Samsung feels the squeeze in China’s smartphone market

Samsung feels the squeeze in China's smartphone market

What a difference two years makes. Back in 2013, Samsung was riding high in China's smartphone market. According to data from China Confidential, a research service from the Financial Times, a third of prospective smartphone buyers (out of 1,500 surveyed ... Read more

All News Highlights about China Smartphone - June 12, 2015

Xiaomi is way more than just a smartphone maker

Turns out Chinese tech upstart Xiaomi makes a heck of a lot more than its signature, low-cost smartphones. Founded just five years ago, the Beijing-based firm has already done battle with Samsung and Apple for the top spot in China's cutthroat smartphone ... Read more

Xiaomi, China's New Phone Giant, Takes Aim at World

His odd phrasing went viral in online videos of him repeatedly asking the crowd, "Are you OK?" No matter. The Chinese smartphone seller's online offering of 40,000 phones sold out in 15 seconds. Hundreds lined up outside the launch venue, including ... Read more

China's Doogee to Release S6000 Smartphone with 6000mAh Battery

Once, there was a time, where the flagship devices from the global brands, were way ahead of the competition in the Indian market, in terms of both looks and performance. With lot of smartphone manufacturers coming in to the market nowadays, the company ... Read more

Qualcomm names old-hand as new China chairman; former head joins Xiaomi

Qualcomm also said Wang Xiang would leave his role as president of Greater China. Wang will head for Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc [XTC.UL], the Beijing-based five-year-old upstart, which was valued at $45 billion in December, announced in a separate ... Read more

Gionee Marathon M5 Gets The Hands-On Treatment In China

This China-based smartphone OEM has been teasing the release of their Elife E8 flagship for a long time now, and they've also been teasing the arrival of Marathon M5 handset for a couple of weeks as well. Well, the company has unveiled both of those ... Read more

Smartphone Saturation In China: Companies Look To Domestic Smartphone Market To Diversify Revenue

As China's industrial sector continues to slip amid a slowing economy, companies are grasping at opportunities to diversify revenue away from the lagging construction and manufacturing industries. One area that shows promise is the country's prospering ... Read more

Chinese Social Media Marketing Explained, Through One Super-Viral Selfie

Ms. Fan is known for her pale complexion, while Mr. Li is nicknamed "big black bull" for his strength. Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone and tech brand, showed a black phone and a white phone snuggling. There were also puns. Ms. Fan's given name, Bing Bing ... Read more

China Unicom partners with Letv on bundled 4G smartphone

China Unicom and Letv have launched the Le 1 China Unicom edition 4G smartphone, which the operator will market through its online and offline channels. The new version comes bundled with a free data plan (6GB per month), text & talk and one-year ... Read more

China's smartphone market is almost saturated -- so what happens next?

Americans still think of China as an emerging market. Not for smartphones. Just like in the U.S., the smartphone market in China is near saturation. They are now a common tool, owned by the average family, like washing machines or rice cookers. More than ... Read more