Apple is reportedly in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance to partner up on AI features in China. The talks are allegedly at a very early stage, so there's still a chance nothing will come out of these. Apple needs a Chinese partner for AI features because the Chinese government has to approve any generative AI services, and it obviously heavily favors local companies for such permits. Apple started rolling out ChatGPT into Apple Intelligence, but ChatGPT isn't available in China for the same reason outlined above. Of course, any Chinese company that manages to partner...
The global wrist-worn device market (smartwatches and wristbands) reached 139 million shipments during the first three quarters of 2024 as per the latest IDC report. The January – September period brought a 1% decline in shipments, which was due to market saturation across key markets, including the United States and India. On the other hand, China was the leading market for wrist-worn wearables, with an estimated 45.8 million units: a 20% year-on-year increase. Smartwatches accounted for 32.9 million of those units - a 23.3% increase on the yearly basis. Huawei was the leading...
A vivo Y300 with 5G arrived in India last month, and today, a phone of the same name appeared in China. It has little in common with its international namesake, though standing closer to the Y300 Pro launched three months ago. The Chinese vivo Y300 is built around a 6.77" AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution and up to 120 Hz refresh rate. It has a punch hole for a very basic 8 MP f/2.05 selfie camera, while the shooters on the back are 50 MP f/1.8 main and 2 MP f/2.4 auxiliary. The Y300 is powered by Dimensity 6300, a 6nm chipset with a 2.4 GHz CPU with up to 12 GB RAM and 512 GB...
A vivo Y300 with 5G arrived in India last month, and today, a phone of the same name appeared in China. It has little in common with its international namesake, though standing closer to the Y300 Pro launched three months ago. The Chinese vivo Y300 is built around a 6.77" AMOLED panel with Full HD+ resolution and up to 120 Hz refresh rate. It has a punch hole for a very basic 8 MP f/2.05 selfie camera, while the shooters on the back are 50 MP f/1.8 main and 2 MP f/2.4 auxiliary. The Y300 is powered by Dimensity 6300, a 6nm chipset with a 2.4 GHz CPU with up to 12 GB RAM and 512 GB...
The vivo Y300 series already consists of three devices, and the company is preparing to launch a fourth member in China soon. The Y300 5G is set to debut on Monday, December 16, and we have some of its key specs ahead of the big unveiling. vivo Y300 5G The device is shaping up to be a media powerhouse with a massive rear-mounted speaker housed inside the camera ring that’s co-developed with AAC Technologies – a Chinese acoustics manufacturer. vivo Y300 5G will feature a big rear-facing speaker and 6,500 mAh battery The posts on vivo’s official Weibo profile suggest...
Huawei launched the Mate 70 series two weeks ago, and today, the company CEO shared their components are all made in China. Richard Yu revealed that in front of an audience at the Baoan Middle School in Shenzhen, China. The executive announced that Huawei has achieved 100% domestic production of chips, which is a testament to the true autonomy of the semiconductor industry in China. Richard Yu speaking in front of audience There has been just a handful of teardown videos online, and they emphasize the new Kirin 9020 chipset, manufactured by SMIC – a Chinese semiconductor...
Apple Intelligence is not coming soon to iPhones in China, reports The Information. According to the report, Apple struggles to adapt Baidu's LLM (large language model) to understand prompts and provide accurate answers and actions in common scenarios. Call summary, an Apple Intelligence feature Apple launched iPhone 16 devices with the promise that they will get AI features in October with the iOS 18.1 update, only to backtrack later that its Apple Intelligence platform will be delayed in Europe and China. The US company also another issue in China. Apple's privacy policy does not...
Oppo has recently launched the Find X8 and Find X8 Pro in China, and vivo has done the same with the X200, X200 Pro, and X200 Pro mini. Both companies, however, have long been rumored to come out with respective Ultra models too, their all-out flagships for 2025. And now a new rumor claims neither the Oppo Find X8 Ultra nor the vivo X200 Ultra will be officially sold outside of China. So if you want a high-end Oppo or vivo and aren't in China, the Find X8 Pro and the X200 Pro are the best you're ever going to get. There will be no global launch for Vivo X200 UltraUltra flagships from...
As expected vivo announced its S20 series smartphones in China today with a focus on design and upper midrange specs. The main differences between the vivo S20 and vivo S20 Pro boil down to the chipsets, cameras and battery capacity. vivo S20 (left) and vivo S20 Pro (right) Both S20 models share 6.67-inch AMOLED displays (FHD+ 120Hz), which peak at up to 4500 nits of brightness. The S20 gets a flat panel, while the one on the Pro is curved on all four corners. Both phones feature 50MP selfie cams with autofocus and in-display optical fingerprint scanners. S20 has a flat...
As expected vivo announced its S20 series smartphones in China today with a focus on design and upper midrange specs. The main differences between the vivo S20 and vivo S20 Pro boil down to the chipsets, cameras and battery capacity. vivo S20 (left) and vivo S20 Pro (right) Both S20 models share 6.67-inch AMOLED displays (FHD+ 120Hz), which peak at up to 4500 nits of brightness. The S20 gets a flat panel, while the one on the Pro is curved on all four corners. Both phones feature 50MP selfie cams with autofocus and in-display optical fingerprint scanners. S20 has a flat...