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
