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Oppo’s Find X8 and Find X8 Pro smartphones feature the latest artificial-intelligence functions. Photo: SCMP
Smartphones

Oppo brings back premium Find X smartphones to global markets

The Chinese Android handset maker is making a renewed push in the premium segment in Southeast Asia and western Europe.

Smartphones

Apple’s iPhone sales fall during China’s Singles’ Day shopping festival: report

Smartphones

Chinese smartphone brands beat Apple to the AI punch at home

Smartphones

China smartphone market on track to post first annual sales growth in five years

Domestic smartphone sales rose 2.3 per cent year on year in the September quarter, reinforcing market forecasts of a low single-digit increase in 2024.

Apple’s iPhone 16 series saw more than 70 per cent of domestic sales come from the Pro and Pro Max models as of October 8. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

Xiaomi, Honor look ready to push trifold handsets, following Huawei’s lead

Both Xiaomi and Honor have previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset, according to public records.

Smartphones

Huawei trifold smartphone seizes mainland’s interest ahead of iPhone 16 launch

Around 3.04 million people have made online reservations to buy Huawei’s new 5G Mate XT as of Monday afternoon.

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Artificial intelligence

Chinese unicorn Zhipu AI raises new funding from state-backed investor

State-backed investment vehicle Zhongguancun Science City Innovation Development estimates Zhipu AI’s value at around US$2.8 billion.

A crowd gathers at Zhipu AI’s exhibition space during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai. Photo: Zhipu AI
Samsung Electronics

Samsung said to slash 8% of sales team in mainland China amid weak performance

This marks the start of a broader restructuring that would potentially cut up to 30 per cent of Samsung’s mainland workforce by next year.

Smartphones

Honor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west Europe

The Huawei spin-off took that crown for the first time in western Europe, the second-largest foldable handset market after China.

Xiaomi

Xiaomi gains share in Latin America, Japan, India amid smartphone war in China

Xiaomi shipped 6.2 million handsets to Latin America last quarter, ranking behind market leader Samsung’s shipments of 10.2 million units.

Xiaomi has regained the top position in India, the world’s second-largest smartphone market. Photo: AFP
Video gaming

China’s Guangdong allows video gaming firms to test pre-licensed titles

The new rule appears to provide an advantage to Shenzhen-based video gaming giant Tencent and major smartphone vendors that run app stores like Huawei, Oppo, Vivo and Honor.

The new, Guangdong-specific rule aims to solve difficulties faced by video gaming firms in testing their products. Photo: Shutterstock
Smartphones

Samsung-ByteDance AI pact and Xiaomi heat up China’s foldable smartphone market

Major Android handset vendors are betting on foldable, artificial intelligence-powered models to compete with Apple ’s iPhone in the high-end segment of the smartphone market.

China manufacturing

My Take | How China’s automated super factories are raising hopes for an economic revival

The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as ‘labour-intensive’ sweatshops.

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Smartphones

China’s Honor sees slim, AI-powered foldable smartphones driving premium market push

Honor expects on-device artificial intelligence and a slim design will differentiate its foldable smartphones against rival models from Huawei and Samsung.

Honor touts its new Magic V3 handset as the world’s slimmest foldable smartphone. Photo: Handout
Samsung Electronics

Can Samsung’s new smart ring help it regain the China market?

The Galaxy Ring, featuring on-device artificial intelligence, marks Samsung’s latest bid to challenge Apple’s lead in the global market for smart wearable devices.

The Galaxy Ring, featuring on-device artificial intelligence, marks Samsung’s latest bid to challenge Apple’s lead in the global market for smart wearable devices. Photo: Reuters
Artificial intelligence

China’s telecoms operators and gear makers tout AI ambitions at MWC Shanghai

China’s telecoms industry players are betting on the growth potential from increased demand for artificial intelligence by enterprises and consumers.

Apple

Apple slashes prices of iPhone 15 models to new low in China

Mainland online retailers JD.com and Alibaba’s Tmall on Monday started offering deeper discounts on iPhone 15 models.

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ByteDance

TikTok owner ByteDance launches low-cost Doubao AI models in crowded market

ByteDance’s aggressive pricing for its Doubao large language model family shows the increased opportunity in mainland China, where more firms are scrambling to adopt GenAI tools.

ByteDance had tested its Doubao large language model family internally and with selected partners for about a year before its launch on Wednesday. Image: Shutterstock
Apple

iPhone still leads China’s high-end market, but Huawei is catching up

Apple is still No 1 in China’s premium segment, which consists of handsets priced over US$600, but it is losing market share to Honor and Huawei, according to IDC.

Smartphones

Apple’s iPhone sales in China plunge as Huawei reaches for the top

Apple saw iPhone sales in China decline 19.1 per cent in the first quarter, while Huawei achieved sales growth of nearly 70 per cent, according to Counterpoint.

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Apple

Apple to expand applied research operations in Shanghai and Shenzhen

The US tech giant’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in the world’s largest smartphone market, despite sluggish iPhone sales.

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Apple’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in its Greater China region, despite sluggish iPhone sales. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS
MWC Barcelona 2024

China’s Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona

Honor’s Magic6 Pro and Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra smartphones tout generative artificial intelligence features at mobile communications industry’s biggest trade show.

A visitor walks past Honor’s advertising for the new artificial intelligence-enabled Magic6 Pro Android smartphone at trade show MWC Barcelona on February 26, 2024. Photo: dpa
Smartphones

‘An exciting time for batteries’: Samsung, Apple and more push phone tech

From solid-state and silicon-carbon batteries to a nuclear battery that lasts 50 years without recharging, companies including Apple, Samsung and Honor are pushing the tech for smartphone batteries.

MWC Barcelona 2024

Oppo plans Europe comeback after clearing up Nokia legal wrangles

Oppo’s plan to bounce back in Europe comes a month after it signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement with Nokia, covering standard-essential patents in 5G.

MWC Barcelona 2024

China’s Honor bets on AI smartphones to grow global market share

CEO George Zhao said new Honor smartphones will have an ‘intent-based user interface’ that uses AI to anticipate user needs and create a seamless experience.

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A man uses the new Honor Magic6 Pro smartphone during a presentation on the eve of MWC Barcelona, the telecommunications industry’s biggest annual gathering, on February 25, 2024. Photo: AFP
Smartphones

China’s foldable smartphone shipments more than double in 2023, led by Huawei

Mainland shipments of foldable smartphones reached 7.01 million units last year, up 114 per cent from 3.2 million in 2022, according to tech market research firm IDC.

Clamshell-type handsets that flip open vertically, like Huawei Technologies’ P50 Pocket model, are among the most popular foldable phone designs in mainland China. Photo: Shutterstock
Huawei

Huawei climbs back to No 1 spot in China smartphone sales

Huawei’s return to form in the world’s largest smartphone market was jump-started by the surprise release last August of its Mate 60 Pro 5G handset.

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Artificial intelligence

Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 smartphones

The collaboration between Samsung and Baidu comes as the race to integrate generative artificial intelligence features into handsets has intensified in the world’s largest smartphone market.

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A mobile handset business spun off from Huawei Technologies in 2020, Honor is one of China's leading smartphone brands.
last updated:
21 August, 2024
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