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Huawei Expects >200m Smartphone Shipments in 2019
December 10, 2018 Huawei and Xiaomi expect their smartphone sales to continue to grow robustly in 2019, while OPPO and Vivo are more conservative about their prospects due to limited product lines, according to sources from Taiwan's IC-design houses. At its year-end gatherings with supply chain makers, Huawei disclosed it expects its smartphone shipments to expand 25% on year to reach over 200 million units in 2019, said sources, who were present at the gatherings. Meanwhile, Xiaomi will ramp up its smartphone shipments by over 20% to 150-160 million units in the coming year, added the sources. Given Huawei is the leading telecommunication equipment supplier globally and Xiaomi has a well-established ecosystem of its own, the two vendors would be more capable to deliver their goals by leveraging the resources available in-house, commented the sources. OPPO and Vivo also believe their shipments will continue to expand, but they expect only moderate growths of around 10% in 2019. The two firms are more conservative because their product portfolios are confined to handsets only, said the sources. Taiwan's related IC suppliers in the smartphone supply chains of Huawei and Xiaomi are also expected to see their sales remain robust next year. These companies include MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Richteck Technology, Sitronix Technology, Macroblock and Excelliance MOS, indicated the sources. |
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Huawei Technologies Co. is planning to unveil a new phone with a camera capable of taking three-dimensional pictures. The phone, code-named Princeton internally, will be announced this month and go on sale within a few weeks, according to people who requested anonymity discussing private plans. The technology uses sensorsdeveloped by Sony Corp. that can accurately measure distances by bouncing light off surfaces, another person said. The new feature — dubbed “3D Camera” is expected to boost sales and win market share from competitors by offering users the ability to generate 3-D models of themselves and the environment in real-time, and share it with others. This is technology that has never been seen before and has the potential to change how we view the world,” said Yusuke Toyoda, a sensors analyst at Fuji Chimera Research Inc. in Tokyo. Besides generating pictures that can be viewed from numerous angles, Huawei’s new camera can create 3-D models of people and objects that can be used by augmented-reality apps, according to one of the people. The new camera will also let developers control apps and games in new ways, such as hand gestures, the person said, who added that some of the details may change as developers work with the technology. Huawei will probably feature the camera in more than one phone model, including some slated for later in 2019, according to the people, who said the specific plans could still change.
Recently Huawei’s Nova 4 was spotted online with an In-display camera and now the company has released a new teaser on Weibo, confirming that it is working on a smartphone with an infinity-O display and Huawei Nova 4 will be going official on the 17th of December in China. Samsung is preparing to unveil its Galaxy A8 and Galaxy S10 smartphones with the Infinity-O display. The device is reportedly getting closer to launch a smartphone with an in-display camera and become the first one in the world to become so. The device should be launching on 17th of December and will beat Samsung, which is working on its Infinity-O displays. In a recent image leak, an unknown person was spotted using a smartphone with a display hole on the top left which was alleged Nova 4. The smartphone is expected to be powered with a Kirin 980 Chipset and might feature 8GB of RAM. Huawei is also said to be launching its foldable display phone in mid 2019.For Sony, the world leader in image sensors used in regular cameras, 3-D cameras could generate billions in additional revenue from the sale of its new components. The company accelerated the development of the technology after buying Brussels-based Softkinetic in 2015, combining the Belgian startup’s time-of-flight technology with its own semiconductor-manufacturing prowess to create 3-D chips small enough to fit inside smartphones.While 3-D sensors also power Apple’s FaceID facial-recognition feature, it relies on a different technology called Structured Light, which can measure depth at shorter distances. Sony’s time-of-flight sensors can do so at longer distances. The Tokyo-based company last year showed off its own Xperia phone that lets users take 3-D pictures and models, but that technology was not powered by its new time-of-flight sensors, according to one person familiar with the matter.
Figure 1: Sony’s 3D Sensor Operation
Recently Huawei’s Nova 4 was spotted online with an In-display camera and now the company has released a new teaser on Weibo, confirming that it is working on a smartphone with an infinity-O display and Huawei Nova 4 will be going official on the 17th of December in China. Samsung is preparing to unveil its Galaxy A8 and Galaxy S10 smartphones with the Infinity-O display. The device is reportedly getting closer to launch a smartphone with an in-display camera and become the first one in the world to become so. The device should be launching on 17th of December and will beat Samsung, which is working on its Infinity-O displays. In a recent image leak, an unknown person was spotted using a smartphone with a display hole on the top left which was alleged Nova 4. The smartphone is expected to be powered with a Kirin 980 Chipset and might feature 8GB of RAM. Huawei is also said to be launching its foldable display phone in mid 2019.For Sony, the world leader in image sensors used in regular cameras, 3-D cameras could generate billions in additional revenue from the sale of its new components. The company accelerated the development of the technology after buying Brussels-based Softkinetic in 2015, combining the Belgian startup’s time-of-flight technology with its own semiconductor-manufacturing prowess to create 3-D chips small enough to fit inside smartphones.While 3-D sensors also power Apple’s FaceID facial-recognition feature, it relies on a different technology called Structured Light, which can measure depth at shorter distances. Sony’s time-of-flight sensors can do so at longer distances. The Tokyo-based company last year showed off its own Xperia phone that lets users take 3-D pictures and models, but that technology was not powered by its new time-of-flight sensors, according to one person familiar with the matter.
Figure 1: Sony’s 3D Sensor Operation
