Huawei

Analysts change tune, now say $1,000 Huawei Mate 20 Androids are a bargain

Analysts and commentators who spent the first half of 2018 insisting that Apple's $999 iPhone X was suffering from "disappointing" sales because of its premium price, a supposed "lack of innovation," and controversial design choices that included a camera "notch" are now telling us that Chinese companies that struggled to profit from high volumes of cheap phones will now successfully sell expensive models with an imitative notch.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 6 years ago

Apple, Huawei both using 7nm TSMC processors, beating out Qualcomm and Samsung

Huawei may be the second smartphone producer to use processors made using a 7-nanometer process, following Apple's use of the A12 chip in the iPhone XS, with the designed-in-house Kirin 980 processor thought to be using the same production process as Apple.

Malcolm Owen | 6 years ago

Huawei again estimated to have overtaken Apple as world's No. 2 smartphone vendor

New market research further solidifies previous estimates that Apple has ceded its spot as the world's second-largest smartphone vendor to Chinese upstart Huawei, at least for now.

Mikey Campbell | 6 years ago

Huawei again accused of passing off DSLR photos as smartphone shots

Commercial, which was shown in Egypt, implies that photos taken with the Nova 3 and 3i smartphone cameras — something the Chinese company has been caught doing before.

Stephen Silver | 6 years ago

Defense bill signed into law, bans government use of ZTE, Huawei technology

President Trump has signed the $716 billion "John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act" into law, and while the legislation stopped short of a full-on ban on mobile phones from the Chinese manufacturers, it did block government agencies from purchasing devices from ZTE, Huawei, and other Chinese entities.

Stephen Silver | 6 years ago

Apple's iPhone estimated third on units, number one in revenue in China

The iPhone is doing quite well in China, having led the local smartphone market in revenue — though not units — during the first half of 2018, according to one research firm.

Roger Fingas | 6 years ago

Apple widens lead with iPad in contracting worldwide tablet market

Apple and Huawei were the only tablet manufacturers reporting sales growth in the most recent quarter.

Stephen Silver | 6 years ago

Comparing the 13-inch 2018 MacBook Pro vs. MateBook Pro

Some reviewers are saying Huawei's MateBook X Pro is the closest you can get to a MacBook Pro without buying in to Apple's ecosystem — and with a starting price of only $1,200, it might actually be a viable alternative to the new 13-inch MacBook Pro, which is priced at a hefty $1,799. The MacBook Pro is, however, the best all-around 13-inch laptop we've seen so far, so let's put the two side-by-side and see if the MateBook X Pro lives up to the hype.

Vadim Yuryev | 6 years ago

Apple maintaining iPhone sales volume in plummeting Chinese smartphone market

Smartphone shipments in China are continuing to drop year-over-year. Not only is Apple holding on to estimated sales volume in the country, but the iPhone X and iPhone 8 Plus are both on the list of top five smartphones sold in the country.

Stephen Silver | 6 years ago

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Malcolm Owen | 6 years ago

Apple's cheaper iPhones are not the volume sellers pundits predicted: iPhone 8, X are

It's not news that Apple is grabbing all the profits in the smartphone industry. But new data shows that Apple's most expensive new iPhone flagships are accomplishing this largely on their own, indicating that analyst chatter about smartphone users really wanting cheaper devices is totally delusional.

Daniel Eran Dilger | 6 years ago

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Huawei beats Apple in China-focused corporate reputation survey

An annual study released by the Reputation Institute on Thursday claims Apple's stature in China in slumping, with the iPhone maker falling behind a number of U.S.-based multinational tech companies and local telecommunications giant Huawei.

Mikey Campbell | 6 years ago

iPhone X tops smartphone charts in slumping European smartphone market

While smartphone shipments overall dropped 6.3 percent in Europe in first quarter, Apple shipped 10.2 million units to the region representing a 5.4 percent year-over-year decline.

Stephen Silver | 6 years ago

Qualcomm adopts cheaper licensing for 5G tech, hoping to appeal to Apple & others

Seeking to appease customers like Apple and Huawei — and government regulators as well — chipmaker Qualcomm has switched to a more affordable patent licensing model, particularly for makers of high-end and/or 5G-capable phones.

Roger Fingas | 6 years ago

Data suggests China's smartphone decline worse than expected, Apple's iPhone pushed out of fourth place

The Chinese smartphone market was actually hit harder in the March quarter than a recent report suggested, dropping 21 percent year-over-year to 91 million units, according to a separate analysis.

Roger Fingas | 6 years ago

Apple's Chinese sales at risk after FCC forwards security ban targeting Huawei, ZTE

Apple could soon find itself caught in the middle of a quickly escalating trade skirmish between the U.S. and China. The U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday moved forward with plans to limit sales of certain Chinese telecommunications products, a move that leaves America's high-tech industry open to tit-for-tat retaliations.

Mikey Campbell | 6 years ago

Kuo: Android devices to rely on alternate 3D sensing tech after iPhone X takes early lead with TrueDepth

In a bid to catch up with Apple's TrueDepth 3D-sensing camera, Android device makers are looking to incorporate similar components using time-of-flight technology, according to KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, though the first models are not expected to arrive until 2019.

Mikey Campbell | 6 years ago

Huawei

Analysts change tune, now say $1,000 Huawei Mate 20 Androids are a bargain

Apple, Huawei both using 7nm TSMC processors, beating out Qualcomm and Samsung

Huawei again estimated to have overtaken Apple as world's No. 2 smartphone vendor

Huawei again accused of passing off DSLR photos as smartphone shots

Defense bill signed into law, bans government use of ZTE, Huawei technology

Apple's iPhone estimated third on units, number one in revenue in China

Apple widens lead with iPad in contracting worldwide tablet market

Comparing the 13-inch 2018 MacBook Pro vs. MateBook Pro

Apple maintaining iPhone sales volume in plummeting Chinese smartphone market

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Data suggests China's smartphone decline worse than expected, Apple's iPhone pushed out of fourth place

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