Chinese smartphone maker Oppo is looking to increase its sourcing from Indonesian suppliers at its local factory in an effort to strengthen its global manufacturing capabilities, amid a shift in many economies encouraging more localisation. Around 36 to 37 per cent of smartphone components that Oppo sources for its Indonesian factory in Tangerang come from … Read more
Oppo has brought back its high-end Find X series smartphones to overseas markets in a renewed international push, as Chinese Android handset vendors step up expansion efforts amid cutthroat competition at home. The Chinese smartphone giant – the world’s fourth-largest handset vendor by shipments last quarter, according to research firm IDC – on Thursday held … Read more
Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi and Honor appear ready to follow rival Huawei Technologies’ lead by launching their own tri-fold models, as public records show that the two firms have each previously applied for a design patent on a double-hinged handset. According to a filing released by China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), Beijing-based Xiaomi had … Read more
China’s Transsion, a leading smartphone vendor in Africa, said on Saturday that its finance head has been detained as part of an investigation, according to a corporate filing. The Shenzhen-based budget handset maker said it received notice on Friday of a lien and a case filing issued by the district supervisory committee of Dandong, a … Read more
Xiaomi, mainland China’s fifth-largest smartphone vendor by sales, is taking big market shares in several regions and countries – including Latin America, Japan and India – as competition with rivals at home gets intense. The Beijing-based company shipped 6.2 million handsets or 35 per cent more units to Latin America last quarter, making it the … Read more
