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Xiaomi, Leica Camera team up on Xiaomi 14T with Leica optics New Products 

Xiaomi, Leica Camera team up on Xiaomi 14T with Leica optics

  Xiaomi and Leica Camera AG introduced the newest member of their co-engineered smartphones – the Xiaomi 14T series – made up of two models, the Xiaomi 14T and the more powerful Xiaomi 14T Pro. Both have a triple camera system with Summilux lenses, which have been developed in collaboration with Leica. Also, with the Xiaomi Mix Flip, the first... Read More
Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi command half of the global smartphone market so far this year Market research 

Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi command half of the global smartphone market so far this year

According to Statista, while not quite a duopoly, Apple and Samsung have long been known to produce the most popular smartphones from a global perspective. Over the past years, however, Chinese tech companies have started catching up and, at times, even overtaking the product lines of both the South Korean and the U.S. phone manufacturers. The chart above is based on data from the IDC... Read More
Huawei lands top spot in second quarter smartphone market Market research 

Huawei lands top spot in second quarter smartphone market

Worldwide smartphone shipments decreased 16.0% year over year in the second quarter of 2020 (2Q20), according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped 278.4 million smartphones during 2Q20. Although this a larger decline than in the first quarter, it was expected as major economies around the globe were in lockdown for the majority... Read More
Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi partner on wireless file transfer system News SDKs and APIs 

Vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi partner on wireless file transfer system

mobile phone giants vivo, OPPO and Xiaomi announced their partnership, called the “Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance”, to enable seamless cross-brand file transfer with just one click. The system will allow consumers of these three brands to easily transfer files between their mobile devices without the need for any third-party applications or network data, supporting a wide range of files, including photos,... Read More
IDC: Third-quarter worldwide smartphone shipments up 0.8% Market research Press releases 

IDC: Third-quarter worldwide smartphone shipments up 0.8%

Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in the third quarter of 2019, reversing seven quarters of decline, according to new data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. In total, companies shipped a total 358.3 million smartphones during the quarter, which was up 8.1% from the previous quarter and enough to return the industry to... Read More
Samsung announces first 108Mp image sensor for smartphones News Press releases 

Samsung announces first 108Mp image sensor for smartphones

SEOUL, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today introduced 108 megapixel (Mp) Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX, the first mobile image sensor in the industry to go beyond 100 million pixels. With the latest addition, Samsung will expand its 0.8μm image sensor offerings from its recently announced ultra-high 64Mp to 108Mp, a resolution equivalent... Read More
Worldwide smartphone shipments down 6.6% year-over-year, according to IDC Market research News Press releases 

Worldwide smartphone shipments down 6.6% year-over-year, according to IDC

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., April 30, 2019 – Challenges within the smartphone market carried right into the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19) with shipment volumes down 6.6% year over year, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Smartphone vendors shipped a total of 310.8 million units in 1Q19, which marked the sixth consecutive quarter of decline.... Read More
Worldwide smartphone shipments down 4.9% Market research Press releases 

Worldwide smartphone shipments down 4.9%

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., January 30, 2019 – According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, smartphone vendors shipped a total of 375.4 million units during the fourth quarter of 2018 (4Q18), down 4.9% year over year and the fifth consecutive quarter of decline. The challenging holiday quarter closes out the worst year ever for smartphone shipments... Read More