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Friday 23 October 2026
Chinese phone brands beat Samsung, Apple to high-refresh OLED
Chinese smartphone brands have brought high-refresh-rate OLED displays to market ahead of Samsung Electronics and Apple, with Visionox and BOE supplying 185Hz panels for the iQOO Neo...
Friday 23 October 2026
Oppo targets premium smartphone growth with global Find X10 launch
Oppo unveiled the international version of its Find X10 smartphone series in Spain on October 22 (Taiwan Standard Time), following the line's China launch in late September. The move...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Charts: China's smartphone market bounces back from summer lows on new launches
China's smartphone market rebounded in September 2026 after weak July and August shipments, as brands rolled out more new models. Shipments reached 21.86 million units, down nearly...
Thursday 22 October 2026
Memory surge drives phone makers from LTPO to LTPS
Soaring memory prices are intensifying cost pressure across the display industry, prompting some smartphone manufacturers to downgrade panel specifications. Market estimates indicate...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Sony bets on cinema-grade audio, mobile accessories to counter smartphone sales slump
Sony's smartphone business continues to struggle amid fierce competition from Apple, Samsung Electronics, and Chinese rivals, with annual shipments falling to just several million...
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Memory chip inflation accelerates smartphone brands' retreat from low-end devices
Rising memory prices are squeezing smartphone makers and consumers, pushing shipments to their lowest third-quarter level since 2012, and accelerating the market's retreat from entry-level...
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Samsung eyes six foldables for 2027, including a rollable phone
Samsung Electronics is reportedly planning its largest-ever foldable smartphone lineup in 2027, expanding the Galaxy Z series to as many as six models. The broader portfolio, alongside...
Monday 19 October 2026
Canon Taiwan sees strong global camera demand in 2026 and 2027
Canon Marketing Taiwan President Hu Da-gang said the global camera market performed well in 2026, with demand rebounding after the pandemic and smartphone photography helping cultivate...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Commentary: Huawei's 2027 Kirin roadmap — can LogicFolding overcome chipmaking constraints?
On October 13, Huawei unveiled the detailed architecture of its Kirin 9050 Pro chip for the first time at its Lianqiu Lake research center in Shanghai, outlining advances in LogicFolding...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Memory crisis drives global smartphone shipments down 20%, deepening premium-budget divide
Global smartphone shipments fell 20% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2026, their lowest 3Q level since 2012, as persistent DRAM and NAND shortages inflated production costs, constrained...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Apple hits historic $5 trillion valuation, defying market headwinds in China
Apple reached a historic financial milestone by closing above a US$5 trillion market capitalization for the first time, ending the trading session at US$5.005 trillion (US$342.96 per...
Thursday 15 October 2026
UMC declines expedited Samsung order for Galaxy Z Fold8; GF eyed as backup DDI foundry
Following stronger-than-expected demand for its Galaxy Z Fold8, Samsung Electronics submitted an expedited wafer production request to United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) that...
Thursday 15 October 2026
Sluggish demand keeps smartphone panel prices under pressure
As the fourth quarter begins, smartphone panel demand remains sluggish, with purchasing momentum from end-market brands showing no clear signs of recovery. Market activity throughout...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
China's smartphone slump: Can Apple's new lineup light a spark?
China's smartphone market faces dual pressures as weakening consumer spending and rising component costs continue to weigh on the handset sector. According to third-quarter data from...
Wednesday 14 October 2026
AI memory boom pushes smartphone market into premium-first reset
While the rapid advancement of AI has driven steadily growing investment in large-scale infrastructure, one of its downstream effects is becoming increasingly visible in the memory...