Octa-core

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www.globalsources.com/MobileElectronicswww.globalsources.com/MobileElectronics Buyer’s Guide to sourcing octa-core smartphones An exclusive report on the key trends in octa-core smartphones including pricing guide, industry overview, 12 profiles of export-ready suppliers and 12 trendy products.

} Key trends 3 } Pricing guide 4 } Industry overview 5 } Comparison table: Profiles of 12 export-ready suppliers 7 } Gallery View: 12 trendy octa-core phones 9 Octa-core smartphones to get a boost in 2015 New octa-core phones will feature , 64-bit processors, and larger, higher resolution screens.

The first “true octa-core” mobile chipset was them are 64-bit models that are meant for the middle launched by MediaTek in November 2013, and and high-end product lines. The 64-bit architecture smartphones were immediately equipped with the allows octa-core phones to have more RAM, which new chipsets. Big manufacturers and brands like in turn results in a much smoother UI experience for , , Xiaomi, Coolpad, ZTE, TCL and users. others started to produce octa-core smartphones. By conservative estimates, there were more than MediaTek, the largest chipset supplier to Chinese 200 models of -made octa-core smartphones phone makers, has developed several new octa-core released during 2014. Octa-core-equipped 4G chipsets. In the second quarter of 2014, MediaTek chipsets will be more common among China-made updated the MT6592 (the first true octa-core chipset) smartphones in the next few quarters, and will by combining with MT6290 to support 4G LTE. In experience sustained growth in 2015. addition, the company also launched three other chipsets with 4G capabilities, and two of them are According to a survey of Global Sources’ octa-core 64-bit. This is commonly regarded as a sign that phone suppliers, all suppliers released their first 4G has become the industry standard, with 64-bit octa-core phone in the second half year of 2014. processors likely being one of the typical features in The companies typically introduced 2 or 3 different mid- to high-end octa-core phones. models, and most of their shipments in 2014 were under 50,000 units. Only two suppliers had five or 2. Larger screens with higher resolution more models, and their shipments in 2014 were over In the past two years, the average screen size of 200,000 each. However, 90 percent of suppliers in mobile phones has grown from 4 to 5 inches; some the survey agreed that their shipments for octa-core flagship Chinese phone models are larger, generally phones will significantly increase in 2015, and the between 5.3 and 5.5 inches. While the screen size of range of expected growth runs from 50 percent to mobile phones may have already reached its practical 300 percent from 2014. limits, manufacturers are still trying to create even larger ones by increasing the screen-to-bezel ratio. How do octa-core chipsets change the next For example, Huawei’s MATE 7 (a high-end flagship generation of smartphones? What are the main octa-core phone) has a ratio of about 83 percent with trends for octa-core phones in 2015? The following a screen size of 6 inches. A narrower bezel allows for sections will elaborate. bigger screens without increasing the size of phone, becoming an important trend in the near future. As a Key trends result, the screen size of most octa-core phones will likely be between 4.7 and 5.5 inches. 1. “4G” and “64-bit” will be the main keywords for octa-core phones in 2015 In addition, screen resolution will trend higher this As of December 2014, there are 11 models of 4G year, especially in mid- and high-end octa-core octa-core chipsets from top chipset suppliers; phones. Current chipsets, for example the MT6592 Qualcomm (2), MediaTek (4) and Huawei (5). Half of and MT6752 from MediaTek, support full HD displays More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics 3 with a resolution of 1920x1080, while the MT6595 primary SDRAM type for most octa-core phones, and MT6795 support 1440x2560 resolution. The two because 64-bit chipsets can handle more and better octa-core chipsets from Qualcomm both support up memory types, DDR4 will show up in a few flagship to 4K (3840x2160) screen resolution. models. As estimated by upstream SDRAM suppliers, in 2015, LPDDR3 will account for 60 percent of Current entry-level octa-core phones mostly have RAM and LPDDR4 may make up 15 960x540 or 1280x720 screen resolution, but mid- and percent. high-end octa-core phones typically have full HD screens with at least 1920x1080 resolution. Screens Pricing guide with 1440x2560 resolution will be seen in high-end models before the end of 2015. In 2013, announced the world’s first octa- core mobile chipset (Exynos 5410), which utilized 3. Higher megapixel cameras ARM's Big.Little technology, and combined four ARM New octa-core chipsets (MT6595 and MT6795) from Cortex-A7 chips with another four more powerful MediaTek are able to support up to 20MP cameras, Cortex A-15 multi-core chips. However, even though and the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 supports Exynos 5410 was able to bring a new level of cameras with up to 55MP. More China phone makers performance to a and increase battery will follow the trend to increase camera resolutions life by up to 70 percent, because it only activated up from the current 2MP/5MP front/back cameras to to half of its CPU cores at once, it was not regarded 5/8MP or 5/13MP. High-end phones may feature rear as a true 8-core chipset. It was not until MediaTek’s cameras with 18MP to 20MP resolution. MT6592 came out – the chipset allowed all the eight cores to run simultaneously – that a true octa-core Finally, even though DDR2/DDR3 will still be the chipset entered the market.

Brand SoC model Manufacturing CPU GPU Camera Display number process megapixel resolution support support MTK MT MT6592 28nm 8xCortex-A7,1.7- Mali-450 Up to 16MP Up to 2.0GHz/1.4GHz 1920x1080 MTK MT MT6752 28nm 8xCortex- Mali-760 Up to 16MP Up to A53,1.7GHz 64-bit 1920x1080 capable MTK MT MT6595 28nm 4xCortex A17, PowerVR Up to 20MP Up to 2.2GHz +4xCortex- G6200 2560x1600 A7,1.7GHz Qualcomm MSM8936 28nm 4xCortex Adreno 405 Up to 21MP Up to Snapdragon 615 A53,1.7GHz+ 2560x1600 4xCortex A53,1.0GHz 32/64-bit capable Huawei Kirin 920 28nm 4xCortex-A15,1.7 Mali-T-624 Up to 32MP Up to GHz +4xCortex- 2560x1600 A7,1.3GHz Huawei Kirin 925 28nm 4xCortex-A15,1.8 Mali-T628 Up to 16MP Up to GHz +4xCortex- 2560x1600 A7,1.3GHz+i3 Huawei Kirin 928 28nm 4xCortex-A15,2.0 Mali-T624 Up to 16MP Up to GHz +4xCortex- 2560x1600 A7,1.3GHz+i3

4 More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics As mentioned earlier, there were 11 octa-core mobile QHD or HD screen, dual cameras from 2MP/5MP to phone chipsets launched by the end of 2014, with seven 2MP/8MP, and only support . of them (3 of MediaTek, 1 from Qualcomm, and 3 of Huawei) already in mass production and utilized in the Mid-range models are priced between $120 and production of octa-core phones. The table on page 31 $180, utilize MT6295, MT6295M or MT6752 chipsets, indicates the main features of these octa-core chipsets. include 1GB/8GB to 2GB/16GB for RAM and ROM, 5.0 inch to 5.5 inch HD or FHD screen, with dual Qualcomm mostly focuses on a few high-end cameras with resolutions ranging from 5MP/8MP to models, while Huawei’s Kirin chipsets are usually 8MP/13MP, and support 3G or 4G LTE. prioritized for Huawei’s own mobile devices. Therefore, MediaTek chipsets still are the No.1 choice High-end models are priced between $180 and $240, for most Chinese mobile phone makers. have more options in SoC (such as the MT6592M, MT6752, MT6595 and MT6795), include 2GB/16GB Including the chipset (SoC), there are totally more in RAM and ROM, FHD screen at 1920x1080 to than 25 components in a phone. The components 2560x1440, dual cameras with 5MP/13MP to that cost over $10 usually involve display/touch 8MP/18MP or higher resolution, and support 4G LTE. screen and glass (cost between $18 and $55), CPU ($14 to $40), Baseband chip + RF transceiver (BB+XCR) Industry overview from $12 to $25, cameras ($10 to $25), SDRAM ($5 to $10), and NAND memory (from $5 to $10). According to TrendForce, about 450 million units were shipped from China in 2014, which is about Based on the above, most China-made octa-core 38.6 percent of the global production. The top six smartphones are typically priced between $80 and phone makers were Lenovo (20.6 percent of China’s $240. production), Huawei (15 percent), Xiaomi (13.5 percent), Coolpad (11.4 percent), ZTE (8.6 percent) Generally, models between $80 and $120 belong to and TCL (6.0 percent), while the rest of the 24.9 the entry-level range, and usually carry an MT6295 percent of shipments came from OEM and other chipset, 1GB RAM+8GB ROM, 4.7 inch to 5.0 inch manufacturers.

The following lists the cost breakdown of some of the important components.

Main components Brands or suppliers Typical specifications Cost range (US$) (including, but not limited to the following) Display/touch screen & glass Sharp, JDI, AU, Pepnice, Bot, IPS, G+G, OGS (QHD, HD or $14 to $35 Hancai FHD from 5’ to 5.5’) SoC (including, but not CPU Qualcomm, MediaTek Octa-core Around $10 limited to the three items) GPU N/A $14 to $40 BB & XCR (baseband chip N/A $12 to $25 + RF transceiver) SDRAM Samsung 1GB to 2GB $5 to $10

NAND Samsung, Hynix 8GB to 16GB $5 to $10 Camera Samsung, Sony, LLH 2MP+5MP, 2MP+8MP, $3.50 to $25 5MP+13MP Battery N/A 2000mAh to 3000mAh $1 to $5

More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics 5 Among the thousands of smartphone makers in China, manufacturers with annual sales from US$100 million only about 300 to 500 have obtained certifications to US$500 million - between five and ten in all. Because and approvals. The annual sales of these certified most manufacturers have less R&D investment, even manufacturers are generally under US$100 million. if many own in-house brands, most of them still ship Excluding the top six suppliers, there are only a few their phones under OEM or ODM contracts. Here a pricing guide for mainstream China-made octa-core smartphones: FOB price range Hardware configuration Main functions High-end ($180 to $240) – Chipset: MT6592M, MT6752, MT6595 and MT6795 Air gesture control, 4G, fingerprint – RAM+ROM: + 16/32G recognition – Screen resolution: 5.0 to 5.5 inch FHD 2560x1440,1920x1080 – Camera: 5MP/13MP to 8MP/18MP or 20MP Mid-range ($120 to $180) – Chipset: MT6295, MT6295M 3G/4G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth GPS, FM, – RAM+ROM: /2G+8G/16G G-sensor, light sensor – Screen resolution: 5.0 to 5.5 inch HD or FHD 1280x720,1920x1080 – Camera: 5MP/8MP to 8MP/13MP Entry-level ($80 to $120) – Chipset: MTK 6592 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth GPS, FM, – RAM+ROM: 1G+8G G-sensor, light sensor – Screen resolution: 4.7 to 5.0 inch QHD or HD, 960x540, 1280x720 – Camera: 2MP/5MP to 2MP/8MP

6 More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics Supplier comparison table

Company Year In-house Number of Total annual sales Total annual Annual exports Main export markets Numbers of R&D OEM ODM OBM Accepts established brand employees for all products exports for all octa-core phones assembly spending small (US$ million) products in 2014 line (US$) orders (US$ million) (US$ million) (US$)

KVD 2002 Doogee 500 196 196 70 US (10%), Western Europe (60%), 16 10,000,000 20% 10% 70% 1,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Mid-East (30%)

Honsung 2005 N/A 400-500 8 8 4.6 US (20%), Western Europe (65%), 6 1,000,000 70% 30% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER Australia (15%) order

Strong 2003 N/A 353 40 28 2.65 Western Europe (40%), 3 1,000,000 80% 20% 0% 5,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER US (25%), Asia(20%)

Mijue 2003 MIJUE 2,000 24 20 3.75 Europe & South America 30 2,000,000 60% 10% 30% 10,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER

Tonstep 2009 N/A 1,000 600 600 3.4 Germany (30%), US (20%), 8 1,000,000 80% 20% 0% 20,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER France (15%)

Blackview 2013 Blackview 300 80 80 28 Southeast Aisa (30%), Europe 4 3,000,000 20% 20% 60% 10,000 (50%), South America (10%), CONTACT SUPPLIER Mid-east (10%)

Cheng Fong 2011 N/A 385 70 70 N/A Brazil (50%), Russia (50%) 5 100,000 100% 0% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER order

GWI 2012 N/A 600 42 37 3.3 Western Europe (50%), 9 5,000,000 0% 100% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER US (30%), Mid-East (20%) order

KINGTID 2004 N/A 800 2 1 0.6 US (30%) Western Europe (60%), 10 500,000 50% 30% 20% 1,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Australia (10%)

K-mobile 2014 N/A 102 10 10 1 European, UK and UAE 8 50,000 85% 15% 0% 10,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER

L&Y 2008 AOULIKEY 100 10 10 0.63 South Eastern (40%) Mid-East 2 1,000,000 50% 30% 20% 5,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER (20%), Western Europe (40%)

Wolfing 2002 BEGIN 400 10 10 1.1 Southeast Asia (20%), Western 1 100,000 90% 10% 0% 20,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Europe (50%), America (30%)

More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics March 2015 Mobile Electronics 7 Company Year In-house Staff Total Annual sales Total Annual Annual exports Main export markets Number of R&D OEM ODM OBM Accepts established brand number for all products exports for all Octa-core Phone in assembly spending small (US$ million) products (US$ 2014 (US$ million) lines (US$) orders million) (US$)

KVD 2002 Doogee 500 196 196 70 US (10%), Western Europe (60%), 16 10,000,000 20% 10% 70% 1,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Middle East (30%)

Honsung 2005 N/A 400-500 8 8 4.6 US (20%), Western Europe (65%), 6 1,000,000 70% 30% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER Australia (15%) order

Strong 2003 N/A 353 40 28 2.65 Western Europe (40%), 3 1,000,000 80% 20% 0% 5,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER US (25%), Asia (20%)

Mijue 2003 MIJUE 2000 24 20 3.75 Europe, South America 30 2,000,000 60% 10% 30% 10,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER

Tonstep 2009 N/A 1000 600 600 3.4 Germany (30%), US (20%), 8 1,000,000 80% 20% 0% 20,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER France (15%)

Blackview 2013 Blackview 300 80 80 28 Southeast Asia (30%), Europe 4 3,000,000 20% 20% 60% 10,000 (50%), South America (10%), CONTACT SUPPLIER Middle East (10%)

Cheng Fong 2011 N/A 385 70 70 N/A Brazil (50%), Russia (50%) 5 100,000 100% 0% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER order

GWI 2012 N/A 600 42 37 3.3 Western Europe (50%), 9 5,000,000 0% 100% 0% No small CONTACT SUPPLIER US (30%), Middle East (20%) order

KINGTID 2004 N/A 800 2 1 0.6 US (30%), Western Europe (60%), 10 500,000 50% 30% 20% 1,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Australia (10%)

K-mobile 2014 N/A 102 10 10 1 Europe, UK and UAE 8 50,000 85% 15% 0% 10,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER

L&Y 2008 AOULIKEY 100 10 10 0.63 South East Asia (40%) 2 1,000,000 50% 30% 20% 5,000 Middle East (20%), Western CONTACT SUPPLIER Europe (40%)

Wolfing 2002 BEGIN 400 10 10 1.1 Southeast Asia (20%), Western 1 100,000 90% 10% 0% 20,000 CONTACT SUPPLIER Europe (50%), US (30%)

8 More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics Gallery view: 12 trendy octa-core smartphones Here is a selection 12 trendy octa-core smartphones for 2015 – hand-picked by our Market Analysts.

The first “true octa-core” mobile chipset was China-made octa-core smartphones were launched by MediaTek in November 2013, and released. smartphones were immediately equipped with the new chipsets. Octa-core-equipped chipsets will be more common among China-made smartphones in the Big manufacturers and brands like Lenovo, next few quarters, and will experience sustained Huawei, Xiaomi, Coolpad, ZTE, TCL and others growth in 2015. started to produce octa-core smartphones. The products in this gallery represent current It was estimated that in 2014, 200 models of trends in octa-core smartphones.

Octa-core smartphone has 2.2mm narrow bezel Model No.: DM550-07 from Shenzhen KVD Communication Equipment Ltd MOQ: 100 units Camera: 5MP; 13MP Screen: 5.5" HD OGS IPS Features: 6.5mm thickness, 2.2mm narrow bezel

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Slim 4G mobile phone with 5in IPS capacitive screen Model No.: R3 from Honsung International Industry Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: MT6752 64bit octa-core 1.5GHz, GPU Mali-T760, RAM2GB+ROM16GB Camera: 13.0MP; 5.0MP Screen: 5" HD IPS capacitive screen

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More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics 9 5.5in dual SIM phone supports Android 4.4 OS Model No.: M5533 from Strong Electronics & Technology Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: MTK6592, octa-core, RAM/ROM:2+16G Camera: 8.0MP; 14.0MP Screen: 5.5-inch IPS 1920*1080 FHD OS: Android 4.4 Features: FM calls, GPS, e-mail, e-book reader, video calls

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Touchscreen phone equipped with MTK6752 CPU Model No.: T200 from Shenzhen Mijue Technologies Co. Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units for OEM, 100 units for agents SoC: MTK6752, 2GRAM+16GROM Camera: 5MP; 13MP Screen: 5in HD IPS OGS Features: FM/G-sensor/P-sensor /L-sensor

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4G smartphone with dual SIM and camera

Model No.: HE088 from Dongguan Tonstep Electronics Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: MT6592 octa-core +MT6290; RAM+16G ROM Camera: 2.0MP; 8.0MP Features: Built-in GPS chip, voice navigation, fingerprint identification

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Mobile phone has air gesture and hotknot features Model No.: Arrow from Shenzhen Blackview Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 100 units SoC: MTK6752W octa-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GRAM+16GROM Camera: 8MP; 18MP Features: Air gesture, Hotknot

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10 More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics Android phone features Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, G-sensor

Model No.: PO630M from Shenzhen Cheng Fong Digital-Tech Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: MTK6592 octa-core 1.7GHz, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM (2GB+16GB optional) Camera: 2MP; 8MP OS: Android 4.2 Features: Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM, G-sensor

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4G phone uses MT6752 chipset

Model No.: B55 from Shenzhen GWI Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: MT6752 Camera: 5MP; 13MP Screen: 5.5'' HD IPS OS: Android 4.4 Features: GPS/WiFi/BT/FM, G-sensor, proximity sensor, light sensor CONTACT SUPPLIER

Octa-core mobile phone runs on Android 4.4 OS Model No.: K9288 from Kingtid Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 100 units SoC: Chipset: MTK6592, octa-core 1.7GHz, Cortex-A7, 1GBRAM, 16GB ROM Camera: 5MP; 13MP OS: Android 4.4 Features: GPS/WiFi/BT/FM, video player, music player CONTACT SUPPLIER

High resolution smartphone uses 5.5in FHD screen Model No.: K552 from K-Mobile Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 1,000 units SoC: Chipset: MTK 6592 octa-core 1.7GHz, 16G ROM+2G RAM Camera: 5MP; 13MP OS: Android 4.4 Features: GPS, G-sensor CONTACT SUPPLIER

More exclusive news: GlobalSources.com/MobileElectronics 11 5in phone supports Android 4.2 OS, dual SIM standby Model No.: WLY5060 from L&Y Electric Industries Co. Ltd MOQ: 100 units SoC: Chipset: MTK6592 octa-core 1.7GHz, DDR 1GB RAM+16GB ROM OS: Android 4.4 Features: DVB-T2 HD digital TV

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Android smartphone with 5in HD OGS touchscreen Model No.: K506 from Shenzhen Wolfing Technology Co. Ltd MOQ: 3,000 units SoC: Chipset: MT6592-1.7 GHz, RAM: 1G optional + ROM: 8G Screen: 5.0" HD OGS OS: Android 4.4 CONTACT SUPPLIER

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