Smartphone market headed for mid-range mediocrity
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, a lot more people are too skint to fork out for a flagship smartphone.
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Chinese consumers reportedly rush to buy Huawei phones while they still can
Huawei will soon be unable to make phones thanks to US sanctions, so demand is apparently spiking for them in China.
Google releases latest version of diet Android
Hot on the heels of Android 11 comes Android 11 (Go edition), which is designed to work on lower-specced smartphones.
Q4 consumer tech sales primed for 18% surge
Having spent spring and summer equipping their homes for work and education, US consumers are expected to turn their attention in Q4 to more leisurely pursuits.
Huawei’s Harmony OS won’t be fully available until October next year
Anyone hoping Huawei will challenge the smartphone OS duopoly anytime soon is likely to be disappointed.
Android 11 released with new messaging, control and privacy features
The latest version of the operating system that runs most of the world’s smartphones has been unveiled.
Huawei prepares to switch from Android to Harmony
Ahead of Huawei Consumer’s developer conference the company is doubling down on its in-house smartphone operating system.
Huawei and Apple fare best in declining global smartphone market
Gartner’s belated shipment numbers tally with prompter ones to show a global smartphone market that declined by 20% in Q2 2020.
Microsoft gets in the foldy phone game
Tech giant Microsoft has decided to have another go at the smartphone market, for old time’s sake, with a Surface branded foldy phone.
HMD Global, maker of Nokia phones, gets $230 million investment
It seems the market for Nokia-inspired phones is a durable one, with three major telecoms players deciding to double-down on their investments.
Huawei admits US sanctions have hit its smartphone business hard
At a recent conference the head of Huawei’s consumer unit revealed that supplies of its smartphone processors have dried up.
Google readies its assault on 5G smartphone market
Google has announced it will launch the Pixel 4a later this month, with the 5G-compatible devices prepped for the autumn.
Samsung boosted by increased online life during lockdown
Samsung Electronics’ solid Q2 has benefited from strong demand for semiconductors by datacentres and PC markets to satisfied online activities that have surged during COVID-19 crisis.
5G devices hit the headlines as Huawei and Apple beat China’s 17% plunge
Despite a 17% year-on-year decline in China’s smartphone shipments, Huawei and Apple have risen above the trend, while 5G-enabled devices account for 33% of all sales.
Huawei announces £10mn investment for UK high street
Huawei’s network infrastructure business is effectively dead in the UK, but a £10 million investment in the UK high street is a reminder its consumer unit is still alive.
RealMe X50 offers potential catalyst for India 5G
With the launch of a cheap 5G smartphone from RealMe in India, the prospects of a 5G network in the short- to mid- term is becoming much more realistic.
White House pressure reportedly forces Huawei into flagship smartphone delay
Rumours have emerged to suggest Huawei has asked suppliers to halt production of components as it assesses the damage inflicted by political tension.
Huawei and Italy smartphone sales most heavily hit by COVID-19
The latest numbers from analyst firm Counterpoint reveal the European smartphone market shrank by 7% in Q1 2020, but there was considerable variation between vendors and countries.
Gartner: Smartphone shipments nose-dived 20% during Q1
Smartphone shipments have been slashed across the industry during the first three months of 2020, though Xiaomi managed to post some year-on-year growth.
Apple and Google release jointly developed exposure notification API
Just over a month after they started working on it, Apple and Google have made their COVID-fighting framework available to public health authorities.
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