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Xiaomi president Lu Weibing introduces the company’s latest flagship handsets in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Chinese smartphone brands beat Apple to the AI punch at home

With no word on when Apple Intelligence will arrive in China, domestic players from Xiaomi to Honor are touting their own AI features.

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

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

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.

The large number of Mate XT pre-orders reflects how Huawei appears to be stealing Apple’s thunder ahead of its new iPhone launch event. Photo: Huawei

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.

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.

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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.

Honor’s Magic V2 foldable smartphone. Photo: Handout

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.

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.

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.

Samsung Electronics’ ByteDance AI-supported foldable handsets for China could potentially boost demand for its devices in the world’s largest smartphone market. Photo: EPA-EFE

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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The environment inside a highly automated plant appears a far cry from the days when mainland Chinese factories were known as “labour-intensive” sweatshops. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

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.

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.

Visitors interact with Lenovo Group’s robot at the opening of the MWC Shanghai trade show on June 26, 2024. Photo: AFP

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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In the March quarter, the iPhone’s share of the mainland smartphone market shrank to 15.7 per cent, down from 20.2 per cent a year earlier, amid stiff domestic competition. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

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.

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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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iPhones seen at an Apple store in Shanghai. Photo: Reuters

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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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.

‘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.

People look at Apple iPhone 15s at an announcement of new products in Cupertino, California, on September 12, 2023. Companies including Apple, Samsung and Honor are developing new smartphone battery tech to take their handsets to the next level. Photo: AP

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.

Oppo plans Europe comeback after clearing up Nokia legal wrangles. Photo: SCMP

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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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.

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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People walk past a Huawei Technologies store, with advertisements for its Mate 60 Pro smartphone, at a shopping centre in Beijing on August 30, 2023. Photo: Reuters

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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Samsung Electronics’ latest Galaxy S24 series smartphones are seen on display at a company store in Seoul, South Korea, on January 18, 2024. Photo: dpa

China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid Huawei’s 5G handset comeback

The mainland smartphone industry’s performance last year marked its first year-on-year growth since 2021.

Apple gets deeper into China’s smartphone price wars with broad iPhone discounts

A price war in mainland China, the world’s largest smartphone market, has intensified amid widening discounts offered for iPhones by online marketplaces.

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Honor
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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