Oppo R9 overtakes the iPhone as the best selling smartphone in China, says report

Oppo R9 overtakes the iPhone as the best selling smartphone in China, says report

Once upon a time the American tech giant Apple dominated the Chinese tech market with its iPhone devices and sold millions and millions of handset in the country, but recently, according to the "Counterpoint Research" report, it shows that during the last five years Apple couldn't clinch its first position in the Chinese market.

Sales have been low since 2012

The report says that since 2012 iPhone's sale in China has been decreasing enormously, even last year the company managed to sell just 12 million iPhones 6s devices in China. The counterpart mentioned that "Apple with slowing traction for its flagship iPhone 6S during last year saw its double-digit negative growth being somewhat offset by relatively healthy demand for the newer flagship iPhone 7 series in Q4 2016."

Oppo R9

So, who is the king? Well, right now Oppo the Chinese tech giant is the king of the Chinese market as the research says that last year the company managed to sell nearly 17 million of its Oppo R9 smartphone devices in the country, five million more than the Apple's iPhones.

The Counterpart Research also addressed that Oppo is one of the fastest developing cell phone makers in China which has made its name through high-spec low-cost gadgets, being sold through blocks and mortar stores.

However, this year tech lovers are looking forward to Apple's next flagship which consumers are expecting that with regards to the iPhone's tenth anniversary, this year the company will surprise the world with its next flagship iPhone 8. If by any chance the device fails to conquer the tech lover's choice, then Apple's iPhones sales may decrease even more in China and around the world.

Source: Oppo R9 overtakes the iPhone as the best selling smartphone in China, says report

Oppo, Vivo lead in China; Xiaomi slips because of lack of innovation

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Oppo, Vivo lead in China; Xiaomi slips because of lack of innovation

Xiaomi, touted as the Apple of China, slipped to fourth spot in 2016 as the demand for its smartphones declined 22 percent annually in the country.

The key reason for the decline was Xiaomi's rivals racing ahead with key features, innovation, bigger marketing budgets and wider online and offline distribution channel during the year. Huawei, Oppo and Vivo emerged as clear winners with Oppo and Vivo registering significant growth.

The demand for smartphones in China remained healthy during the fourth quarter of 2016. Only five brands registered healthy growth during the full year. Oppo, Huawei, Vivo, Meizu and Gionee drove the majority of the volume, capturing a combined 58 percent of the total Chinese smartphone market.

Source: Oppo, Vivo lead in China; Xiaomi slips because of lack of innovation

OPPO A57 Smartphone with 16MP Front Camera to Launch in India on February 3rd

In this selfie world, OPPO is one of the very first manufacturers to capitalize on the selfie feature by launching quite a few smartphones with higher resolution front cameras. In November last year, the company launched the OPPO A57 mid-range smartphone in China. The device is priced at 1,599 Yuan (approx Rs. 16,000) and came with a metal built body along with decent configuration. Now, the company is all set to launch the same OPPO A57 in the Indian market on February 3rd. Though there are no other details mentioned about the device, we expect it to feature the same specifications as on the Chinese variant.

The OPPO A57 sports a 5.2-inch display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution and a 2.5D glass laid on top. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz and coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. The OPPO A57 also packs 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via MicroSD card slot. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based in-house ColorOS 3.0 out of the box. The USP of the device lies in its camera department, it features a 13MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash. While on the front is a whopping 16MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The device is backed by a 2,900mAh non-removable battery and supports fast charging suing the patented VOOC flash charge technology. The physical home button on the front also come integrated with a fingerprint sensor. It supports dual SIM dual standby and offers connectivity options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, 3.5mm Audio port, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. The OPPO A57 measures 149.1 x 72.9 x 7.65 mm and weighs 147 grams. Last week, another Chinese company, Vivo launched the high-end selfie-centric smartphone called Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras along with LED flash.

It is priced at Rs. 27,980 and sports a premium build quality with an all-metal unibody design. On the rear is a 16MP camera with LED flash. At this price, the device comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, Snapdragon 625 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. It runs on fully customized Funtouch 3.0 OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is powered by a 3160mAh battery. The Vivo V5 Plus goes on sale starting from February 1st while the OPPO A57 will be launched two days later on February 3rd. The official details of the A57 including the specifications, pricing, availability can be confirmed only after its officially launch in India. Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for more updates.

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Source: OPPO A57 Smartphone with 16MP Front Camera to Launch in India on February 3rd

Oppo A57 Selfie 16 MP Camera Smartphone Vs Best Front Camera Phones

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Oppo A57 is coming to India on February 3.

Published: Saturday, January 28, 2017, 11:56 [IST]

Oppo has officially confirmed the launch date of its selfie-centric smartphone - Oppo A57 in India via its Twitter handle. The company took to its Twitter handle to reveal that the smartphone will be launched in the country on February 3.

The Oppo A57 was launched in the company's home market China in the last year with a price tag of 1,599 Yuan (approx. Rs. 15,800). We can expect the smartphone to be launched in India in the mid-range price point though not exactly with the same price tag as the Chinese market.

SEE ALSO: Best Samsung smartphones to buy under Rs 15,000

The USP of the phone is its 16MP front-facing selfie shooter. At the rear, there is a 13MP snapper with PDAF, LED Flash and f/2.2 aperture.

Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates!

Vivo V5

Buy At Price of Rs 17404Complete Specs of Vivo V5Key Specs

5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass protection

Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750 (4 x 1.5GHz A53 + 4 x 1.0GHz A53) processor with Mali T860 GPU

4GB RAM

32GB internal memory

expandable memory up to 128GB

Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)

Funtouch OS 2.6 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF

20MP front-facing camera with Moonlight Flash

Fingerprint sensor

4G LTE

3000mAh battery

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 31,690Complete Specs of Galaxy C9 ProKey Specs

6-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glassdisplay

Octa Core Snapdragon 653 processor with Adreno 510 GPU

6GB RAM

64GB Internal Storage

expandable memory up to 256GB via micro SD card

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Dual SIM (nano + nano)

16MP rear camera

16MP front camera

Fingerprint sensor

4G LTE

4000mAh battery with fast charging

HTC Desire 10 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 26,490Complete Specs of HTC Desire 10 ProKey Specs

5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass Protection

1.8 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with up to 550MHz Mali T860 GPU

4GB RAM

64GB internal storage

expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with HTC Sense UI

Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano/microSD)

20MP rear camera with dual LED flash

13MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor, HTC BoomSound

4G LTE

3000mAh battery

OnePlus 3T

Buy At Price of Rs 29,999Complete Specs of OnePlus 3TKey Specs

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Optic AMOLED display with 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection

2.35GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 64-bit processor with Adreno 530 GPU

6GB LPDDR4 RAM

64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.0) storage

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) with Oxygen OS

Dual nano SIM slots

16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash

16MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

4G LTE with VoLTE

3400mAh battery with Dash Charge

Sony Xperia XA Ultra Dual

Buy At Price of Rs 25,750Complete Specs of Sony Xperia XA UltraKey Specs

6 Inch FHD Triluminos Display

MediaTek MT6755 64-Bit Octa Core Processor

3GB RAM With 16GB ROM

21.5 MP Rear Camera With Auto Focus

16MP Exmor RS Front Camera With LED Flash

NFC

Bluetooth

Fingerprint Sensor

2700 MAh Battery

Stay tuned to GizBot for more updates!

Source: Oppo A57 Selfie 16 MP Camera Smartphone Vs Best Front Camera Phones

Apple sues Qualcomm in China over technology fees

Beijing:Apple Inc. has filed suit in China challenging Qualcomm Inc.'s fees for technology used in smartphones two years after Chinese regulators fined the chipmaker for its licensing practices.

Two lawsuits filed by the iPhone maker accuse Qualcomm of abusing its control over essential technology to charge excessive licensing fees, a Beijing court said on its microblog. It said Apple reports suffering 1 billion yuan ($145 million) in "economic losses" and asks for 2.5 million yuan ($360,000).

Most of Apple's iPhones and other products are assembled in China by contractors.

Apple filed a similar complaint on Jan. 21 in U.S. federal court in San Diego, California, accusing Qualcomm of demanding royalties for innovations on iPhones that have nothing to do with Qualcomm's technology. The U.S. lawsuit seeks $1 billion in damages.

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission also has filed a lawsuit accusing Qualcomm of imposing unfair licensing terms on manufacturers.

Qualcomm, headquartered in San Diego, said in a statement it had not seen Apple's complaint to the Chinese court but defended its fees. The company said Apple rejected terms consistent with those accepted by more than 100 Chinese manufacturers.

Qualcomm agreed to change its licensing after Chinese regulators fined the company 6 billion yuan ($975 million) in 2015 on charges it abused its control over technology to charge excessive fees.

In a separate statement, Apple complained Qualcomm demands royalties for phone features that nothing to do with its technology.

"For many years Qualcomm has unfairly insisted on charging royalties for technologies they have nothing to do with," said the Apple statement.

It also accused Qualcomm of withholding nearly $1 billion in payments due to Apple, headquartered in Cupertino, California, in retaliation for cooperating with investigations by regulators in the United States, Europe, South Korea and Taiwan.

Qualcomm said its fees were consistent with changes worked out with Chinese regulators.

"These filings by Apple's Chinese subsidiary are just part of Apple's efforts to find ways to pay less for Qualcomm's technology," said Don Rosenberg, executive vice president and general counsel of Qualcomm, in the statement.

South Korean regulators last month fined Qualcomm $853 million for violating antitrust laws, a decision Qualcomm is fighting.

Source: Apple sues Qualcomm in China over technology fees

Nokia 6 will Soon be Available outside China and it’s a White variant

Nokia 6 has continued to achieve incredible feats since it was first unveiled by Nokia in China recently. First the smartphone did record colossal registration figures for its first flash sale. The flash sale itself was a thriller as all units up for grab were said to have been sold out in just 60 seconds. The second round of flash sale is set to commence today but that isn't the only news coming in today. The Nokia 6 has been revealed to have got a white variant which would start selling in the Philippines today as well.

Reports emerging from the Asian country indicate that popular e-commerce website Lazada has listed the Nokia 6 on its website and among the features is that the device will be available in a white-only variant. The device is also listed with a slightly higher Php 18,590 price tag (around $374), different from the 1699 yuan ($245) it got rolling with in China. This really shouldn't be a surprise as shipping costs and tax would factor in the pricing.

Read More: Nokia Heart, A Cheaper Edition of Nokia 6 Arriving Soon?

We really can't say for sure if this news is true but picture don't lie, even though Photoshop exists. The white-colored Nokia 6 does look real and even comes with an offer of free shipping. Lazada has got credibility in the Philippines so they really wouldn't flaunt a phony offer.

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Source: Nokia 6 will Soon be Available outside China and it's a White variant

China's Meizu eyes slice of SA smartphone market

Meizu is hoping to take on more established smartphone players in SA with the likes of its Pro 6 handset. (Supplied)

Johannesburg - A new Chinese entrant in the South African phone market is hoping its easier-to-pronounce brand name will give it a boost against some of its other competitors.

'Meizu', which first started selling smartphones in 2007, has a simpler name than Chinese phone brands Huawei and Xiaomi - two companies that have recently entered South Africa.

Distributor 2C Telecoms is selling the R7 999 Meizu Pro 6 and the R3 299 M3 Note - after it quietly debuted Meizu's M2 handset on the now defunct South African Orange store six months ago.

French telecommunications company Orange Group pulled the plug on its South African phone sales operation in December last year to focus more on its core footprint markets.

The exit of Orange, though, left a gap for the sale of lower cost smartphones in South Africa and products that aren't readily available via the bigger mobile networks.

As a result, Meizu has launched a website that sells its own phones and accessories as it continues discussions with mobile networks on possible distribution agreements.

And Meizu's national marketing director, Francois van Louw of 2C Telecoms, said he thinks the time is right for another Chinese entrant into the South African phone market.

"At the beginning when smartphones really started penetrating the market, South Africans were only comfortable with your top-tier brands like your American brands and your Korean brands," van Louw told Fin24.

"We found that the market was really adapting towards the Chinese devices.

"Just some of our competitors have very difficult names to pronounce and I think that is where we have a small advantage. I think our name rolls off the tongue bit," van Louw said.

Features and history

Both the Pro 6 and M3 Note feature fingerprint authentication and the Flyme operating system, which is a layer atop Android that promises more slick features.

The Pro 6 further features a 5.2-inch screen covered in scratch resistant Gorilla Glass 4, a 10-core CPU, a 21MP main camera and an aluminium body.

The dual-SIM M3 Note has a 4 100 mAh battery, 13MP main camera, 5MP front facing camera, and 2GB RAM.

Meizu, though, faces the uphill task of promoting its brand in South Africa despite the fact that it has been established in China since 2003.

Meizu formally entered the Chinese smartphone market in 2007 with the launch of the Meizu M8, and has since become one of the top ten biggest smartphone brands in China.

"Meizu actually started as a company that sold MP3 players," van Louw told Fin24.

"In 2007, they launched their first smartphone which was called the Meizu M8. From there, they've been growing in leaps and bounds and they've really started to take the market," he said.

"We're actually targeting the client who wants something different," he added.

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Source: China's Meizu eyes slice of SA smartphone market