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

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.

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

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

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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.

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.

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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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An Apple store in Beijing on February 2. Apple phones, once an undisputed status symbol in the eyes of Chinese youth, have seen a significant erosion of their market share in China. Photo: Bloomberg

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 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.

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.

People visit Asia’s largest Apple Store in Shanghai on March 22, 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

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.

The new, Guangdong-specific rule aims to solve difficulties faced by video gaming firms in testing their products. Photo: Shutterstock

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.

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.

An AliExpress advertisement seen during a Euro 2024 match between Belgium and Slovakia on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

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.

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.

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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

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.

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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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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Apple’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in its Greater China region, despite sluggish iPhone sales. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS

‘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.

A Xiaomi ‘Mi store’ in India’s Gurugram is seen in this file photo from August 2019. Photo: AFP

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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Chinese consumers unimpressed by Samsung phones powered by Baidu AI

Some people have expressed concerns that the Baidu search features on the Galaxy S24 series are not as good as Google’s version.

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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

Strong local vendors, Note 7 issue behind Samsung’s smartphone decline in China

Samsung has shifted its focus to the high-end segment of mainland China’s smartphone market, particularly with its foldable handsets.

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Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Z Fold5 and Z Flip5 3D foldable smartphone displays are seen at the company’s flagship store in Shanghai on October 23, 2023. Photo: Shutterstock

Realme unveils 12 Pro series smartphone in parallel event to CES

Realme’s 12 Pro+ smartphone to launch at the end of January will focus on providing a better zoom lens at a budget price, as the Chinese firm caters to young overseas users.

India arrests two senior employees of Chinese smartphone maker Vivo

The move comes soon after 4 executives at the company’s Indian unit, including a Chinese national, were arrested for alleged money laundering.

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Chairman / President
Shen Wei
CEO / Managing Director
Shen Wei
Industry
Electronics
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Vivo Global Headquarters, No.1, Vivo Road, Chang'an, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
Year founded
2009
last updated:
30 September, 2024
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