Apple iPhones vs Samsung and others
A new survey from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) has found that the average selling price (ASP) of Apple iPhones has hit an all time high of USD988 as of Mar 2023.…
Smartphone market: Global, China and India
According to Strategy Analytics, the global smartphone user base will grow by 11% from 2023 to 2027. The global penetration rate of smartphones will continue to rise steadily. In the…
Apple iPhone 14 Cameras
iPhone 14 vs iPhone 13: Cameras The iPhone 14 has two cameras on the back, just like the iPhone 13, but the newer model includes a faster aperture (ƒ/1.5 rather than…
Phone camera market is slowing
According to a market report from China “global mobile phone image sensor market is declining, and it is recommended to deploy multi-level product lines, combined with production capacity advantages, to…
Qualcomm, TSMC and Intel Roadmap; Mobile 5G Market
Qualcomm CEO Cristiano Amon has said that the global chip shortage was easing and the situation is expected to improve in 2022. Supply has improved this year over 2020 and…
Xiaomi Phones’ New Lens: Wafer-Level Glass and Liquid Lens
AAC Wafer-Level Glass+Plastic Lens in Xiaomi Redmi K40 GE Phone PRNewswire: Xiaomi’s Redmi K40 Gaming Edition is the first mobile phone to incorporate a Wafer Level Glass (WLG) hybrid camera lens.…
Smartphone Market Updates: 21Q1
The pace of recovery for the smartphone market accelerated in 1Q21 with 25.5% YoY shipment growth. According to IDC, smartphone vendors shipped nearly 346M smartphones during 1Q21. Samsung regained the…
iPhone 12 Pro Max Rear Camera Reverse Engineering
SystemPlus publishes a reverse engineering of Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max rear camera. One can see a high density of AF pixels on the SEM picture below:
Mobile: 2021Q1, +24% YoY
According to Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments are 340M units in 1Q21, up +24% YoY representing the highest growth since 2015. The smartphone market rebound was driven by the healthy…
Apple’s 2021 iPhone: 48MP main camera?
TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has indicated that Apple’s 2H21 iPhone line up will consist of two 6.1” iPhones and two 6.7” iPhones. The premium model is expected to gain…