Teardown and BoM Analysis for Xiaomi Pocophone F1
POCO F1 is the first phone from POCO, Xiaomi’s sub-brand. Xiaomi decided to release a mid-to-high end model to take on increasing competition from…
BoM Analysis for iPhone XS
Overview: The report is a breakdown analysis of the Bill of Materials covering the components that constitute the Apple iPhone XS. This will help in…
5G Race is On: Intel 5G Modem Based Devices and iPhones Coming in 2020
Intel yesterday finally unveiled its latest 5G modem solution which will help it to stay relevant in the 5G race. Intel aims to power a plethora of…
Meet Counterpoint at C-Touch and Display Shenzhen 2018
To demonstrate the latest technological development in the smartphone industry and lead the future integration of key technologies with innovative…
China Driving the Drone Ecosystem – Deep Dive Vendor and Market Analysis
Overview: As a representative industry of “Made in China”, drones, also known as UAVs, have developed rapidly in recent years and is gradually…
The Rise of In-House Application Processor Design
Overview: The application processor (AP) or the system-on-chip (SoC), is the most critical component in a smartphone. This is what makes your…
Contenders for Lithium-Ion’s Crown
Although most of the hardware in consumer electronics devices such as smartphones has improved beyond recognition over the past twenty years, the…
Subtlety is the Future of Biometric Authentication
Biometric security standards have been evolving ever since the fingerprint scanner came into focus with Apple's iPhone 5S. Adoption was rapid and the…
Apple and eSIM – Control, Convenience and Commercial Opportunities
We have talked and deep-dived on the potential of eSIM across different connected things (see here) from automotive to drones (see here), to IoT (see…
Huawei Kirin 980: First Look
In the world of mobile SoCs, the heavyweight players from a market share point of view are all providers of merchant solutions. The standout leader…
Dual Camera Smartphones Are Going Mainstream: Explosive Growth in 2018
Almost 42% of smartphones sold globally in July 2018 sported two or more rear camera (dual+) sensors and this dual+ camera sensors adoption in…
Automotive Camera Sensors Market to Boom: Parking Sensors to Dominate
Introduction Growing customer preferences for in-vehicle comfort and ease of driving is leading to digitalization of passenger cars. Features such as…
Samsung Electronics : Q2 2018 : Tale of Two Business Units :: Semiconductor the Star
We mentioned in the previous post (here) how Samsung is transforming into semiconductor and systems company. Now we have more evidence that the…
Azure Sphere: Drives Implementation of Azure IoT Edge Solution at Scale
By 2020, IoT connected devices are estimated to grow to 30 Billion units worldwide. With the increase in the number of connected devices, an estimate…
Qualcomm Begins Sampling mmWave Modules with Customers
Qualcomm announced today that the company is sampling mmWave modules to OEM’s who will embed the technology into 5G mobile handset devices. This is a…
Cellular Connected Drones Will be the ‘iPhone Moment’ for Drone Industry
More than 10% of Drones will support eSIMs and advanced cellular connectivity by 2022 The drone market is expanding due to rise in the number of…
Bezel-less and Alternative Aspect Ratio Displays: new attempts at hardware differentiation
In a quest for increased display sizes and new forms of hardware differentiation, leading smartphone OEMs are turning to new solutions to increase…
Fingerprint Sensor is Becoming Standard Feature in Smartphones
More than one billion fingerprint sensor enabled smartphones will be shipped in 2018. The fingerprint sensor is likely to become the standard choice…