Shipments of handsets by Taiwan's brand vendors and ODMs totaled 20.66 million units in the second quarter of 2018, up 16.1% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research.

The Foxconn Group was the top supplier among all ODMs and brand vendors in the second quarter, propelled by increased shipments of Nokia-branded smartphones and feature phones to HMD Global.

Asustek Computer ranked second, followed by HTC, Arima Communications and Compal Electronics.

Overall shipments by Taiwan's handset ODMs and brand vendors in the second half of 2018 will be higher than those shipped in the first half, as orders from HDM Global are expected to continue to grow and Asustek will see its shipments increase significantly, Digitimes Research estimates.