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Friday 9 January 2026
Largan faces challenges as memory price impacts spread
Optical lens maker Largan Precision held an earnings briefing on January 8, 2026, during which chairman Adam Lin expressed a wary smartphone industry outlook. Surging memory prices...
Friday 9 January 2026
Largan Technology highlights challenges and prospects of variable aperture for 2026 flagship smartphones
Largan Technology drew significant attention at its investor conference on January 8, 2026, revealing that US flagship smartphones are expected to adopt variable-aperture camera modules...
Friday 9 January 2026
Tight memory supply to push smartphone prices higher in early 2026
Smartphone brands face mounting challenges as memory prices are expected to surge over 50% in the first half of 2026, according to channel operators. The rise in memory costs threatens...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Win Semiconductors sees 29.37% revenue boost in 4Q25, driven by US smartphone shipments
Win Semiconductors, the world's leading gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry, reported consolidated revenue of NT$1.61 billion (US$51.31 million) for December 2025, down slightly...
Thursday 8 January 2026
Largan likely to address CPO developments at January 8 conference call
Largan Technology, a leading supplier of optical lenses, will hold its investor conference on January 8, drawing significant market interest following its December 2025 consolidated...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Why China smartphone brands are turning to ByteDance's Doubao to break Apple-Huawei's hold on premium phones
Several Chinese smartphone brands are moving closer to Doubao, ByteDance's LLM platform, accelerating partnerships tied to AI smartphones. The shift reflects mounting pressure from...
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Largan posts 3% revenue growth in 2025, aims to improve variable aperture yield in 2026
Largan Precision, a leading supplier of smartphone camera lenses, reported an unaudited consolidated revenue of NT$5.62 billion (US$178.41 million) for December 2025, marking a 6%...
Monday 5 January 2026
iPhone 17 sales surge lifts Apple past 20% share in China

Apple's iPhone 17 series has driven a notable recovery in China, pushing the company's market share back above 20% and lifting monthly...

Monday 5 January 2026
Asus pulls back from smartphone market after two decades of losses
Asus announced on January 2, 2026, that it will not release any new smartphones this year, effectively suspending a mobile business the Taiwanese hardware giant has sustained for...
Saturday 3 January 2026
Asus halts 2026 smartphone plans, eyes entry into drone and AI glass markets
Asustek Computer has confirmed it will not launch any new smartphones in 2026, effectively scaling back its mobile device business. At the same time, the company emphasized that after-sales...
Friday 2 January 2026
Asus to pause new smartphone launches in 2026, maintain mobile operations
Smartphone distributors in Taiwan have recently said they are no longer able to obtain Asus handsets through local agents and claimed they had received information indicating that...
Friday 2 January 2026
Galaxy S26 mirror predecessor specs, sparking Samsung's cost-cutting strategy debate
Samsung Electronics' 2026 spring flagship smartphones, the Galaxy S26/S26 Plus, are rumored to feature specifications similar to those of the previous generation. Analysts have revealed...
Friday 2 January 2026
Samsung's Exynos chip faces challenges returning to Galaxy flagship, focuses on expanding applications
Samsung Electronics' Exynos 2600 chip platform is confirmed to be used in the upcoming Galaxy S series flagship phones, but it still faces significant challenges. Recent market reports...
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...