Apple competitors' iPhone-sized efforts failing as mini Android devices see low demand

Apple's 4-inch iPhones are the hottest selling smartphones on the market, but competitors like HTC and Samsung are having trouble getting consumers to buy into their own similarly sized devices.

Kevin Bostic 12 years ago 63

Asus, HTC, LG and other Android licensees join Samsung in faking test results

Cheating test scores and misrepresenting device capabilities are rampant at Samsung, but are also being used by virtually every other Android licensee apart from Google itself, research shows.

Daniel Eran Dilger 12 years ago 141

Samsung follows Apple's lead, announces new gold edition of Galaxy S4

Just days after Apple's new gold iPhone 5s went on sale, Samsung has announced the new Galaxy S4 "Gold Edition," though the back of the device retains the same plastic design as other models.

Neil Hughes 12 years ago 251

HTC next to accuse Samsung of using component supplies as a "competitive weapon"

Apple isn't the only company grappling with its relationship to Samsung as both a smartphone component supplier and handset competitor. HTC recently complained that Samsung has "strategically declined" to provide it with crucial parts for years.

Daniel Eran Dilger 13 years ago 38

AT&T to reportedly drop HTC's 'Facebook Phone' following sluggish sales

After just over a month of sputtering sales, and a subsequent price drop to $0.99, AT&T will reportedly discontinue the HTC First, otherwise known as the "HTC Facebook Phone."

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 48

Apple widens lead in US smartphone market as iPhone nears 40% share

As of March, Apple boosted its share of the U.S. smartphone market to 39 percent, according to the most recent statistics from market research firm comScore, with a three-month percentage growth outperforming Samsung by a factor of four.

Mikey Campbell 13 years ago 43

Taiwanese authorities probing Samsung over 'dirty tricks' against HTC

Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission has launched an inquiry into Samsung's business practices following allegations that the South Korean conglomerate hired people to post negative comments about HTC online.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 49

Taiwan's tech companies banding together with Apple to take on Samsung

The dominance of South Korea's Samsung in the technology industry's supply chain has sparked fears among Taiwan-based companies, who are making moves to counter Samsung and align with major device makers like Apple.

Sam Oliver 13 years ago 128

Samsung said to plan build quality improvement to counter iPhone, HTC One

Samsung in public has been defending the quality of the plastic construction of its devices, but the company is said to be "worried" internally about its Galaxy line's build quality when compared against Apple's iPhone and HTC's One.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 87

Struggling HTC reports record low quarterly profit

The smartphone industry is increasingly becoming a two-horse race between Apple and Samsung, as rival handset maker HTC Corp. on Monday reported its lowest quarterly profit since the company began reporting in 2004.

Neil Hughes 13 years ago 25

Facebook unveils Facebook Home for Android, new Facebook-devoted HTC First

At a Menlo Park media event on Thursday, Facebook revealed the newest iteration of its mobile app for Android, Facebook Home, which company CEO Mark Zuckerberg says signals a shift in the way that people will interact with their computing devices.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 57

Apple's iPhone dominates for 9th straight win in JD Power customer satisfaction survey

iPhone users' favorable impression of Apple customer support is so dominant that its J.D. Power score singlehandedly boosts the average ranking of the entire smartphone industry.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 30

HTC targets iPhone owners, hopes to draw converts by syncing from iPhone backups

Eclipsed by Samsung's rise, HTC is planning to claw back market share in the smartphone sector by targeting a specific set of users with its high-quality flagship unit: iPhone owners.

Kevin Bostic 13 years ago 38

HTC One features 4.7" 1080p display, quad-core CPU, Android 4.1.2 with Sense 5 UI

HTC on Tuesday took the wraps off its latest "One" smartphone, sporting a 4.7-inch high-definition display with 468 pixels per inch, powered by a 1.7-gigahertz quad-core Snapdragon processor, all encased in an iPhone-like aluminum shell.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 232

Rumored HTC handset looks even more like an iPhone 5 in leaked photo

A photo of what is thought to be the next-generation HTC One handset was purportedly leaked to the Web on Friday, showing the smartphone clad in a "slate and black" colorway similar to Apple's iPhone 5.

AppleInsider Staff 13 years ago 54

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