Dixon and vivo India plans manufacturing joint venture
December 17, 2024
Indian EMS provider Dixon Technologies is teaming up with an Indian subsidiary of Chinese smartphone maker vivo to form a joint venture that will manufacture electronic devices – including smartphones.
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Smartphone sales up 6.5% in Q2 2024
July 16, 2024
The recovery is well under way: After many quarters of decline, the market for smartphones is booming again according to new data from IDC.
Q1 smartphone production increases, Q2 decline expected
June 18, 2024
TrendForce reports an 18.7% YoY growth in Q1 smartphone production due to last year's low base. However, a 5–10% decline is forecasted for Q2 amidst high inflation and elevated inventories.
Smartphone market up 7.8% – Samsung moves to pole position
April 16, 2024
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global smartphone shipments increased 7.8% year over year to 289.4 million units in the first quarter of 2024 (1Q24).
Top 6 smartphone brands by production
March 13, 2024
New research reveals a significant rebound in global smartphone production, marking the end of an eight-quarter slump in 3Q23. In a strategic year-end surge, brands amped up production to capture more market share, propelling Q4 smartphone output up 12.1% to reach 337 million units.
Apple was China's #1 smartphone maker last year
February 07, 2024
Apple captured a market share of 17.3% in China’s smartphone market last year, beating local manufactruer Honor to the top spot.
China to boost its mature process capacity
October 18, 2023
The global ratio of mature (>28nm) to advanced (>16nm) processes is expected to be about 7:3 between 2023 and 2027, according to TrendForce. China's mature process capacity is expected to increase from 29% this year to 33% by 2027.
Global smartphone production reaches 272M units in Q2
September 04, 2023
TrendForce reports global smartphone production has faced back-to-back quarterly declines.
Global smartphone shipments continue to decline YoY for eighth consecutive quarter
August 17, 2023
Smartphone shipments totaled 265.9 million units in 2Q23 according to the latest Omdia smartphone preliminary shipment report.
Global smartphone production drops to historic low
June 07, 2023
The ongoing global economic downturn continues to impact consumer confidence in the market. TrendForce reports that the global production volume of smartphones in 1Q23 was only 250 million units – marking a 19.5% YoY decrease. This represents not only the greatest annual decrease but also a historic low in quarterly production since 2014.
Foldable smartphone shipments to soar by over 50% YoY
May 24, 2023
TrendForce estimates that shipments of foldable smartphones will reach 19.8 million units in 2023, marking an impressive YoY growth rate of 55% compared to 12.8 million units last year.
Global smartphone shipments remain in a slump
May 05, 2023
Smartphone shipments totaled 268.5 million units in 1Q23, according to the latest Omdia smartphone preliminary shipment report. Compared to the previous year, this marks a decrease of 12.7%, and compared to the previous quarter, a 11.1% fall.
Smartphone camera module output to grow to 4.62 billion Units in 2023
March 16, 2023
Falling global smartphone production brought about by high inflation and China’s COVID policies resulted in only 4.46 billion camera modules being manufactured in 2022. However, as the global economy is slowly set to stabilize in 2023, smartphone production is also projected to rise by 0.9%.
Global smartphone production fell by 15.5% YoY in 4Q22
March 10, 2023
Smartphone brands hoped that the promotional activities related to the year-end holiday season or initiated by e-commerce companies would lead to a significant reduction in channel inventory near the end of 2022.
Smartphone production fell to about 289M units in 3Q22
December 07, 2022
According to TrendForce’s latest research, global smartphone production totaled around 289 million units for 3Q22, showing a slight QoQ drop of 0.9% and a YoY drop of 11%.
Penetration rate of smartphones with OLED display is rising
November 30, 2022
According to TrendForce’s latest research, the penetration rate of smartphones that feature an OLED panel (regardless of whether the OLED panel is the rigid, flexible, or foldable type) is projected to climb from around 47.7% in 2022 to 50.8% in 2023. Then, by 2026, the penetration will climb above 60%.
2Q22 global smartphone production – only 292 million units
September 02, 2022
According to TrendForce investigations, 2H22 smartphone production planning was quite conservative as brands gave priority to adjusting distribution channel inventory.
Global 1Q22 smartphone production volume drops 12.8% QoQ
June 01, 2022
According to TrendForce, the multiplicative effect of the traditional off-season further weakened smartphone production performance in 1Q22 with global output only reaching 310 million units, a 12.8% decline QoQ.
Smartphone camera module shipments to reach 5.02B in 2022
May 24, 2022
According to TrendForce research, smartphone camera module shipments will increase to 5.02 billion units in 2022, an annual growth rate of 5%.
4Q21 smartphone production sees highest QoQ growth
March 01, 2022
Global smartphone production came to 356 million units for 2021, showing a QoQ increase of 9.5%, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Smartphone camera module shipments to reach 4.92B in 2022
January 13, 2022
In recent years, the biggest trend of smartphone camera modules is the increasing number of rear camera modules, according to TrendForce’s investigations.
Smartphone production see modest 5.7% QoQ increase in 3Q21
November 30, 2021
The smartphone market is showing an improvement in demand during the second half of this year due to the peak season for e-commerce promotional activities and the easing of COVID-19 outbreaks in regions such as Southeast Asia, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Smartphone production to return to pre-pandemic level in 2022
November 17, 2021
Smartphones are essential to people’s daily lives and constitute a basic necessity. TrendForce therefore expects the smartphone industry to rebound and post marginal growth next year, assuming that economic activities worldwide will mostly return to normal by then.
Global smartphone production declines by 11% QoQ to 307M units for 2Q21
September 09, 2021
The recent surges of COVID-19 cases in India, Vietnam, and other Southeast Asian countries have adversely affected the global smartphone market in terms of production and demand, according to TrendForce.
NAND Flash contract prices to increase by 5-10% QoQ in 3Q21
July 16, 2021
The recent wave of COVID-19 outbreaks in India has weakened sales of retail storage products such as memory cards and USB drives, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
TI tops Analog IC supplier list with room to spare
June 03, 2021
Skyworks Solutions posts the strongest sales increase in 2020 as the top-10 suppliers collectively accounted for 62% of total analog sales, reports market researcher IC Insights.
DRAM revenue for 1Q/21 with an 8.7% increase QoQ
May 11, 2021
Demand for DRAM exceeded expectations in 1Q/21 as the proliferation of WFH and distance education resulted in high demand for notebook computers against market headwinds, according to market researcher TrendForce.
Growth in smartphone production for 2021 drops to 8.5% YoY
May 10, 2021
TrendForce’s investigations find that India has become the second largest market for smartphones since 2019. However, the recent worsening of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country has severely impaired India’s domestic economy and subsequently dampened various smartphone brands’ production volume and sales (sell-in) performances there.
NAND Flash contract prices to increase by 3-8% QoQ in 2Q21
March 18, 2021
With Samsung, YMTC, SK Hynix, and Intel leading the charge, NAND Flash suppliers will maintain an aggressive effort to expand their production capacities throughout 2Q21, during which NAND Flash bit output will likely increase by nearly 10% QoQ, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations.
Strong growth expected for third-gen semiconductors in 2021
March 11, 2021
The third-generation semiconductor industry was impaired by the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic successively from 2018 to 2020, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. But now a rapid upturn is expected.
4Q20 DRAM revenue undergoes modest 1.1% increase
March 04, 2021
Global DRAM revenue reached US$17.65 billion, a 1.1% increase YoY, in 4Q20, according to TrendForce’s latest report.
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