Meanings of making smartphones in English

Many other Japanese firms have quit making smartphones due to foreign competition.

In April, LG Electronics said it would stop making smartphones in South Korea and move production to Vietnam.

It began making smartphones in 2010.

It hopes firms such as Apple Inc supplier Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd will start making smartphones domestically.

The chief executive of Blackberry has told the BBC the market will determine if his firm will continue making smartphones.

These higher data speeds are making smartphones much more comparable to PCs, giving them better multimedia capabilities and faster web browsing.

The Open Handset Alliance, a consortium of companies that support Android, includes gadget makers that are not just focused on making smartphones.

Not content with making smartphones that simply vibrate, Nokia is looking at tattoos with magnetic ink to alert you to incoming phone calls.

On Sept 15 Google launched the first of its Android One phones in India aimed at making smartphones more affordable for the masses.

It believes that making smartphones more affordable can be a stepping stone toward increasing financial inclusion since more financial services are now being provided digitally.

In addition to Simonson, who has worked for Barclays and Banc of America, Nokia last week installed two other Americans to lead units making smartphones.

BlackBerry has focused on developing security software since it stopped making smartphones in 2016 after failing to compete with Android phones and Apple Inc's iPhones.