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Friday 2 May 2014
Digitimes Research: China vendors to see smartphone shipments grow over 20% sequentially in 2Q14
Shipments of smartphones by China-based vendors are expected to advance 21.3% sequentially to 97.4 million units in the second quarter of 2014, buoyed by the release of entry-level...
Friday 25 April 2014
Taiwan IC design houses see booming orders from China smartphone vendors
China-based smartphone vendors have been increasing their purchases of IC parts, including application processors, LCD driver ICs, touchscreen controller ICs, analog ICs and ambient...
Friday 18 April 2014
Asustek adopts hostile marketing to gain attention in China smartphone market
To compete for a share of China's smartphone market, Asustek Computer has started to adopt a more hostile marketing strategy by pointing out perceived shortcomings of its competitors,...
Friday 11 April 2014
O-Film, Synaptics to develop fingerprint recognition technology for China smartphone vendors
China-based touch panel maker O-Film will reportedly team up with interface solutions provider Synaptics to develop fingerprint recognition features for smartphone vendors in China,...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
China smartphone and industry – 4Q 2013

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Wednesday 26 March 2014
China smartphone market to reach 422 million units in 2014, says Digitimes Research
Demand in China's smartphone market is expected to reach 422 million units in 2014, with 278 million units contributed by China-based vendors, according to the latest Digitimes Research...
Wednesday 26 March 2014
DIGITIMES Research Special Report estimates China smartphone market at 422 million units in 2014
Demand in China's smartphone market is expected to reach 422 million units in 2014, with 278 million units contributed by China-based vendors, according to the latest DIGITIMES Research...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
2014 China smartphone market and industry - Forecast and analysis
Digitimes Research expects demand in the domestic China market to reach 422 million smartphones in 2014, with 278 million units contributed by China-based smartphone vendors. The...
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors to continue focusing on entry-level to mid-range models in 1H14
China-based handset vendors will continue to focus on rolling out entry-level to mid-range smartphones for China and other emerging markets in the first half of 2014 due to persistently...
Monday 10 March 2014
Digitimes Research: China smartphone vendors rely on international brands for overseas expansion
China-based smartphone players' shipments to markets outside of China currently account for 20% of their total volume. As demand from the local market - which has been their main...
Tuesday 25 February 2014
Is a US$25 smartphone possible?
Mobile World Congress (MWC) kicked off with a bang, with Mozilla announcing a US$25 smartphone built around a turnkey solution that features silicon from China-based Spreadtrum and...
Friday 21 February 2014
Explaining the Chaiwan model for the mobile device supply chain: Q&A with Digitimes Research director Joanne Chien
While Digitimes is known as a media outlet, the company also includes a business unit that solely focuses on market research. Run independently from the Digitimes news organization,...
Tuesday 18 February 2014
Seasonality sets in for China smartphone AP market; shipments to drop 3% on quarter says Digitimes Research
Global smartphone AP suppliers will see their shipments to China grow only 13.5% on year and drop 3.1% on quarter in the first quarter of 2014. Shipments will total 91.8 million in...
Monday 17 February 2014
China smartphone market hiccups as growth streak ends with first sequential decline in 4Q13, says IDC
After nine consecutive quarters of explosive growth, which propelled China into the top smartphone market in the world, the China smartphone market experienced its first slowdown...
Friday 14 February 2014
Digitimes Research: China touch panel makers see strong shipments in 4Q13; expect further growth in 1Q14
China touch panel makers' shipments of notebook touch panels grew 110.7% in the fourth quarter of 2013 and are expected to grow another 13.4% in the first quarter of 2014, according...