Huawei is China's top smartphone dog
Ranks third worldwide
After staying in second place in the overall Chinese smartphone market for two consecutive quarters, Huawei has managed to overtake Oppo to retake the top spot in the region during Q1 2017, according to a recent report from Canalys.
Meizu mCharge will charge battery in 20 minutes
Sounds way to optimistic
A faster way to charge your battery seems to be a hot topic for many companies. Qualcomm has Quick Charge, MediaTek has Pump Express, Oppo has VOOC and the Huawei Mate 9 with 4000 mAh battery can charge 55 percent in 30 minutes.
Apple and Samsung kicked around in China
Local vendors rule supreme
The Chinese smartphone market is growing, but foreign companies like Apple and Samsung are losing ground to local brands.
Oppo is the new leader in China
Beating Huawei, Apple and Xiaomi
Oppo managed a small miracle in 2016. The company achieved 122.2 Year over a Year growth increasing its market share from last year’s 8.2 percent to 16.8 percent, according to IDC beancounters.
Smartphone industry faces tight component supply in 2017
Mainstream devices now use larger displays than before
There is an increasing possibility that the smartphone industry may be headed towards supply shortages this year as China-based vendors are demanding rising volumes several key components, according to sources within Taiwanese supply chains.
Huawei, Oppo, Vivo to sell 500 million smartphones in 2017
Impressive gains this year behind Samsung and Apple
According to the latest estimates within the smartphone supply chain, China’s top-three vendors are expected to ship a combined total of 500 million devices in 2017, or roughly one third of all global smartphone shipments.
Smartphone vendors ally against Apple
Enemy of my enema
Chinese smartphone vendors are so worried that Apple is strong arming AMOLED suppliers to suck supply that they have formed their own consortium to fight it.
Smartphone sales flat
Unless you are Samsung or Chinese
The smartphone industry is flatter than a flatfish which has been sat on by an elephant having a nice bath in an African watering hole.
Oppo officially announces Oppo R9 and R9 Plus
Mediatek Helio P10 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 652
Oppo has officially announced its new Oppo R9 and Oppo R9 Plus in China and while both will have the same design and should be praised by selfie lovers due to 16MP front camera, there are quite a few differences in terms of hardware.
New Super VOOC charging technology out
Oppo will use it in headsets
Oppo has announced a new Super VOOC charging technology which it says will be headed for future headsets and smartphones that the outfit makes.