TOKYO/SEOUL -- Smartphone makers including Samsung Electronics have increasingly outsourced device development to maintain cost competitiveness, with these phones now making up more than a third of market.
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Outsourced smartphone development soars with Samsung's shift
Externally designed devices occupy one-third of market in boon for China contractors
Samsung stepped up outsourcing development of its smartphones in the second half of 2019. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
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