Canalys posted a report on smartphone sales in China for the last quarter and the full calendar year of 2023. According to the analysis, companies shipped 5% fewer devices compared with 2022, which was already the worst year in a decade. The Q4 period showed signs of recovery with only a 1% decline, or 73.9 million in total. Huawei was the “dark horse” as it emerged to fourth place and almost doubled its shipments compared to the same time last year. The final quarter of the year, generally addressed as a holiday period in other regions, saw the launch of the iPhone 15 lineup,...

Back in September of last year we first heard that Xiaomi was working on a flip-style foldable to complement the Mix Fold line in its portfolio. This was to be called Xiaomi Mix Flip, and it was rumored to arrive alongside the Mix Fold 4 at some point later this year. Today, the Mix Flip has been certified in China by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. The certification reveals what might be a surprising fact: the Mix Flip will have support for satellite connectivity. The fact that it's going to be running Android is also confirmed, as is its 5G support, but...

A mysterious new Samsung phone received certification from China’s TENAA agency revealing its key specs. The device bearing the SM-C5560 identifier is believed to launch in China as the Galaxy C55 or Galaxy Y55 and will bring a 6.67-inch OLED display with FHD+ resolution and a 13MP front-facing cam which is most likely housed in a punch-hole cutout. We also get confirmation of an in-display fingerprint scanner and a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The listing confirms the phone is equipped with an unspecified chipset with a 2.0 GHz clock speed. The phone will be available with...

Apple sales in China declined, and the trend will continue in 2024, according to Jefferies analysts, quoted by Bloomberg. The iPhone 15 series saw an unusually sluggish start, which resulted in a 30% year-on-year decline. In contrast Huawei posted impressive growth numbers, thanks to the Mate 60 lineup that has proven to be extremely successful at home. The iPhone 15 launch happened just two weeks after a surprise announcement of the Mate 60 Pro. Analysts claimed that patriotism drove people to the Huawei flagship with its new Made-in-China processor, which is yet to be officially...

Xiaomi unveiled the 14 and 14 Pro flagship smartphones at the end of October, and they went on sale in China a few days later. As usual, we were expecting them to get a global launch at some point in the near future - that's how things have gone so far with Xiaomi's end-of-year releases. They are first announced for China, then a few months later there's a global launch too. That will apparently still happen for the Xiaomi 14, but the Xiaomi 14 Pro won't be joining it, according to a new report today. The information is inferred through looking at what software the company is developing...

Huawei is developing a self-sufficient chip network with the active help of the Chinese state, Bloomberg News reports. According to the publication's research, a city government investment fund in Shenzhen has been founded for the sole purpose of putting Huawei as the centerpoint of a big network with optical specialists, chip equipment developers and chemical manufacturers. Huawei HQ The decision to make Huawei the leading force came with a direct order from the top of government, said two sources. The state even asked the manufacturer to launch Mate 60 earlier than previously...

Huawei is developing a self-sufficient chip network with the active help of the Chinese state, Bloomberg News reports. According to the publication's research, a city government investment fund in Shenzhen has been founded for the sole purpose of putting Huawei as the centerpoint of a big network with optical specialists, chip equipment developers and chemical manufacturers. Huawei HQ The decision to make Huawei the leading force came with a direct order from the top of government, said two sources. The state even asked the manufacturer to launch Mate 60 earlier than previously...

Honor led the way in foldable smartphone shipments in China for the July – September period according to the latest Omdia report. Honor climbed to an impressive 28% market share during the Q3 period, surpassing Huawei which came in second with a 26% slice of the Chinese foldable market. Honor overtook Huawei as the leading foldable player in China Honor Magic V2 was the key driver earning a 25% market share alone while total shipments of Honor foldables for the period numbered 1.7 million units. Omdia estimates that Honor has now shipped over 800,000 units of the Magic V2 in China...

Counterpoint Research revealed the smartphone market in China may have bottomed out and on its way to recovery. During the Q3 period, sales declined just 3% on a yearly basis, which along with the sequential increase are strong recovery signals. Huawei was the biggest gainer, increasing its sales by 37%. Still the July-September period, Honor climbed to the top of the table with successful sales of the X50 and 90 series, surpassing vivo and Oppo. Huawei increased its market share and overall sales thanks to the Mate 60 phones, powered by a Kirin chipset. The series made a huge...