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Pleaserefertopage4forimportantdisclosuresandanalystcertification,oronourwebsite–2018replacementcycle;XiaomireboundSmartphoneTrackerv.X–Newwinners;newestimatesSmartphones–iPhoneX;TrueDepthcamera,Glass,WirelesschargingCES2018–AI,Drones,AR,AutonomousdrivingMWCShanghai2017–5G;BlazingthepathMWC2017–PowerfulandFasterAnalyst(s)[e-mail][e-mail][e-mail][e-mail],[e-mail](USA)[e-mail][e-mail][e-mail][e-mail][e-mail]ities(Japan)LimitedDamianThong,[e-mail]ed,Taiw[e-mail][e-mail][e-mail][e-mail]27February2018MWC2018Goodsign;MassiveproductlaunchesEventMobileWorldCongress(MWC)kickedoffinBarcelonaonFeb26(link).Keyhighlights:1)AIinsmartphones,includingreal-timetranslation,shootingmoderecommendation,imagerecognition,imagesearch,voicerecognition,voicecommands,etc.2)ARinsmartphones,creatingcharacterswithyourownface,3)greatscreen-to-bodyratio,underdisplayfingerprint,facialrecognition,glasscasing,andwirelesschargingaskeyspecifications.Huawei,LG,Samsung(coveredbyDanielKim),ZTE,Nokia,Sony,Asustekproductlaunchesleadingtheshow(Fig1).WeexpectthevariousflagshipmodellaunchesinMWC2018toeasethestreet’sconcernsonsmartphonede-spec.AswehighlightedinJan(SmartphoneTrackerv.11,link),weexpecttheflattishsmartphonemarkettocontinuetobenefittheleadingbrandsandacceleratetheadoptionofnewfeatures.Stockideas:Weadviseinvestorstostickwithleadingbrandsandcomponentsinbothclasses—‘leadingbrands’and‘newfeatures’.Buy:Apple,Samsung,TSMC,Broadcom,HonHai,Sony,Murata,Skyworks,SunnyOptical,LensTech,Luxshare,ASE,TaiyoYuden,TDK,Sunway,ASMPacific,SMIC,GIS,LGInnotek,Inventec,WinSemi,Himax,EliteMaterial,CHPT,TPK,KYEC,Megachips,NanyaTech,Powertech.Staycautious:Largan,AAC,Catcher,ASUS,Kinsus.ImpactHuawei5Gchipset-Balong5G01,MateBookXPro(US$1,848,edge-to-edgescreen),MediaPadM5(US$431):Huaweilauncheditsfirstcommerciallyavailable5Gchipset,Balong5G01,compliantwiththe3GPPstandard.Despitethepeakrateat2.3Gbps,lowerthanthe20Gbpsthat5Gaims,itshowsagainHuawei’saggressivemovein5Gandmanagementtargetstooffertotal5Gsolutionsacrossnetwork,devices,andchipset.VivoApex;~100%screen-to-bodyratio,half-screenunderdisplayfingerprintscanner,elevatingfrontcamera,screensoundcastingtechnology,glasscasing(Fig2–3):Vivoshowcasedaninnovativeconceptsmartphonewitha~100%screen-to-bodyratio.Theselfiecameraisinsidethephoneandpopsuplikeaperiscopewhenneededwiththedisplayfunctionasaspeakerandanearpiecethroughvibration.Thefingerprintscannerisunderdisplaywiththehalf-screenareatounlockthephone.Xiaomi;firstyearinMWC,newMistoreinBarcelona,MIX2stolaunchonMar27:Xiaomienjoyedastrongyearin2017withsmartphoneshipmentsup60%YoY.ThisisthefirstyearXiaomihasattendedMWCwithanewMistoreopeninBarcelona,showingitsrisingexposureandaggressivemoveoverseas.ThenewsmartphonemodelMIX2swilllaunchonMar27.ZTE;BladeV9(US$332,glasscasing,edge-to-edgescreen,AR),BladeV9Vita(US$221),TempoGo(US$80):ZTElaunchedthreesmartphonemodelsacrossentrytopremiumlevel.BladeV9usesaglasscasingwithuniquelayerswhichshimmersinthelight.Themodelhasan84%screen-to-bodyratio,dualcamerawithARmode,andisabletooverlay2Dobjectstophotos.Thecompany’spremiumbrand,Nubia,isalsoexpectedtolaunchnewflagshipmodelsduringMWC2018.MacquarieResearchMWC201827February20182Fig1MWX2018:newflagshipsmartphonemodellaunchesBrandSamsungLGSonyNokiaVivoZTEModelS9+V30s+XZ28SiroccoAPEXBladeV9Price(US$)---924332CPUQualcommSnapdragon845(Octa-core)QualcommSnapdragon835(Octa-core)QualcommSnapdragon845(Octa-core)QualcommSnapdragon835(Octa-core)QualcommSnapdragon450(Octa-core)Memory6GBRAM64/128/256GBROM6GBRAM256GBROM4GBRAM64GBROM6GBRAM128GBROM4GBRAM64GBROMDisplaySuperAMOLEDP-OLEDLCDP-OLEDLCDSize6.2inches6.0inches5.7inches5.5inches6.0inches5.7inchesscreen-to-bodyratio84%81%76%81%98%78%CameraFront:8MPxRear:12MPx+12MPxFront:5MPxRear:16MPx+16MPxFront:5MPxRear:19MPxFront:5MPxRear:12MPx+12MPxFront:8MPxFront:8MPxRear:16MPx+5MPxFrontcover3Dglass2.5Dglass2.5Dglass3Dglass2.5Dglass2.5DglassBackcover3Dglass2.5Dglass3Dglass3Dglass2.5Dglass2.5DglassWirelesschargingvvvvxxSource:Companydata,MacquarieResearch,February2018Fig2VivoAPEX:~100%screen-to-bodyratioFig3VivoAPEX:elevatingfrontcameraSource:Companydata,MacquarieResearch,February2018Source:Companydata,MacquarieResearch,February2018Fig4Nokia8Sirocco:3DglassFig5ZTEBl