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Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus returns to Germany after sister firm Oppo strikes global 5G patent cross-licensing pact with Nokia

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Shenzhen-based OnePlus on Monday brought back six smartphone models to the world’s fourth-largest economy, including the foldable OnePlus Open, according to the firm’s German website. OnePlus also started pre-orders for its latest OnePlus 12 and OnePlus 12R handsets. Before this week, OnePlus only offered a limited number of accessories, such as wireless earbuds, for purchase … Read more

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

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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 beats Samsung to take the top spot in smartphone shipments for the first time in 13 years

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Apple beats Samsung in 2023 to become the top smartphone maker IDC’s preliminary data for smartphone shipments shows that the overall smartphone market saw a 3.2% decline. Despite the challenging conditions, Apple grabbed a record-high market share of 20.1%, with 234.6 million units shipped in 2023. This is 3.7% growth in the year, while the … Read more