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Smartphones have their own mobile operating system. The first smartphone to find a widespread market was the Blackberry, but that quickly lost ground after Apple introduced the iPhone in 2007. That was followed by smartphones powered by Google’s Android mobile operating system. For more smartphone related news check out: https://www.abacusnews.com/topics/smartphones
People line up outside an Apple Store as the new iPhone 18 Pro series smartphones go on sale in Beijing on September 18. Photo: Reuters
China consumption

Apple leads China smartphone sales after launch of iPhone 18 Pro. Can it last?

Sales in the first three days were 12 per cent higher than the previous generation’s entire first week.

India

Sell family jewels for latest iPhone? In India, craze dials up debate

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Huawei

Huawei’s mobile chip narrows gap with Apple through Tau Scaling Law: Bernstein

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Semiconductors

China’s CXMT touts new chip process as close to ‘world’s most advanced’

Fifth-generation process narrows gap with global leaders Samsung and SK Hynix as the DRAM maker shows two 24-gigabit chips.

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The logo of memory chipmaker CXMT appears on the company’s production facility in Beijing on July 29, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Apple enters a crowded foldable smartphone market in China – can it beat Huawei?

The new iPhone Duo flagship handset is trending on Weibo but faces fierce domestic competition and local hurdles.

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Apple

Apple takes on Chinese brands by unveiling first foldable iPhone

Apple is attempting to break into China’s foldable phone market, the world’s largest and most competitive, dominated by Huawei Technologies.

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Semiconductors

Huawei’s new chip philosophy gets run out with debut smartphone

The trifold Mate XT 2 smartphone is a key test of Huawei’s ability to make chips using its new design approach.

Huawei’s Kirin 9050 Pro chip. Photo: Xinhua
Artificial intelligence

US firm shows how AI helped hijack WeChat account with just 1 unanswered call

The flaw allowed for remote account takeovers without user interaction, prompting Tencent to patch the problem after Calif cybersecurity team flagged it.

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US-China relations

Huawei goes on trial in US for racketeering after nearly decade of litigation

Chinese tech giant accused of engineering a racketeering conspiracy to steal American technology and unfairly gain an industry advantage.

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Mainland China

China’s Xiaomi unveils folding phone in race with Apple, Huawei

Introduction comes on same day as Huawei launches its latest foldable, with Apple expected to enter the fray on Wednesday.

Xiaomi’s 18 Fold uses the company’s latest Xring O3 system-on-chip. Photo: Handout
Semiconductors

Huawei unveils first-ever smartphone powered by Tau Scaling Law-based Kirin chip

Coming just ahead of new models from Apple and Xiaomi, the device highlights a fierce battle in the high-end foldable market.

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Huawei Mate XT 2 smartphone. Photo: Weibo
Semiconductors

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law chip overcomes overheating hurdle, paper shows

The research directly counters claims that vertical stacking creates a thermal bottleneck, the tech giant’s paper says.

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Apple

Apple poised to unveil most expensive iPhone yet, fuelled by memory price surge

TrendForce says 20 per cent increase is “moderate”, with memory costs for 256-gigabyte iPhone 18 Pro model up nearly 400 per cent in a year.

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United States

Apple’s new CEO Ternus takes over from Tim Cook after 15 years

The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple as it navigates artificial intelligence challenges in the industry.

John Ternus introduces the new MacBook Pro in Cupertino, California in 2021. Photo: AFP/Handout/Apple Inc.
Huawei

Huawei pours a quarter of revenue into research amid US-China chip war

Revenue in first half rose 9.55 per cent to 467.8 billion yuan, bolstered by a strong rebound in smartphones and demand for AI chips.

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The Huawei booth at the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, July 17, 2026. Photo: Reuters
Apple

Huawei, Apple bend to the market with foldable phones in September

A new foldable iPhone and the Mate XT 2 are coming as analysts predict a double-digit plunge in smartphone shipments this year.

Apple

Key Apple suppliers pin hopes on new iPhone amid memory price squeeze

Foldable handsets will be a rare bright spot this year, fuelled by Apple’s highly anticipated entrance this autumn, says Counterpoint.

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Semiconductors

Why is Xiaomi doubling down on in-house chips amid a profit slump?

Chinese tech giant’s Xring O3 3nm AI processor scheduled to debut aboard folding smartphone in September.

Xiaomi unveiled its flagship Xring O3 3-nanometre AI processor for smartphones on Monday. Photo: Weibo
Australia

Australia’s top music charts ban AI songs to protect human artists

Under the new rules, music must be ‘substantially human made’ but recordings that use AI in a supporting role are still eligible.

Hong Kong society

Divorcing devices: how digital detox helps Hongkongers ‘carve out moments’

From phone-free habits to weekend breaks, residents are embracing digital detoxes to ease stress, improve sleep and reclaim focus in an always-on culture.

Electric & new energy vehicles

Xiaomi ‘in no rush’ to turn vast AI spending into profits despite earnings slump

The Chinese tech firm has seen its net profits decline for three consecutive quarters, as it rapidly ramps up AI-related R&D spending.

Xiaomi unveiled the SkyNomad in July. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong property

CK Hutchison Holdings reports 31-fold surge in first-half profit

Global environment in the first half of 2026 was ‘exceptionally turbulent and uncertain’, says chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi.

A screenshot of CK Hutchison Holdings’ chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi from the 2025 CK Hutchison general meeting. Photo: Handout
Honor

Robot in a pocket: Honor’s new phone camera nods back at users

The Chinese smartphone maker has integrated embodied AI to control camera movement, along with other features to boost interest amid a cooling market.

Apple

Apple’s Tim Cook warns Siri AI roll-out in China will take time

In earnings call, Cook says Apple to launch AI software in China, an effort to retain competitive edge in world’s largest smartphone market.

China’s private sector

China’s ATRenew has big plans for Hong Kong’s little-known phone trading hub

New York-listed firm aims to modernise the city’s opaque wholesale market, which sits at the centre of a vast global network for used devices.

Customers browse used devices at the newly opened ReRe outlet in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
Apple

After Apple leak, has India lost ground in its supply chain race with China?

In the wake of a cyberattack on a local Apple partner, insiders say India has a long way to go before challenging China as a manufacturer.

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Huawei

Huawei’s Tau Scaling Law: a new path amid US sanctions

Company founder Ren Zhengfei says the new framework is crucial for survival, enabling chip advancements without EUV lithography.

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Semiconductors

Surging memory chip prices make profitable budget phones ‘impossible’

Major smartphone vendors will try to abandon the money-losing segment despite strong consumer demand, and pivot to more value-added products.

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