August 4, 2021
Smartphone Brands Bet on Under-display Camera for Full-screen Display
Beijing, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul - July 30, 2021 Under-display camera technology is at the core of the pursuit…
July 6, 2021
Smartphone Primary Camera Resolution Continues to Improve Amid Growing Pressure on BoM Cost
Beijing, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul - July 6, 2021 For the rear main camera, demand for 48MP and above resolution…
June 1, 2021
BoM Analysis: Apple Watch Series 6 Costs $136 to Produce
Boston, Beijing, San Diego, Hong Kong, Buenos Aires, London, New Delhi, Seoul – June 1, 2021 Apple dominates the global smartwatch market. Ease of…
April 22, 2021
BoM Analysis: Galaxy S21 Ultra Costs 7% Less Than Galaxy S20 Ultra 5G
Beijing, Boston, Toronto, London, New Delhi, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul - April 22, 2021 The Galaxy S21 series makes a big leap in computing…
February 23, 2021
HONOR V40 Review: Stylish Design, Vivid Display, Fluid Gaming Experience
The HONOR V40 flaunts a 6.72-inch curved OLED screen. Under the hood is a 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ SoC with support for 5G connectivity. The…
January 5, 2021
BoM Analysis: iPhone 12 Costs 21% More Than iPhone 11
The blended materials cost for the iPhone 12 with 128GB NAND flash is nearly $415, a 21% increase over the iPhone 11. In the iPhone 12, Apple’s…
September 22, 2020
Oculus to Bring Lifelike Immersion to Mass Market
With the launch of Quest 2, Facebook continues the shift in its VR focus to the standalone type of headset design, combining the Oculus Link…
September 9, 2020
Galaxy Note 20 Ultra 5G costs $549 to Make and Highlights Qualcomm & Samsung’s Semiconductor Prowess
Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Beijing, New Delhi, London, Boston, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires September 9th, 2020 The premium flagship smartphone segment…
July 23, 2020
5G Mobile Connections Will Cross the Milestone of 1.7 Billion in 2023
As of mid-July 2020, 93 commercial 5G networks went live across the world. Global mobile 5G connections will dramatically increase to over 1.7…
July 3, 2020
Smartphone CIS Sensors to Top Five Billion Units in 2020 as Quad-Camera Smartphone Designs Ramp Despite COVID-19
In 1Q20, the penetration of quad-camera smartphones reached almost 20% of global smartphone shipments. OPPO, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Samsung together…
April 1, 2020
NB-IoT Is Poised to Lead the IoT Connection Growth in China
In China, cumulative NB-IoT connections were around 95 million by the end of 2019. The upward trend is poised to accelerate through 2022, the…
February 13, 2020
China Smartphone Sales to Dramatically Fall in Q1 2020 Under the Shadow of nCoV (Novel Coronavirus) Epidemic
Within a couple of months, the COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) that emerged from the city of Wuhan has spread across China and the world. It bears some…
November 4, 2019
5G-Enabled Platforms Will Proliferate in 2020
Months ago, when the first batch of 5G capable smartphones were being introduced, there was a mounting concern that high prices will discourage…
October 11, 2019
Smartphone CIS Market to Hit US$12 Billion by 2020
CIS (CMOS Image Sensor) has become one of the most vibrant fields in the semiconductors business, with an annual revenue growth rate of up to 10%.…
September 11, 2019
Samsung DS is Ready to Ride the 5G Wave
Samsung DS (Device Solution) is ready to unleash the huge potential of 5G and IoT, with comprehensive upgrades to the mobile processor, Neural…
June 21, 2019
Smartphone OEMs are Keen on Enhancing Camera Megapixels
Global smartphone sell-in volumes in Q1 2019 fell for a sixth consecutive quarter, according to the latest data from Counterpoint Research. As a…
May 11, 2019
Chinese Operators are Racing to Commercialize 5G Services
As the world moves towards the era of 5G, Chinese carriers are the forefront of mobile communication evolution for the first time. Since the issue of…
April 10, 2019
Taiwan is Key to Google’s Smartphone, IoT, AI, and Data Center Ambitions
With the announcement of a new office situated in T-Park in New Taipei City, Google continues to expand its presence in Taiwan. The new workplace,…