A Japanese electronics consultancy has denied that it conducted a teardown analysis of Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 smartphone, after a widely-circulated Chinese social media post claimed that the research firm found mostly locally-sourced components in the device. “I never commented on the Pura 70 to anyone because we have not received the product,” said … Read more
Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 smartphones, powered by a chip designed by its in-house fabless semiconductor unit HiSilicon, are set to help the Shenzhen-based tech champion regain the top position in China’s smartphone market at the expense of Apple. The Pura 70’s system-on-a-chip (SOC) – an integrated circuit that combines all the necessary components on … Read more
WASHINGTON: Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese tech company released a new AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel AI processor chip. The release of Huawei’s first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel’s new Core Ultra 9 processor, … Read more
Apple’s dominance in China’s high-end smartphone market is being challenged by local rivals, including US-sanctioned Huawei Technologies, according to new data from industry consultancy IDC. While smartphone shipments in China rose 6.5 per cent to 69.3 million devices in the first quarter, Apple shipped 10.8 million iPhones, down from 14.7 million in the fourth quarter … Read more
Huawei Technologies’ new Pura 70 series is posing a further threat to Apple in the world’s biggest smartphone market, as the Chinese tech giant eyes retaking the top spot on its home turf this year, analysts say. The Pura 70 line is expected to generate global shipments of around 10.4 million this year, compared to … Read more
Huawei Huawei has pretty much been removed from the U.S. smartphone market after being sanctioned by the former Trump administration nearly five years ago. But in its home country of China, it has frequent run-ins with Apple for the top spot. Besides a sense of nationalism, Huawei’s success is backed by phones that offer top-notch … Read more
Apple chief executive Tim Cook has kicked off his two-day visit to Vietnam, as the US tech giant’s efforts to diversify its supply chain comes into focus again, just weeks after the CEO concluded a tour in the company’s key market of China. On Monday, Apple announced on its Vietnam website that it would “increase … Read more
Republican lawmakers in the US criticized the Biden administration’s handling of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei on Friday. Huawei introduced the MateBook X Pro laptop, featuring Intel’s latest Core Ultra 9 processor. This launch sparked concerns among Republicans, who interpret it as an indication that the Commerce Department has greenlit shipments of the new AI chip … Read more
Huawei Technologies launched its revamped Luxeed S7 electric sedan, co-developed with Chinese carmaker Chery Auto, and a new personal computer (PC) with built-in artificial intelligence (AI) support at its latest event on Thursday, but there was no mention of the highly anticipated P70 smartphone. The new version of the Luxeed S7 – the first version … Read more
Goldman Sachs said in a research note on April 1 that it believed the fully electric sedan “is highly competitive and demonstrates Xiaomi’s capabilities of becoming a potential price leader in the market rather than a price follower.” The SU7, fitted with intelligent features such as an autonomous driving system and digital cockpit, hit the … Read more
