Honor's latest flagship foldable is now available outside of China. The Magic V5 made its way to Malaysia, where it arrives with a launch price of MYR 6,999, which is about $1,650. Magic V5 is also expected to make its way to Singapore tomorrow, followed by a wider release across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Honor Malaysia is taking pre-orders with MYR 3,500 worth of gifts, including a Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 9 Bluetooth speaker, additional device protection and a MYR 400 instant rebate on top of the existing trade-in program. Pre-orders are live until the first sale date -...
Alongside the freshly unveiled Reno 14F, Oppo also brought its Reno14 and Reno14 Pro outside of China. While Oppo usually changes some specs out on its international models, the global Reno14 and 14 Pro feature the same specs as when they were unveiled in China back in May. Oppo Reno14 Reno14 is built around a 6.59-inch AMOLED (FHD+ 120Hz) featuring Corning Gorilla Glass 7i, an optical fingerprint scanner and a 50MP selfie camera. It features MediaTek’s Dimensity 8350 chipset and a 6,000mAh battery with 80W charging. The back houses a 50MP main shooter alongside a 50MP 3.5x...
RedMagic announced its flagship 10S Pro model in China. The prices for the phone start at 4,999 RMB and it is available starting today. The RedMagic 10S Pro runs on what the company calls Snapdragon 8 Elite Leading Edition chipset. This is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 8 Elite, with slightly higher clocks on the Prime core. This is coupled with the RedCore R3 Pro dedicated gaming chip along with up to 24GB LPDDR5T memory and up to 1TB UFS 4.1 Pro storage. Keeping the temperatures in check is what is known as the ICE-X Cooling System, which uses liquid metal and active...
The Motorola Edge 60 series was announced last month with four members and three of them are now available in China. Earlier today, Lenovo announced the Edge 60 and Edge 60 Pro for the local market alongside the Edge 60s which is the local variant of the Edge 60 Fusion. The Edge 60 and 60s come with some slight differences to their global counterparts. Both get MediaTek’s Dimensity 7400 chipset instead of the Dimensity 7300. The pair are also outfitted with 5,500mAh batteries and 68W charging. The rest of the spec sheets are identical to the international variants - 6.67” OLEDs...
TikTok has just been handed a hefty €530 million ($600 million) fine in Ireland by the country's Data Protection Commission (DPC). The reason has to do with transfers of personal data of TikTok users in the European Economic Area (EEA) to China. The decision finds that TikTok infringed upon the EU's GDPR regulations regarding transferring EEA user data to China, and it also didn't uphold its transparency requirements regarding this. Along with the fine, TikTok is also required to bring its data processing into compliance with the GDPR within six months. Otherwise, its data transfers...
The Chinese smartphone market grew by 5% in Q1, 2025. A total of 70.9 million smartphones were shipped in the country during the January–March period, according to Canalys estimates, with Xiaomi and Huawei leading the way. Xiaomi saw an impressive 40% annual growth in shipment numbers and now controls 19% of the market. The brand expanded on its synergy between its ecosystem products and was also favored by China’s nationwide device subsidy program. China’s device subsidy program went into effect on January 8, 2025. The subsidy provides a one-time discount covering up to 15% of the...
The Chinese smartphone market grew by 5% in Q1, 2025. A total of 70.9 million smartphones were shipped in the country during the January–March period, according to Canalys estimates, with Xiaomi and Huawei leading the way. Xiaomi saw an impressive 40% annual growth in shipment numbers and now controls 19% of the market. The brand expanded on its synergy between its ecosystem products and was also favored by China’s nationwide device subsidy program. China’s device subsidy program went into effect on January 8, 2025. The subsidy provides a one-time discount covering up to 15% of the...
Huawei is not just dominating the foldable market in China – it is extending its lead. In the final quarter of 2024, Huawei shipped 2.506 million units for a 48.6% market share, per IDC data. Now analysts are reporting that Huawei has shipped 2.842 million units in the first quarter of this year for a controlling 76.6% market share. This is an impressive growth of 53.1% year-on-year and a great rebound of the Q4 number, which was actually a 9.5% drop year-on-year. Huawei’s growth in the foldable market comes at the expense of other makers. The biggest loser here is Honor – it went...
It didn’t take long for China to retaliate against the Trump administration’s new “Liberation Day” tariffs. Effective April 10, China is imposing a reciprocal 34% tariff on all US imports. The accompanying press release by the Chinese Ministry of Finance refers to the Trump tariffs as a “unilateral bullying practice” and “urges the United States to immediately cancel its unilateral tariff measures and resolve trade differences through consultation in an equal, respectful and mutually beneficial manner”. China is also restricting exports of rare earth minerals used in a broad range...
Say hello to vivo Vision – a new mixed reality (MR) headset that made its debut at the Boao Forum for Asia. A prototype was demonstrated at the vivo booth, with the final device anticipated for release in mid-2025. The company stated that the introduction of vivo Vision is part of a strategy to "strengthen its real-time spatial computing capabilities for future applications in consumer robotics." The event also saw more cutting-edge innovations like 6G advancement and the upcoming X20 Ultra smartphone. During a "vivo Release Moment" session held today, Hu Baishan, Executive VP...