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A mobile handset business spun off from Huawei Technologies in 2020, Honor is one of China's leading smartphone brands.
The crease on Find N6’s screen is virtually imperceptible, according to Oppo. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

China’s Oppo doubles down on foldable smartphones as potential Apple entry looms

Oppo’s Find N6 debuts with ‘virtually’ crease-free screen amid growing buzz over a foldable iPhone that is expected to debut this year.

Artificial intelligence

Tencent sponsors OpenClaw after creator’s complaints of copying

Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers Vivo, Oppo raise prices as memory costs surge

OpenClaw

Inside the OpenClaw AI mania in China, as security fears and enthusiasm surge

Appeal of autonomous AI agent spurs rapid adoption across country, from tech pros to retirees seeking a ‘digital staff’, but data wipes mar its rise and trigger warnings.

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Artificial intelligence

Middle East crisis, global memory crunch dim AI smartphone buzz at MWC 2026

Industry excitement over AI-powered devices tempered by supply chain risks from Iran conflict and memory shortage affecting shipments.

Artificial intelligence

China’s Honor debuts robot phone and humanoid companion in push into AI hardware

Robot phone – featuring motorised arm that tracks motion and interacts with users through camera movement – unveiled ahead of MWC Barcelona.

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Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers bet on pivot to AI to weather memory chip crunch

Some Android phone makers are also expected to showcase experimental robots and other AI devices at the annual trade show.

A picture taken on February 27, 2026 in Barcelona shows the MWC logo ahead of its opening. Photo: AFP
China’s private sector

Insta360, Vivo challenge DJI’s turf, eyeing a slice of the gimbal camera boom

Insta360 and Vivo plan new handheld cameras to challenge DJI, but analysts say building a content ecosystem will be the tougher battle.

Smartphones

Huawei reclaims top spot over Apple in China smartphone market

Huawei turns to China-designed processors to complete a rebound from US sanctions and ship nearly 47 million smartphones domestically.

Smartphones

Surging chip prices force Chinese smartphone maker Meizu to abandon launch

Memory-chip prices could jump between 40 and 50 per cent in the first quarter after rising by the same level in the previous quarter.

Meizu has cancelled the release of the Meizu 22 Air, a slim handset similar to Apple’s iPhone Air. Photo: Shutterstock
IPO

China’s DRAM giant CXMT plans US$4.2 billion IPO on Shanghai’s Star Market

Listing aims to fund wafer expansion and DRAM upgrades as Beijing drives tech self-reliance.

CXMT is China’s largest and the world’s fourth-largest DRAM manufacturer. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

Xiaomi’s 17 Ultra, backed by Leica, challenges Apple’s iPhone Pro Max in imaging

The 17 Ultra’s US$998 starting price is nearly 8 per cent higher than the previous generation owing to the soaring cost of memory chips.

Xiaomi

Memory crunch: China’s Xiaomi and Honor raise tablet prices as chip costs surge

Supplies of memory products for electronic devices squeezed by AI pivot of chipmakers, spurring companies to pass on costs to consumers.

North Korea

Kim’s sister spotted with suspected luxury Chinese foldable phone

The device, seen at a hospital opening in North Korea, appears to be an ultra-thin ‘Magic’ foldable from Chinese tech giant Honor.

Kim Yo-jong is seen holding a suspected Chinese phone in this picture taken on Saturday showing leader Kim Jong-un (right) inspecting a new hospital Kusong. Photo: KCNA/KNS/AFP
China Future Tech briefing

AI | Smart-glasses makers see AI as long-awaited must-have app

Chinese smart-glasses makers, such as Rokid and Alibaba, and global giant Meta are counting on artificial intelligence to kick-start demand for the devices.

Smart-glasses makers see AI as long-awaited must-have app
China manufacturing

Chinese AI, humanoid robot make Time magazine’s ‘Best Inventions of 2025’ list

New generation of innovators in spotlight as DeepSeek’s advanced reasoning model and Unitree’s affordable humanoid draw acclaim.

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Smartphones

China’s Honor teases ‘Robot Phone’, new AI handset with gimbal-attached camera

Honor says details of the ‘revolutionary AI device’ will be released at the MWC Barcelona trade show next March.

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Huawei

Huawei unveils new trifold smartphone before Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal

The Mate XTs is powered by Huawei’s self-developed Kirin 9020 chipset and runs on the company’s HarmonyOS ecosystem.

Huawei’s second-generation trifold smartphone, the Mate XTs. Photo: Handout
Smartphones

China’s Android phone brands promote new privacy permission platform

As Chinese smartphone makers rush to equip AI features, the issue of user data collection has become the focus of debate.

Smartphones

Samsung bets on AI foldable phones to challenge Apple, Chinese rivals

The South Korean giant lost its global smartphone crown to Apple in 2023, and faces growing competition from Huawei and Honor.

Smartphones

Honor’s AI agent-equipped foldable smartphone is world’s thinnest and lightest

The Shenzhen-based firm’s newly launched Magic V5 has an AI agent that can make presentations and coordinate ride-hailing across multiple apps.

Honor unveiled the Honor Magic V5 on Wednesday, calling it the world’s thinnest and lightest foldable smartphone. Photo: Weibo/ 荣耀手机
Banking & finance

Chinese smartphone maker Honor moves closer to onshore share listing

Mainland market’s fourth-largest smartphone maker first announced plans to list A shares in November 2023.

Honor’s logo hangs above the smartphone maker’s booth at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai on June 18, 2025, during the first day of the Mobile World Conference. Photo: Getty Images
China economy

China adapts to tariffs, Lujiazui forum and more

This week: US-China trade framework leaves tariffs in place, Geely to stop building new EV plants and Macau satellite casinos to close. Next week: May economic data releases; TikTok ban deadline nears, Chinese regulators to release new financial policy and more.

Robotics

Honor enters robotics race after pledging US$10 billion AI investment

Honor’s foray into robotics comes after its CEO announced a high-profile AI initiative earlier this year called the ‘Honor Alpha plan’.

Hong Kong society

‘Opportunity I could not let pass’: Hong Kong expats embrace life in Qatar

Despite facing cultural adjustments, Hongkongers are discovering unexpected benefits of relocating to Islamic country.

Husband and wife William Soo and Stephanie Kwok, who relocated to Qatar in 2017. Photo: Emily Hung
Smartphones

Chinese smartphone makers turn to Google AI to compete globally

Chinese handset brands are leveraging Google AI to compete with Apple and Samsung, but differentiation is a challenge.

Visitors attend MWC25 in Barcelona, Spain. Photo: EPA-EFE
Smartphones

Honor’s new CEO unveils US$10 billion plan for AI transformation

The Huawei spin-off aims transform from a smartphone maker into an ecosystem company focused on AI devices, CEO James Li Jian says.

Smartphones

Apple partners with Alibaba in AI as Chinese rivals embrace DeepSeek

DeepSeek has become the top AI choice for Chinese Android smartphone makers from Huawei to Vivo, as Alibaba scores Apple as local partner.

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