Chinese smartphone brand Vivo claimed the No 1 spot among handset makers in India for the first time in the third quarter, ahead of the region’s long-time leaders Xiaomi and Samsung Electronics. Vivo shipped 9.1 million units in India in the three months through September, growing 26 per cent year on year and capturing a … Read more
Priced from 4,299 yuan (US$608) to 6,799 yuan, the X200 series marks the latest effort by Vivo to crack the industry’s lucrative high-end segment in the world’s largest smartphone market and across the globe. Vivo said it will start shipping the X200 series from October 19. Initially known for its low-budget handsets, Vivo has risen … Read more
China’s Xiaomi has asked India’s antitrust body to recall its report that found the company and Walmart’s Flipkart breached competition laws, arguing it contains commercial secrets, two people familiar with the matter said. Any recall of the Competition Commission of India report could delay its antitrust investigation, which began in 2021. In a rare move … Read more
Samsung Electronics has notified employees in mainland China of a restructuring that will eliminate about 130 positions – equivalent to 8 per cent of domestic sales staff – according to South Korean media reports, as the company continues to grapple with sluggish smartphone and television demand in the world’s second-largest economy. This marks the start … Read more
Chinese smartphone brand Honor surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the No 1 foldable-handset maker in western Europe, according to data from industry consultancy Counterpoint Research. Honor – a spin-off from Huawei Technologies – took that crown for the first time in the second quarter. Western Europe is the second-largest foldable handset market after China and … Read more
Vivo’s V40 series debuted in India last month, and camera systems were co-developed in partnership with ZEISS. Now, a more affordable version of this series could be unveiled soon: the Vivo V40e. The device has already been spotted on multiple certification websites but this time a Geekbench listing has given us hints on the processor … Read more
Chinese smartphone maker Realme aims to ship 100 million artificial intelligence (AI) handsets in the next three years, according to CEO Sky Li, as the firm gears up to “popularise AI” for young consumers as global competition intensifies. Realme is breaking into the hotly contested field by sharpening its focus on imaging, efficiency and personalisation, … 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
“Thrilled to collaborate with Google on upcoming Xiaomi flagship devices for international markets,” Xiaomi founder, chairman and chief executive Lei Jun wrote in a post on X, following an announcement at the two-day Google I/O Connect China event in Beijing that concluded on Thursday. “Leveraging Google Cloud and Gemini, we’re set to offer smarter, more … Read more
After launching the Vivo Y18 and Y18e in India as new budget offerings, the company has silently introduced another affordable model in the series, dubbed the Vivo Y18i. 91mobiles Hindi has exclusively learned the Vivo Y18i price in India and complete specifications details. The handset comes with an HD+ display, a Unisoc Tiger T612 chipset, … Read more
