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China’s foldable smartphone shipments more than double in 2023, as Huawei continues to lead the growing handset segment

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China’s foldable smartphone shipments more than double in 2023, as Huawei continues to lead the growing handset segment

Foldable phone shipments in mainland China more than doubled last year in spite of overall weakness in the world’s largest smartphone market, with Huawei Technologies remaining the country’s top vendor in this growing handset segment. Mainland shipments of foldable smartphones reached 7.01 million units last year, up 114 per cent from 3.2 million in 2022, … Read more

Huawei reclaims top spot in China’s smartphone sales ranking, its first time back since company was added to US blacklist

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Huawei reclaims top spot in China’s smartphone sales ranking, its first time back since company was added to US blacklist

Huawei Technologies climbed back to the No 1 spot of China’s smartphone market in the initial two weeks of this year, according to a report by research firm Counterpoint, putting more pressure on 2023 industry leader Apple and major mainland rivals in the world’s largest handset market. This marks the first time Huawei reclaimed the … Read more

Honor X9b display features confirmed ahead of India launch

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Honor X9b display features confirmed ahead of India launch

Honor X9b durability teased HTech says the Honor X9b is the first in the industry to receive a five-star overall drop resistance certification from Switzerland’s SGS. The handset is confirmed to sport a 6.78-inch 1.5K display with 429PPI, 1.07 billion colours, a 100 percent DCI-P3, 120Hz and 1920Hz PWM Dimming. The Ultra-Bounce Anti-drop Display technology … Read more

I’ve never used a folding phone like this one before

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I’ve never used a folding phone like this one before

Prakhar Khanna / Digital Trends Honor took its sweet time to bring the Magic V2 out of China – six months, to be precise. Given the amazing hardware, it’s been a long wait. I’ve had a test unit since July 2023, which didn’t have the software and cameras ready until earlier this month. After using … Read more

Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 handsets, as mainland Chinese rivals push new smartphones with similar tech

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Samsung to integrate Baidu’s AI model into new Galaxy S24 handsets, as mainland Chinese rivals push new smartphones with similar tech

Under a strategic partnership between Samsung’s China arm and Baidu AI Cloud, the recently unveiled Galaxy S24 series will deploy the Ernie LLM to perform the handset’s new “Circle to Search” feature that enables users on the mainland to search texts, images or videos via hand gestures, with results provided by the Chinese online search … Read more

Honor Magic V2 international release date and price revealed

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Honor Magic V2 international release date and price revealed

When we reviewed the Honor Magic V2 last summer, we told you that the biggest problem with the Chinese vendor’s paper-thin foldable was the limited availability. Priced at around $1,248.99 in China, the thinnest foldable phone in the world would not be available internationally — at least, not initially.  Fast-forward to late January, Honor has finally … Read more

China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid increased competition, Huawei’s strong comeback in 5G handset segment

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China’s smartphone market recovers in 2023 amid increased competition, Huawei’s strong comeback in 5G handset segment

Domestic smartphone shipments totalled 289 million units last year, compared with 272 million in 2022, according to the latest report published on Monday by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a scientific research institute under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. That increase was in stark contrast with the 22.6 per … Read more

Apple gets deeper into China’s smartphone price wars with widening iPhone discounts, but rival Huawei stays above the fray

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Apple gets deeper into China’s smartphone price wars with widening iPhone discounts, but rival Huawei stays above the fray

Apple’s atypical discount drive on the mainland shows the US tech giant’s focus to gain ground in the world’s second-biggest economy amid sluggish global iPhone sales, which has seen the company hit by two ratings downgrades in the first week of this year. Huawei Technologies’ Mate 60 Pro smartphones are seen on display at its … Read more

Honor 90 5G priced around Rs 20,000 is one of the best deals during Amazon sale

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Honor 90 5G priced around Rs 20,000 is one of the best deals during Amazon sale

Honor 90’s price drops below Rs. 20,000 on Amazon Amazon’s Great Republic Day has started a day early for Prime members, and a major offer is available on the Honor 90 smartphone at the sale event. Here’s what it is. Honor 90 is available at a discounted price of Rs. 28,999 for the 8/256GB variant … Read more

Honor X9b India launch expected soon, HTech CEO Madhav Sheth shares teaser video

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Honor X9b India launch expected soon, HTech CEO Madhav Sheth shares teaser video

Honor X9b teased to launch in India soon The HTech CEO teased the upcoming Honor X9b through a short video showing him unboxing the device. While he hasn’t explicitly mentioned the name of the phone, the design suggests it is the Honor X9b. Guess the phone! Join me for an exclusive firsthand experience. The one … Read more