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Xiaomi Regains Top Spot In China’s Smartphone Market, Ahead Of Huawei And Apple
Xiaomi regained its crown as the top smartphone firm in China during Q2 2015, according to reports from two analyst firms. The Chinese company, which is valued at more than $40 billion and recently launched in Brazil, topped the scales in China with 15.9 percent of all shipments, according to figures from Canalys’. Apple, which was first in China in the previous quarter, fell to third,… Read More
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Xiaomi Sold 34.7M Smartphones In First Half Of 2015, Up 33% Year-On-Year
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi today confirmed that it sold just shy of 35 million phones in the first half of this year. Xiaomi Expands Its Empire To Brazil, Will Sell First Smartphone There July 7
Xiaomi, the $45 billion valued Chinese firm ranked the world’s third largest smartphone maker, has taken its first step outside of Asia after launching its business in Brazil. Xiaomi’s New Mi 4i Packs A Gamut Of High-End Features Into A $200 Smartphone
Xiaomi today took the wraps of off its newest smartphone, the Mi 4i, at an event in New Delhi, India. The device, its first to be designed outside of China and first to run Android Lollipop out-of-the-box, will be available for 12,999 INR (around $205) from April 30. It is customized for India, but will sell in other Xiaomi markets too. Read More
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Xiaomi Expands Its Online Retail Channels In India And Inks First Offline Sales Deals
Xiaomi is broadening its horizons in India with news that its Mi devices will soon be available through two of the country’s major e-commerce sites, and offline retailers for the first time. Microsoft Is Developing Software That Converts Android Phones To Windows 10
Microsoft dropped an interesting piece of information today when it revealed that it is testing Windows 10 with users of Xiaomi’s Mi 3 Android smartphone. The initiative, which Xiaomi stressed is not a partnership but merely assistance with the trial, is an interesting one because it shows Microsoft has concrete Android plans. Read More
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Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra Confirms “No Plans” To Push Its App Store Outside China
Rumors that Google feels threatened by the fast-paced rise of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which has built its own UI atop Android and in China also offers its own app store (rather than pre-loading Google Play), were presumably front of mind for Xiaomi VP and former Google employee Hugo Barra today. Read More
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Apple Took 89% Of Q4 Smartphone Profits With Android OEMs In A Race To The Bottom
Google’s Android has gobbled up market share world wide, now accounting for over 80% of all smartphone shipped globally. But when it comes to actually making money, Apple is eating all the profits as it continues its focus on premium devices. Today Strategy Analytics said that Apple in Q4 last year accounted for 89% of all smartphone profits, equating to $18.8 billion, with… Read More
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Xiaomi’s Mi Note Is A Great Phone You’ll Probably Never Get To Buy
Last week Chinese electronics company Xiaomi gave Western media an in-depth look at its products and business model. From its phones and the Android variant that powers them to its ambitions in the smart home of the future, Xiaomi demonstrated its approach to capturing the demand for premium gadgets while costing less than industry leaders like Apple and Samsung. As reporters shuffled out of… Read More
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Apple Tops Smartphone Shipments In China For The First Time, Says Canalys
Apple has topped smartphone shipment numbers in China in Q4 2014, according to analyst firm Canalys. The popularity of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus helped push the California gadget-maker ahead of its homegrown competitors, seeing it ship more than Xiaomi and Huawei, and putting it out in front of Samsung, which placed third overall. Canalys credits the large screen of the newest smartphone… Read More
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