Taiwan’s smartphone market saw shipments expand in May as Mother’s Day buying and demand for AI-enabled premium models offset rising upstream component costs, industry participants said. Total shipments reached nearly 430,000 units in May 2026, up about 7% from 402,000 in April, while cumulative shipments for January through May hit 2.12 million units, a 2.7% increase year over year, according to handset channel players.