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Qualcomm’s sales have been boosted by robust orders from Chinese Android smartphone makers. Photo: Reuters

Chinese smartphone makers lift Qualcomm’s chip sales

Launches of new flagship phones from Chinese Android brands such as Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo have helped lift Qualcomm’s forecast.

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

Strong iPhone 16 debut lifts Apple to No 2 smartphone vendor in China

Alibaba starts Singles’ Day direct sales, with strong demand for Apple products

The encouraging start to Singles’ Day sales for the country’s largest online retail platforms augurs well for consumer spending on the mainland.

A pedestrian in Shanghai walks by an advertisement promoting Tmall’s Singles’ Day campaign on October 17, 2024. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Tim Cook returns to China as Apple Intelligence roll-out remains uncertain

The Apple chief executive is keeping his ear to the ground in one of the US tech giant’s largest markets.

Vivo becomes India’s No 1 smartphone brand, topping Xiaomi and Samsung

Vivo shipped 9.1 million units in India, an important smartphone market for Chinese brands, capturing 19 per cent of the market.

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Chinese brands, Apple drive global smartphone shipments

Shipments from Vivo surged nearly 23 per cent in the third quarter, while Samsung’s fell almost 3 per cent, according to IDC.

Promotional signage for Black Friday at a Xiaomi store in Madrid, Spain. Photo: Bloomberg

Vivo unveils X200 smartphone weeks after release of new Apple, Huawei handsets

The X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the global smartphone industry’s lucrative high-end segment.

Opinion | What truly drives China’s breakneck innovation (it’s not subsidies)

China’s success lies in its user-centric focus and ability to micro-innovate quickly and scale up in a vast, fiercely competitive market.

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Xiaomi asks India to recall antitrust report over commercial secrets

Xiaomi says an investigation report on Flipkart contains sensitive business data on the smartphone firm that was not redacted, sources say.

Indian authorities have found that Walmart’s Flipkart and Amazon.com colluded with Xiaomi and other companies to launch phones exclusively on their websites. Photo: Reuters

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.

Shoppers at a Samsung Electronics store, next to other smartphone retailers, inside the Xidan Joy City Shopping Centre in Beijing. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

Opinion | Why Apple’s iPhone is losing its shine in China

Beyond geopolitics, the iPhone increasingly looks pricey and dull next to Chinese smartphones – and the iPhone 16 may not turn the tide.

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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

Xiaomi uses Google’s Gemini AI model on flagship smartphone for overseas markets

The Xiaomi 15-series Android smartphone will integrate Gemini for its release outside mainland China later this year.

Google’s Gemini artificial intelligence model is expected to be integrated into more smartphone models worldwide this year. Photo: Shutterstock

Apple falls: iPhone maker out of China’s top 5 as Huawei ascends

Chinese smartphone vendors filled out the entire top-five list for the first time in the second quarter, knocking Apple to No 6.

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.

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Xiaomi, Vivo share top spot in India’s smartphone market in second quarter

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is back on top in India after losing its crown in the world’s second-largest handset market 18 months ago, but has to share the leaderboard with rival Vivo.

Customers inspect Xiaomi smartphones at the company’s store in Gurgaon, India. Photo: AFP

Tencent pulls DnF Mobile from app stores of Huawei, Oppo and Vivo

The move comes less than a month after hit video game Dungeon & Fighter Mobile was launched by Tencent Holdings on the mainland.

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From Alibaba to BYD, Chinese sponsors jostle for attention at Euro 2024

Five of the championship’s 13 sponsors come from China, as these companies look abroad amid slow growth at home.

Chinese smartphone giant Vivo said to be in talks to sell Indian factory to Tata

Vivo’s potential deal with Tata comes amid India’s growing scrutiny of Chinese businesses and New Delhi’s efforts to involve local manufacturers in the operations of foreign smartphone brands.

Vivo’s potential deal with Tata reflects the Indian conglomerate’s growing ambitions in smartphone manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock

Review | Why the Vivo X100 Ultra is the best camera phone bar none

The new best camera phone, the Vivo X100 Ultra takes better photos than the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max thanks to a monster zoom lens and big sensors. Everything about it is top tier.

The Vivo X100 Ultra’s big camera module houses giant sensors and high-spec lenses that make it the best camera phone on the market. For now it is officially sold only in China. Photo: Ben Sin

Huawei overtakes Samsung as world’s top 5G foldable smartphone seller

The South Korean giant’s market share dropped to under a quarter from more than half a year earlier, while Huawei’s share rose to 35 per cent.

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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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.

Outside an Apple store in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

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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‘Confidence building’ measures needed after India scrutiny of Chinese firms: Xiaomi

Xiaomi has told New Delhi that smartphone component suppliers are wary about setting up operations in India amid heavy scrutiny of Chinese companies by the government.

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The latest news, analysis and opinion on Vivo. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
Chairman / President
Shen Wei
CEO / Managing Director
Shen Wei
Industry
Electronics
Website
vivo.com
Headquarters address
Vivo Global Headquarters, No.1, Vivo Road, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Year founded
2009
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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