Industry sources estimate that Xiaomi's mobile phone shipments in 2018 are expected to exceed 100 million units for the first time.
Although the increase will not be too large (up to about 10%), but in the world and China's smart phone industry is not the case, if millet can go further, cross the 100 million mark, is undoubtedly a miracle.
Given the prospect of Xiaomi's prospects, the industry chain also has high hopes for Xiaomi, such as Foxconn in Taiwan, Inventec, Dali Optoelectronics, TSMC, etc., all hope to get more orders from Xiaomi.
Of course, after Lei Jun’s personal management, Xiaomi also attached great importance to the supply chain. Xiaobin’s president, Lin Bin, recently visited Dali Optronics, allegedly hoping to further ensure the productivity and supply of camera modules, especially on high-end models. Dual cameras.
At the same time, TSMC is using 16nm process to manufacture Xiaomi's second-generation autonomous processor 澎湃S2. The initial order volume is too high. However, with the enhancement of Xiaomi’s chip R&D capabilities, it is expected to add more orders later.
The TSMC will be the next-generation 7nm processor for Qualcomm. It will also appear on Xiaomi's mobile phone - Xiaolong 855.
In addition, Xiaomi attaches great importance to the Indian market. In the fourth quarter of 2017, it surpassed Samsung as the largest brand in the region, and has established a new PCB factory in cooperation with Foxconn.