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Qualcomm’s new flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite, is meant to bring the power of laptops to smartphones. Photo: Handout

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite to give Chinese smartphones an AI power boost

Xiaomi, OnePlus, Realme and Honor have announced devices with the new chip as they look to take on Apple and Samsung in AI.

Honor beats Samsung as top foldable phone brand in west Europe

Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus faces potential wider sales ban in India

China’s OnePlus faces rising complaints in India as it tries to maintain grip

OnePlus, a sub-brand of Oppo, is facing a slew of complaints related to low profit margins and warranty claims in India.

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OnePlus is facing troubles in India, one of its most important markets. Photo: Shutterstock

Review | OnePlus 12 a match for Samsung, Google flagship phones and a lot cheaper

Latest smartphone from Chinese brand claims to have the brightest display ever – it can be used when wet, too – and offers super fast charging out of the box. It also has Dolby Atmos stereo speakers.

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Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus back in Germany after lengthy hiatus

Shenzhen-based OnePlus on Monday brought back six smartphone models to the world’s fourth-largest economy.

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Realme unveils 12 Pro series smartphone in parallel event to CES

Realme’s 12 Pro+ smartphone to launch at the end of January will focus on providing a better zoom lens at a budget price, as the Chinese firm caters to young overseas users.

Realme unveiled the 12 Pro+ smartphone at an event parallel to the CES trade show. The company is targeting young users with better zoom capabilities in a budget device. Photo: Matt Haldane

Review | OnePlus Open/Oppo Find N3: the best foldable phone available outside China

Chinese brand Oppo’s Find N3 foldable phone, selling globally as the OnePlus Open, has superior hardware to its Samsung and Google rivals, native Google app support and innovative multitasking software.

Samsung and Apple lead global smartphone market amid industry’s sluggish sales

Global smartphone sales decreased 8 per cent year on year in the three months ended June 30, marking the eighth consecutive quarter of decline for the industry.

Carl Pei’s Nothing launches the Phone 1 at under US$500

The London-based company has launched the smartphone it teased for months, which Nothing said undercuts premium handsets with similar features.

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The Nothing Phone 1 has made the Glyph Interface, composed of a series of LED lights on the back, a key selling point, offering a distinctive design that runs on a mid-range Qualcomm processor. Photo: Nothing

Exclusive | Nothing’s Carl Pei on revitalising smartphones after leaving OnePlus

Carl Pei is betting his new company’s Nothing Phone 1 can shake up the market again with a flashy design, with big plans for a future Apple-like ecosystem.

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Nothing founder Carl Pei at his office in London, where he moved after leaving Shenzhen-based OnePlus two years ago. Photo: Nothing

Review | OnePlus 10 Pro’s 2nd-gen Hasselblad cameras don’t disappoint

Chinese smartphone’s cameras make it a serious rival to the Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, and for under US$900. A top-of-the-line AMOLED display and fast charging help.

Oppo launches its first foldable phone as Huawei retreats

Oppo has been vocal about its ambition to become one of the most popular premium smartphone brands in China.

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Plans for Indian-made, Google-powered smartphone hit supply chain snag

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is targeting a much smaller launch of a locally assembled Google smartphone than the hundreds of millions of units it wanted, a result of supply chain constraints and culture clashes with Google engineers.

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries plans to conquer the Indian smartphone market with an affordable Google-powered device. Photo: AP

Review | OnePlus 9 Pro 5G, OnePlus 9 5G: great cameras, superfast charging

Hasselblad camera lenses and a battery that can fully charge in 29 minutes make the OnePlus 9 Pro 5G and OnePlus 9 5G worth considering as alternatives to Samsung and Apple flagship phones.

Superfast charging speeds and great cameras make the OnePlus 9 Pro 5G (right) and the OnePlus 9 5G great alternatives to the top flagship phones by Samsung and Apple. Photo: TNS

Seized ‘counterfeit’ Apple AirPods might actually be OnePlus Buds

US authorities intercepted what looks like wireless earbuds from Chinese brand OnePlus, calling them fake Apple wireless earbuds.

OnePlus founder Pete Lau takes on new role at Oppo’s holding company

Pete Lau will continue to hold his role as CEO of OnePlus, and reportedly may focus on achieving synergies between Oppo, OnePlus and RealMe.

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Review | OnePlus Nord: mid-range phone works like a flagship

The OnePlus Nord has the specs of the flagship OnePlus 8 Pro – with a few compromises – but costs half as much. Its main front and back cameras are incredible.

The front of the OnePlus Nord: the latest mid-range phone that offers 90 per cent of flagship performance at less than half the price. Photo: Ben Sin

Hong Kong among the first to get the US$425 OnePlus Nord

The Chinese brand’s first mid-range smartphone since 2015 shares many features with the flagship OnePlus 8, but there are some trade-offs.

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Xiaomi’s first OLED TV costs nearly US$2,000

The new budget OnePlus phone is called Nord

OnePlus announces limited pre-orders for its new affordable handset

The new OnePlus Nord is expected to cost at least US$200 less than the cheapest phone in this year’s OnePlus 8 flagship series. (Picture: Handout)

OnePlus could be returning to its roots with a more affordable line of smartphones

Once known for budget-friendly handsets, the US$899 OnePlus 8 saw the brand approach Apple and Samsung in price

With the OnePlus 8 Pro, the Chinese brand has brought itself closer to the price ranges of flagship Apple and Samsung devices. (Picture: Handout)

OnePlus to start offering cheaper phones and build an ecosystem like Xiaomi

A struggling smartphone market amid a pandemic is a good time for OnePlus to launch cheap phones, says analyst

China’s ‘AirDrop for Android’ now works with OnePlus and more

The file transfer protocol established by Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo last year now applies to four more Chinese brands

OnePlus says it’ll suspend ‘X-ray’ camera that can see through plastic

The Photochrom filter on the OnePlus 8 Pro uses infrared

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OnePlus CEO apologizes for OnePlus 8 phones running out of stock in China

OnePlus is looking to win over its home market as the coronavirus pandemic affects global smartphone demand

The OnePlus 8 Pro is the first OnePlus phone to include wireless charging. (Picture: OnePlus)

OnePlus looks to China

OnePlus made a name for itself in the West for its high performance at lower prices, but it now wants to win over its home country

OnePlus thinks smartphone makers should build better screens

OnePlus has been criticized for the quality of their cameras, but CEO Pete Lau says people should focus on a quality screen

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last updated:
14 August, 2024
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