Apple has had its ups and downs in the ever-important Chinese market, but on Monday some good news reached the electronics giant. The iPhone 7 Plus was the second-best selling phone in the populous nation last year, accounting for 2.8 percent of all smartphone sales, according to Counterpoint Research. It was bested only by the …
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Facebook will try to “get a billion people in virtual reality,” by appealing to a company in the world’s most populated country: China. Oculus’ VP of VR, Hugo Barra, at an Oculus event in 2017. James Martin/CNET In the middle of a Qualcomm press conference where tech jargon flew at a rat-a-tat rate, up jumped a familiar face in the …
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Qualcomm’s next mobile chip isn’t available yet, but it already has a big-name customer: Xiaomi. Lei Jun, CEO of the Chinese phone maker, joined Cristiano Amon, the head of Qualcomm’s chip business, at the chip maker’s tech summit Tuesday to talk about the importance of their partnership. Jun said the next premium smartphone from Xiaomi, currently in development, will run …
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Xiaomi’s still aiming for the US, but it’s not quite ready to make a move. Lei Jun, CEO of the fast-growing Chinese handset maker, on Tuesday said he’s “carefully evaluating the best timeline to come to the US” with its smartphones. By selling some of its other devices in the country, like the Mi Box set-top box, it’s able to …
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The top phone vendors all had a good third quarter. Global sales of smartphones in the third quarter of 2017 increased 3 percent over the same period last year, according to Gartner, totaling 383 million units. The top five vendors all achieved double-digit growth, except for Apple, which experienced a 5.7 percent increase. Xiaomi had the strongest growth in the …
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Xiaomi has created a new record. On Saturday, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said on Chinese social media the company shipped more than 10 million phones in September alone, saying demand is so high that supply for some models remains tight. More Xiaomi reads Xiaomi’s slick Mi A1 offers a pure Android experience Xiaomi’s move into brick-and-mortar stores has paid off “We have …
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Every year we see dozens of me-too Android phones that ape the iPhone, except for one big, round giveaway: they lack Apple’s instantly recognizable home button. Now that the iPhone X trades in its most defining visual feature, it’s going to be easier than ever to make Android phones that look like an expensive iPhone, at a fraction of the …
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Things are looking up for Xiaomi. The company has just announced a record high of 23.16 million phones shipped in the last quarter, an increase of 70 percent over the previous quarter. Xiaomi has taken quite a beating from its local competitors such as Oppo, Vivo and Huawei in China, so its shipment record comes as good news for the …
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There’s a lot happening in the wearables world. Fitbit is down, but overall shipments are up, leading to Apple and Xiaomi taking equal first place. Related stories Apple Watch review: This time, a better smartwatch Hey Apple, can you top Google and Facebook at AR and AI? Fitbit may delay Apple-rivaling smartwatch, headphones Apple is the king of the smartwatch, …
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Now playing: Watch this: Xiaomi Mi Max is a big phone for video watching 1:19 Xiaomi is readying itself to announce a new supersize phone next week. The company took to its website today to advertise its Mi Max 2, which will be fully unveiled on May 25. Chinese phone maker Xiaomi has been gaining traction for making premium phones …
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