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Wednesday 31 December 2025
Taiwan smartphone market steady in 2025 despite challenges, AI phones drive growth
Taiwan's smartphone market shipped around 5 million units in 2025, remaining stable despite factors like high market penetration, longer replacement cycles, and inflation, according...
Wednesday 31 December 2025
Foxconn's FIH Mobile may start new smartphone product development in Vietnam by 2026
Under ongoing geopolitical risks and rising tariff barriers, Foxconn Technology Group's smartphone assembler FIH Mobile plans to shift part of its new product introduction (NPI) operations...
Tuesday 30 December 2025
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold sees strong global sales, but high costs keep production tight
Samsung Electronics recently launched its tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold. Despite its high price point, the device continues to sell strongly worldwide. However, Samsung...
Monday 29 December 2025
Smartphone market 2026: Can AI, smart glasses, and foldables revive demand?
Tariffs, inflation, and geopolitical risk continue to cloud the global economy, while the smartphone industry faces fresh pressure from higher upstream material costs and component...
Friday 26 December 2025
Taiwan smartphone market growth to stall in 2026 amid rising prices and memory squeeze
Taiwan's smartphone market is expected to face another challenging year in 2026, as rising device prices, extended replacement cycles, and persistent memory supply constraints limit...
Friday 26 December 2025
Samsung pushing AI, manufacturing, and finance to drive growth in India
Samsung Electronics is prioritizing artificial intelligence adoption, local manufacturing, and consumer financing in India, foregoing an initial public offering for its local business...
Wednesday 24 December 2025
Samsung's 'Wide Fold' sets up a 4:3 foldable showdown with Apple in 2026
Samsung Electronics is preparing to escalate the foldable smartphone race. Industry sources say the company plans to launch a new foldable handset, internally dubbed "Wide Fold,"...
Tuesday 23 December 2025
With memory price hikes diluting end-of-year smartphone demand, AMOLED panel prices also drop
Despite approaching the end of the year and the promotional peak season coming to an end, overall utilization rates in the smartphone panel market have remained relatively high. Additionally,...
Monday 22 December 2025
Samsung tri-fold smartphone sells out in Taiwan on launch
Samsung Electronics launched its first tri-fold smartphone, the Galaxy Z TriFold, in Taiwan on December 18. The company announced on December 19 that the entire initial shipment had...
Monday 22 December 2025
Apple iPhone 17 series drives smartphone market growth in China and beyond
Apple's iPhone 17 series has achieved strong sales following its September 10 launch, with the standard iPhone 17 maintaining its price despite upgraded specifications. This contributed...
Saturday 20 December 2025
Apple set to reclaim global smartphone lead as Samsung faces sales warning
Apple is poised to surpass Samsung Electronics in global smartphone shipments in 2025, marking its first return to the top spot in 14 years. Meanwhile, Samsung's smartphone business,...
Friday 19 December 2025
Samsung turns memory shortage into advantage as others consider reducing capacity
As memory shortages and price increases extend through 2026, smartphone companies are considering downgrading memory capacities in their devices. Despite this, Jacob Chen, president...
Friday 19 December 2025
Memory shortages reshape smartphone market as costs hit 35% of mid-range devices
Research institutions predict that global smartphone shipments could decline by 1–2% in 2026 due to memory shortages, with mid- and low-range devices expected to be most affected...
Friday 19 December 2025
Memory shortage drives price hikes in China's PC and smartphone markets
China's 3C market has been reporting successive price hikes despite a sluggish macroeconomic environment and deflationary pressure. Xiaomi, followed by Honor, Lenovo, and Dell, have...
Thursday 18 December 2025
AI servers and semiconductors drive Taiwan PCB peak season; TPCA forecasts 11% growth in 2025
Taiwan's printed circuit board (PCB) industry is set for robust growth in 2025, supported by strong demand from AI servers amid a weakening traditional smartphone market. The Taiwan...