smartphone brands, such as Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, and One Plus, all have a chance to launch 5G smartphones in 2019. However, the production volume of 5G models would only be 5 million units this year, a penetration rate of 0 |
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Foldable Smartphones to Be Launched in 2019 with Penetration Rate of 0.1% (2018.12.13)
According to The Future of Smartphone Era Webinar by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, the global smartphone market has been approaching saturation, with less room for product differentiation. Thus, smartphone makers have shifted their focus to next-generation foldable models |
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Survey: Taiwan’s Mobile Addiction to Viewing Maximum Information Surpasses 70% (2018.12.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A Taiwanese market research organization conducted a “mobile phone use behavior” survey of Taiwanese netizens. In a survey of selected markets, it was discovered that 72.7% of people self-identified as mobile phone addicts; furthermore, the addiction rate was higher for people with lower ages with the addiction rate decreasing with age |
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Demand for Top Chinese Brands Drove Worldwide Smartphone Sales in Q318, Gartner Says (2018.12.06)
In the third quarter of 2018, Chinese brands Huawei and Xiaomi, helped drive global smartphone sales, according to Gartner, Inc. Overall, sales of smartphones to end users grew 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2018 to reach 389 million units |
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Global Smartphone Production Volume to Remain Flat in 4Q18 Due to Sluggish Demand, Says TrendForce (2018.12.03)
According to TrendForce’s latest report on this year’s smartphone production, the total volume for 3Q18 grew by 8% from 2Q18 to around 380 million. The growth was attributed to a gradual recovery of demand in 2Q18 and the stock-up of inventories related to releases of new devices and holiday sales events |
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Xiaomi's Smartphone Shipment to Exceed 100M Units by the End of October (2018.10.25)
Xiaomi Corporation today announced that the Group expects its shipment of smartphones to exceed 100 million units by the end of October, successfully reaching the full-year target set at its global core suppliers conference on 13 September, 2017 |
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Huawei Secured No. 2 Smartphone Vendor Spot, Surpassing Apple in 18Q2, Gartner Says (2018.09.03)
In the second quarter of 2018, Huawei surpassed Apple to secure the No. 2 worldwide smartphone vendor position for the first time ever, according to Gartner, Inc. Apple moved into the No. 3 spot. Overall, sales of smartphones to end users grew 2 percent in the second quarter of 2018 to reach 374 million units |
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Huawei’s Server Shipment to China to Reach a New Record High due to Surging Demand in China (2018.08.30)
According to the latest report by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, the Chinese market has witnessed a surging demand for servers in 2018. The number of servers shipped to China will increase by 23% YoY in 2018, and account for 25 |
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Surveillance Tops all Smart Home Appliances in Taiwan (2018.08.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to the results of a survey conducted by INSIGHTXPLORER, surveillance application ranked No.1 in all Smart Home Appliances in Taiwan, and the demand for smart speakers is still very low.
The results of the study indicated that smart home devices have an approximately 30% usage rate, and the product brand which has been utilized by the most people is Xiaomi at 35 |
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TrendForce Expects Global Production Volume of Smartphone to Grow by 6% QoQ in 3Q18 (2018.08.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The global smartphone market has been growing in 2Q18 driven by the launch of new models by Chinese smartphone brands and the brands’ strong sales in overseas markets, according to TrendForce. As the result, the production volume of smartphone grew by 3% QoQ, reaching 352 million units in 2Q18, and is expected to grow by another 6% QoQ to reach 373 million units in 3Q18 driven by the holiday sales in the peak season |
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Samsung Announces Exynos Modem 5100, Industry’s First 5G Modem Fully Compliant with 3GPP Standards (2018.08.16)
Samsung Electronics announced that it has developed Exynos Modem 5100, the industry’s first 5G modem that is fully compatible with 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Release 15 (Rel.15), the most up-to-date standard specification for 5G New Radio (5G-NR) |
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China Smartphone Units Drop by 6% YoY while Average Selling Prices Grow by 15% in 2Q18 (2018.08.07)
According to preliminary data of the IDC Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, the Chinese smartphone market shipped 105 million units during the second quarter of 2018, resulting in a 5.9% year-over-year (YoY) decline. However, the pace of decline has narrowed compared to 1Q18 as channel activity normalized and new products were marketed |
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Smartphone Displays Set to Move Rapidly to 18:9 in 2H 2018, IHS Markit Says (2018.07.16)
With every smartphone brand applying the 18:9 and wider aspect ratio screens to its newer models, the rate of adoption is expected to quicken in the second half of 2018. Smartphones using 18:9 and wider aspect screens are forecast to increase to 66 percent of total smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2018, soaring up from 10 percent in the same period last year, according to business information provider IHS Markit |
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Total Production Volume of Smartphones up by 5.3% YoY in 1Q18, Says TrendForce (2018.05.31)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that the smartphone market has remained in the low season since 4Q17. Smartphone vendors did not start to stock up on components until the end of February 2018, when the end demand began to bounce back |
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Worldwide Sales of Smartphones Returned to Growth in First Quarter of 2018, Gartner Says (2018.05.29)
Global sales of smartphones to end users returned to growth in the first quarter of 2018 with a 1.3 percent increase over the same period in 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. Compared to the first quarter of 2017 sales of total mobile phones stalled and reached 455 million units in the first quarter of 2018 |
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Smartphone Display with Notch Design Estimated to Cost About 20% More, IHS Markit Says (2018.05.28)
Notch design of smartphone displays is estimated to raise manufacturing cost of display panels by more than 20 percent, according to IHS Markit.
According to the OLED Display Cost Model by IHS Markit, manufacturing cost of the 5 |
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MediaTek Unveils New Helio P22 Chipset to Power Mid-Range "New Premium" Smartphones (2018.05.22)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - MediaTek today announced the launch of the Helio P22, the latest addition to the Helio family of powerful and power-efficient chips for the mid-market. With Helio P22, MediaTek continues to expand its Helio P series family that brings high-end features users demand to mid-tier devices |
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Global Mobile DRAM Revenue Reached a New Record High in 1Q18, Says TrendForce (2018.05.21)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that smartphone brands had then spent three months adjusting their inventories before they again started to stock up on components toward the end of February 2018, when the end demand also began to bounce back |
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Adoption of Under-display Fingerprint Sensor for Smartphones to Top 100M Units by 2019 (2018.04.26)
Smartphone brands are expected to increase their adoption of under-display fingerprint sensors, which allow phones to have full-screen displays with an invisible fingerprint feature, according to IHS Markit.
Shipments of smartphones using ‘under-display fingerprint sensor’ is forecast to reach at least 9 million units in 2018 and top 100 million units by 2019 |
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Samsung Annouces Its New AP Exynos 7 Series 9610 (2018.03.22)
Samsung Electronics announced the availability of its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 7 Series 9610. The Exynos 9610, built on Samsung’s 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process, elevates the multimedia experience in high-end smartphones with premium-level features such as deep learning-based image processing for ultimate picture-taking experiences and stunning slow motion video recording at 480 frames per second (fps) |
