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

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)
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.