The Vietnamese smartphone market grew by 11% YoY in H1 2017. We expect the market to continue heating up in the second half thanks to the appearance of new high-spec smartphones at affordable prices…
Global mobile handset profit pool declined 10% YoY during Q2 2017. The main reasons were an increase in the mix of cheaper iPhone models, the growth of less profitable mid-tier models in prepaid markets from vendors like Xiaomi…
More than one billion fingerprint sensor enabled smartphones will be shipped in 2018. The fingerprint sensor is likely to become the standard choice for smartphone OEMs to provide for authentication. This is driven by a…
During the past month, the Americas have been hit by a significant number of natural disasters. Hurricanes, earthquakes and floods have left a trail of devastation throughout North America and the Caribbean. If climatologists are proved correct, the…
Apple unveiled its A11 Bionic SoC (System-On-Chip) with the launch of its new iPhone. The A11 chip has an embedded AI (Artificial Intelligence) unit that Apple calls a Neural Engine.
We have extensively followed HTC since its Windows Mobile heyday, more than a decade ago, and when it was more of an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer). It then changed strategy attempting to becoming a major brand, liked…
Cellular connectivity is the backbone to drive secure connection of different devices to the internet across different verticals. The role of cellular modules to securely and reliably connect the devices with the…
Huawei has surpassed Apple in global smartphone sales consistently for June and July. With August sales looking strong for the Chinese vendor, a hat-trick for Huawei could be on the cards.