Samsung to challenge Sony's stronghold in image sensor market

Two companies taking different paths in navigating U.S.-China tech conflict

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Sony's stronghold in the global market for image sensors used in smartphones is facing a challenge from Samsung Electronics.(Source photos by Kei Higuchi and Kosaku Mimura)

KOSUKE SHIMIZU and KOTARO HOSOKAWA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO/SEOUL -- Samsung Electronics is challenging Sony's stronghold in the global market for image sensors used in smartphones at a time when geopolitical risks involving Chinese giant Huawei Technologies are changing the competitive landscape.

Sony, which commands more than half of the market, has prioritized the supply of image sensors to Huawei and other leading smartphone manufacturers. But the strategy has backfired.

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