smartphones

Huawei Gains On Apple In China Premium Smartphones

Huawei sees sales of premium smartphones in China grow by 34 percent as Apple declines, while company bets on Android-free…

2 weeks ago

Huawei Releases Mate 70 Range To Challenge Apple

Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphones with AI-powered air gestures for cross-device file transfers to nearby foldables and tablets

4 weeks ago

Apple’s Cook Visits China Amidst iPhone Sales Slowdown

Apple chief Tim Cook makes third public appearance in China this year amidst stiff domestic iPhone competition, AI uncertainty

4 weeks ago

Xiaomi Raises EV Delivery Goal Amidst Strong Demand

Smartphone and electronics maker Xiaomi now aims to deliver 130,000 electric vehicles this year after SU7 launch in March

1 month ago

Huawei Sees Sales Surge, But Profits Fall

US-sanctioned Huawei sees sales surge in first three quarters of 2024 on domestic smartphone popularity, even as net profits fall

2 months ago

Apple Posts China Sales Decline, Ramping Pressure On AI Strategy

Apple posts slight decline in China sales for fourth quarter, as Tim Cook negotiates to launch key AI features in…

2 months ago

Huawei Beats Apple In Mainland China Shipments

Huawei surpasses Apple in mainland China smartphone shipments in August for first time in nearly four years, research finds

2 months ago

Apple Opens Major Research Hub In China

Apple opens research centre in Shenzhen, China, aiming to make it biggest such facility outside US amidst tough local competition

2 months ago

US Judge Orders Google To Allow Android App Store Competition

US federal judge orders Google to undertake wide range of measures allowing third-party app stores on Android, as Google seeks…

2 months ago

Huawei Ditches Android Apps With HarmonyOS Next

Sanctioned Huawei formally launches HarmonyOS Next on smartphones, tablets as it builds new ecosystem around Android-free experience

2 months ago

Epic Sues Google, Samsung Over App Store Barriers

Epic Games says Samsung's Auto Blocker flags third-party app stores as malware, requires 21 steps to turn off

3 months ago

Apple Previews AI Features As iPhone 16 Sales Begin

Apple launches public beta test of Siri revamp, text generation, other key AI features as iPhone 16 goes on sale

3 months ago

Huawei’s Mate XT Launches On Same Day As iPhone 16

Huawei, Apple hold duelling flagship smartphone launches in China as Huawei attracts interest with world's first double-folding phone

3 months ago

Huawei Plans ‘Trifold’ Phone Launch Hours After Apple Event

Huawei expected to launch landmark double-folding smartphone next week, hours after Apple's AI-powered iPhone 16 event

4 months ago

Honor Tops Samsung In Western Europe Foldables

Honor overtakes Samsung for top spot in Western European foldable smartphone market as region becomes competitive flash point

4 months ago

Xiaomi Makes Gains Across Latin America, Japan, India

Xiaomi makes large smartphone market share gains in markets including Latin America, Japan, India as Southeast Asia sees premium growth

4 months ago

China Sees Slowdown In Foreign-Branded Smartphone Growth

Mainland China sees slower growth in foreign-branded smartphones, after strong competition sees Apple fall out of top 5 vendors

5 months ago

Apple Smartphone Sales In China Drop 6.7 Percent, Canalys Finds

China woes. Apple's China smartphone shipments decline during the second quarter, dropping it down into sixth place in that market

5 months ago

Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’

Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in…

5 months ago

Smartphone Market Recovery Heading For ‘Slow, Steady Growth’

Global smartphone market shows growth for third consecutive quarter as it recovers from weakest year in a decade, Counterpoint finds

5 months ago

Huawei Completes Massive $1.4bn R&D Campus With ‘100 Cafes’

Huawei Technologies completes work on massive centralised R&D campus as it seeks to develop domestic chip technologies

5 months ago

Honor Launches ‘World’s Slimmest’ Foldable AI Smartphone

Huawei spin-off Honor looks to compete with Samsung, Huawei, Apple with slim Magic V3 foldable handset that includes on-device AI

5 months ago

Sanctioned Huawei Takes Global Top Spot For Foldable Smartphones

China's Huawei becomes world's biggest vendor of foldable smartphones in first quarter in spite of US sanctions, surpassing Samsung

7 months ago

Google To Begin Manufacturing Pixel Smartphones In India

Google set to begin Pixel smartphone manufacturing in Indian state of Tamil Nadu as electronics makers diversify away from China

7 months ago

Upcoming Honor Smartphones To Feature Google AI Tech

Honor will include Google AI features in upcoming devices, despite geopolitical tensions between Washington and Beijing

7 months ago

Apple Slashes iPhone Prices In China

Amid intense competition from Huawei and others, Apple has again slashed the price of its iPhone models in China

7 months ago

Apple Loses Smartphone Crown To Samsung Amidst China Pressure

Apple cedes top smartphone sales spot back to Samsung in first quarter as China sales see pressure from Huawei

8 months ago

Smartphone Shipments To Rebound In 2024, Says Counterpoint

Relief for Apple, Samsung etc after smartphone shipments are predicted to recover in 2024, as inflation eases

9 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Your Life and Your Business on Your Phone

Mobile technology has transformed our personal lives and our businesses. Central to enterprise connectivity and agility, how will these mobile…

10 months ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: The Business Case for Mobile

Learn why your business should embrace more mobile devices to gain commercial advantages and an engaged workforce. We'll explore the…

10 months ago