FeaturePhones (mobile phones)

Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panel shipments to slip in 3Q21

by Bob Raikes

What They Say Digitimes Research said that it expects the small to medium-size panel shipments from Taiwanese panel makers to decline by around 1.1% on a quarterly basis to 210 million after growing 11.7% …

Tags:FeaturePhones (mobile phones)| Small & Medium Displays| Smartphones| Taiwan

DSCC Launches Quarterly Advanced Smartphone Features Report, Provides Share & Forecasts on 5G, Refresh Rate, Notch Type, Chipset, Touch, Cameras, Price Band and Much More

by Artem Alekseenko

We have been encouraged by our smartphone supply chain customers to provide more insights on smartphone features beyond the display. We spent the past few months expanding our database of all AMOLED smartphone models …

Tags:5G| AMOLED| Analytics & Tools| FeaturePhones (mobile phones)

Strategy Analytics: One in Three India Smartphone Owners Will Consider 4G Feature Phone

by Andrew Fenn

According to Strategy Analytics, 4G feature phones will be hugely disruptive to the already intensely competitive Indian smartphone market. Half of India smartphone owners are familiar with 4G feature phones and 1 in 3 …

Tags:FeaturePhones (mobile phones)| India| Mobile Display Monitor| Smartphone Market| Vol 25 - Issue 25

Nokia 3310 to Return?

by Bob Raikes

VentureBeat has reported that HDM Global Oy, the licensee of the Nokia brand for smartphones, will launch a number of new mobile phones using the brand at MWC. The Nokia 6 has already been …

Tags:FeaturePhones (mobile phones)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 24 - Issue 06

Microsoft Selling Feature Phone Business to FIH Mobile Ltd. and HMD Global

by Isaac Oburu

Microsoft Corp. on Wednesday announced it reached an agreement to sell the company’s entry-level feature phone assets to FIH Mobile Ltd., a subsidiary of Hon Hai/Foxconn Technology Group, and HMD Global, Oy for $350 …

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Microsoft Sells Off Feature Phone Business

by Tom Allen

Microsoft has announced that it will sell its feature phone assets to Foxconn subsidiary FIH Mobile Ltd and HMD Global, Oy. The deal is valued at $350 million. As part of the agreement, FIH …

Feature Phones Cannibalise Smartphones in Japan

by Tom Allen

According to data from MM Research Institute, shipments of flip-phones rose in Japan last year, for the first time in seven years, while smartphone shipments fell. Flip-phones were up 5.7% YoY, to 10.6 million, …