The foldable market kept growing in China in Q2, reveals IDC in its latest report. The country saw a 104% year-on-year increase, with Huawei dominating the market with 41.7% of all sales, almost twice as much as the second company, which was vivo. The research company attributed Huawei's top position to the Mate X5 and Pocket 2 which come with China-made chipsets and satellite connectivity. Then we have vivo with the ultra-thin X Fold3 and the X Fold3 Pro with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 that started selling right before the Q2 period began. The April-June 2024 period saw 2.57 million...
Last September, Chinese EV manufacturer Nio launched its first smartphone with the aptly named Nio Phone. That device is getting a successor and we now have a certification that confirms its updated charging speeds. Nio Phone 2 (N2401) certification on 3C database Nio Phone 2 (N2401) will support up to 100W fast wired charging as per the new listing on China’s 3C regulatory database. That’s 50% faster than the 66W speeds on the original Nio Phone and should be one of several upgrades that are yet to be detailed officially. Nio Phone 1 offers deep integration with its cars...
Earlier this year, reports suggested there are three foldable devices in the works: B6, Q6 and Q6a. The first two are the Z Flip6 and Z Fold6. As for “Q6a”, it was variously speculated that it is the Galaxy Z Fold FE, Z Fold Slim or Z Fold Ultra. Work on this model continues – GalaxyClub has found evidence that devs are building firmware for a phone with model number SM-F958N. For reference, the Z Fold6 is SM-F956. The last digit indicates the class of the device (e.g. the S24+ is SM-S926, the S24 Ultra is SM-S928) and the final letter indicates the region. “N” being for Korea, while...
Earlier this year, reports suggested there are three foldable devices in the works: B6, Q6 and Q6a. The first two are the Z Flip6 and Z Fold6. As for “Q6a”, it was variously speculated that it is the Galaxy Z Fold FE, Z Fold Slim or Z Fold Ultra. Work on this model continues – GalaxyClub has found evidence that devs are building firmware for a phone with model number SM-F958N. For reference, the Z Fold6 is SM-F956. The last digit indicates the class of the device (e.g. the S24+ is SM-S926, the S24 Ultra is SM-S928) and the final letter indicates the region. “N” being for Korea, while...
The latest member in the Realme GT6 series is here with the China-exclusive Realme GT6. Realme went with a different design to the international GT 6 this time around featuring flat sides and a larger camera island. There are several differences internally with the Chinese variant featuring Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and a slightly larger 5,800 mAh battery with 120W charging. Realme GT6 (China) There’s a flat 6.78-inch 8T LTPO AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, a 120Hz refresh rate and up to 6,000 nits peak brightness. The panel is manufactured by BOE and features Crystal...
The Realme 13 Pro+ has been certified by the FCC last week, and now it's done the same in China at TENAA. This process has revealed what it looks like, although as per the usual TENAA standard, the pictures aren't anything special, quality-wise. Still, this is our first look at the upcoming smartphone, so we're not complaining. The Realme 13 Pro series (also comprising of the Pro aside from the Pro+) has already been teased to launch in India soon, and with all of these certifications hitting us left and right, we assume we won't have much longer to wait for the official reveal. The...
Realme is launching another GT6 smartphone, this time a variant that will be sold only in China. The new device will be introduced on July 9 at 2 PM local time, the brand revealed on its Weibo channel. The phone will be visibly different from the international GT 6 with a square camera bump, similar to the GT2 Pro, Realme revealed last week. The new image also confirms the flat frame and it seems like the back and front will have slight curves at the end but nowhere near the 2.5D curved glass in the international GT 6. The new smartphone is shaping to be the true flagship Realme...
Realme is launching another GT6 smartphone, this time a variant that will be sold only in China. The new device will be introduced on July 9 at 2 PM local time, the brand revealed on its Weibo channel. The phone will be visibly different from the international GT 6 with a square camera bump, similar to the GT2 Pro, Realme revealed last week. The new image also confirms the flat frame and it seems like the back and front will have slight curves at the end but nowhere near the 2.5D curved glass in the international GT 6. The new smartphone is shaping to be the true flagship Realme...
Apple commenced the global rollout of its Vision Pro headset. China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore are the first four markets outside of the US where users can purchase the Vision Pro. Apple is scheduled to expand Vision Pro availability to five additional markets in two weeks with the UK, France, Germany, Australia, and Canada. Pricing for the base 256GB version starts at CNY 30,000 in China, HKD 28,000 in Hong Kong, JPY 600,000 in Japan, and SGD 5,300 in Singapore. Apple Vision Pro global pricing for the base 256GB unit Price ...
Lenovo, Motorola's parent company, held a big event today in China, where it introduced the new Razr 50 foldable series alongside a bunch of other tech. This year's Razr lineup consists of two phones – the flagship Razr 50 Ultra with its 4" cover screen and Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, and the affordable but still fairly capable Razr 50 with Dimensity 7300X. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra The key feature of the Ultra is the bigger cover screen with even thinner bezels than last year's Razr 40 Ultra. It is the biggest display of such kind on a foldable we have seen so far, and it is a...