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Foldable phones struggle to make an impact
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 22/07/2025
» The foldable smartphone market in Thailand faces significant hurdles when it comes to mainstream adoption, primarily due to the high prices of the models in the market, a lack of optimised content for foldable displays, and limited consumer demand.
DeepSeek and Trump keep traders on their toes
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/02/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian markets edged up on Friday after days of volatility in the tech world caused by the DeepSeek AI breakthrough, while sentiment was dampened by US President Donald Trump confirming hefty tariffs on Canada and Mexico.
AIS service shops serve up foldable drone
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/01/2025
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) has launched the HOVERAir X1 Pro Max foldable drone, representing its first foray into selling drone products at its service shops in a bid to boost revenue for its network of retail outlets.
AIS targets 5.3m broadband subscribers
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/10/2024
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) aims to increase household subscribers of its fixed broadband internet service to 5.3 million by the end of 2025, up from 4.9 million in June this year.
Phone makers target Thais with new high-end models
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/02/2024
» Smartphone manufacturers are parading their premium devices with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, foldable mobile phones, and gaming mobile phones to woo affluent Thai consumers in the first quarter.
Smartphone sales set to bounce back next year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/12/2023
» Thailand's smartphone market is expected to return to growth in 2024 from an anticipated decline this year, due to replacement demand from 2021, new artificial intelligence (AI) features on smartphones, and a greater number of affordable 5G devices available in the market.
Phone market on course for contraction
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/10/2023
» The Thai smartphone market is expected to contract by double digits this year because of an unfavourable economy and declining consumer purchasing power in the second and third quarters, say an expo organiser and mobile phone vendors.
Smartphone sales down 20% in first quarter
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/05/2023
» Thailand's smartphone sales declined by 20% year-on-year in the first quarter, compared to a global fall of 14.6% in the same period, mainly due to a sharp drop in the low-end smartphone segment, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker released in April.
High-end models, promotions to increase smartphone sales
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/10/2022
» The rollout of promotions for high-end smartphones and the clearance of existing stockpiles has the organiser of Thailand Mobile Expo 2022 upbeat on replacement buying of handsets.
HMD Global launching 3 new Nokia 'feature phones'
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/08/2022
» HMD Global, a Finnish company licensed to sell the Nokia smartphone brand, is launching three feature phone models that resemble the company's classic handsets from the 1990s but come with upgraded features, in a bid to target senior citizens, fans of classic items, and those wishing to switch from 2G to 4G-enabled devices.