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Smartphone Intelligence Service - PremiumGet actionable recommendations for navigating the rapidly evolving global smartphone industry. This service builds upon our standard service – which includes our proprietary Smartphone Model Market Tracker, Handset Database and Handset Specification Database – with access to our Smartphone Active Installed Base Databases that detail the active installed base of smartphones by model, feature and country and much more.Subscribers Only
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Updated Competitive 5G Modem LandscapeDecember 06, 2019see attached spreadsheet for latest update to the landscape of 5G modemsSubscribers Only
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After a full year with 5G, what's next? Add scale by lowering 5G device costs.December 05, 2019As we approach the end of a year which '5G' has become a house hold word, the wireless industry is looking forward to accelerated growth in 2020. In order to achieve that, wireless carriers need to continue to deploy 5G networks, define use-cases which brings value to their customers as well as their bottom line and work with device makers to lower the cost of 5G phones.
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Snapdragon 865 is the missing piece of the puzzle for Qualcomm's 2nd generation 5G smartphone designDecember 04, 2019On the second day of Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Tech Summit happening this week in Maui, the specifications of the next flagship 5G mobile platform was disclosed to the media and analyst community. While the second generation X55 5G modem has been a known entity for some time now, it was ultimately an incomplete discrete solution or thin modem chip. In combination with Qualcomm’s modular 5G RF Front End...
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No, Huawei has not completely designed out US parts from the latest Mate 30 [not just yet]December 03, 2019Several press outlets have reported that Huawei had managed to design out completely critical US components from their latest Mate 30 smartphone design. Components from companies such as Qualcomm, Skyworks and Qorvo to name a few. However, in a teardown analysis of the Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G, IHS Markit has discovered that this claim is technically incorrect, but the thematic arc of the news story still holds true.
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Qualcomm Racks Another 5G Design Win in Samsung’s Home TurfNovember 14, 2019• Samsung Galaxy Fold 5G is the world first mass-market 5G foldable smartphone shipping in the South Korean market • Samsung selected Qualcomm’s proven first-generation Snapdragon 855 plus X50 5G modem chipsets to power the Galaxy Fold 5G • Galaxy Fold 5G RF Front-End indicate support for three Sub 6GHz 5G frequency bands – up from a single band of earlier X50 designs. • Design also hints to design provisions to support millimeter wave 5G capabilities in subsequent model SKUs of the Galaxy Fold • Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown offers insight to the fast-evolving 5G RFFE design
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Google Updates Pixel Phones and Secures Additional Carrier LaunchesOctober 15, 2019Google announce a new batch of hardware at an event in New York City today. Here is a quick summary of the significance of the products.
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Huawei hopes high-powered specs over-shadow uncertain Google services and app supportSeptember 19, 2019Huawei launched the Mate 30-series of devices, the company’s latest flagships, in Munich today. Again, the Chinese OEM is launching a new Mate series in Europe with the express goal of retaining their international markets. The launch was highly anticipated, as it was the first opportunity to see how Huawei would deal with Android OS without Google Mobile Services (GMS) support. For international markets (outside of domestic China), GMS is vital to consumers in the Google ecosystem. Today’s launch was a mixed bag for Huawei.
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Accelerated smartphone chipset roadmap will lead to faster adoption of 5G devicesSeptember 18, 2019An updated 5G smartphone forecast has been created based on new information on accelerated 5G chipset roadmap
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In 5G smartphone designs, RF Front-End graduates from traditional supporting role to co-star with modemAugust 28, 2019In our continuing series looking at early 5G smartphone hardware designs, we now turn our attention to the 5G RF Front End (RFFE) section of the core electronics. Of the six OEMs with 5G smartphones IHS Markit has sampled thus far, five of them feature a common design theme at the RFFE section; a complete 5G RFFE solution provided by Qualcomm. This vote of confidence in Qualcomm speaks not only to their critical role as a major supplier of modems but also to their growing expertise in bringing an industry-first modem-to-antenna solution to market, beating out incumbent RFFE component providers and disrupting the RFFE market in 5G.
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Design Forecast Tool - Mobile HandsetsAugust 05, 2019Dataset that includes forecasts of shipment volumes (by feature), model introductions (by feature), and model design starts for the Top 30 brands that collectively account for 90%+ of the global market.Subscribers Only
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Flagship Killer; Slaying Smartphone Price Inflation with the latest 6.67” Full Display OnePlus 7ProMay 14, 2019OnePlus has always been associated with technology fandom, gorilla marketing and appealing to a limited subset of addressable smartphone consumers who tend to track younger and more tech savvy. With the OnePlus 7 Pro, OnePlus is moving up the pricing ranks and is expanding beyond one new device in its portfolio.
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Google Pivots on Smartphone Hardware with New Affordable Pixel 3a & 3a XLMay 07, 2019Google today announced a pair of new smartphones aimed at generating a broader market appeal than their previous three generations of premium Pixels. The Pixel 3a and 3a XL are priced starting at $399 and $479 respectively and represents a new approach to filling out Google’s smartphone lineup with approximately a $300 discount on list price of existing models. The design language of the new Pixels remains the same as the current Pixel 3 devices introduced last year, which had been Google’s first internally designed smartphone product (as opposed to previous use of HTC or LG designs as defined by FCC filings). In order to hit the lower price points, Google has pared down the core electronics, opting to use the 700 and 600 tiers of Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs.
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Intel’s 5G modem exit renders AAPL vs. QCOM moot, resulting in a hard-fought victory for QualcommApril 17, 2019Apple and Qualcomm announced that they had settled in their long standing legal fight over FRANDS and royalty rates just as opening arguments were made at the second day of the court case between the two.Subscribers Only
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From Foldable Screens to Folded Optics, Huawei scores another mobile design innovation with periscopic 5X optical zoom on P30 ProMarch 26, 2019From Foldable Screens to Folded Optics, Huawei scores another mobile design innovation with periscopic 5X optical zoom on P30 Pro
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MWC 2019 Highlights - SmartphonesMarch 08, 20195G handsets arrived in Barcelona in force. Leading up to MWC, Samsung announced two 5G devices and Huawei one model. Other OEMs, like OPPO, Xiaomi, LG, ZTE and Nubia showed upcoming devices.Subscribers Only
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Mobile World Congress 2019; A veritable parade of new 5G smartphones and modemsMarch 06, 2019Mobile World Congress 2019 was anticipated to showcase brand new 5G smartphone designs and the conference did not disappoint. Even before the show officially started, there were 6 smartphone designs with 5G modems already announced:Subscribers Only
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Mobile World Congress 2019; Foldable Form Factor Steal the ShowMarch 06, 2019There was no doubt as to the “best in show” at the 2019 edition of Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain last week. The award was given to the most significant product introduced during the week of the MWC conference. The host organizer, GSMA, bestowed the honors to Huawei for their Mate X foldable 5G smartphone; an out-folding smartphone that unfurls into a contiguous eight-inch tablet.
