Gadgets
OnePlus hopes to be No. 1 in online sales of premium phones in China next year
He said OnePlus will aim to be the No. 1 online seller for premium brands in China in 2021, while making a big push offline.
Xiaomi launches new Kindle alternative with 7.8-inch e-ink screen and $167 price tag
Its screen has a resolution of 1872 X 1404 and a pixel density of 300ppi for a fine and clear display.
Honor targets 100 million device shipments in 2021
Xiaomi, by comparison, shipped 125.6 million units in 2019.
BYD, Xiaomi establish joint lab for developing high-end process technologies
A joint lab co-founded by BYD Electronic and Xiaomi was officially inaugurated on Friday at BYD Electronic's Huizhou campus, according to the companies.
Huawei's desktop computer, the MateStation B515, is now available at JD.com
The HUAWEI MateStation B515 with 8GB of RAM and 1TB of HDD storage is priced at RMB 3,599 yuan ($550) and is powered by an AMD R5-4600G processor, not including a display.
14 vendors, including Xiaomi, OPPO, Vivo, will be first to launch Snapdragon 888-powered handsets
Qualcomm clearly knows how to cater to Chinese handset makers and consumers.
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 888 5G flagship processor with X60 baseband integration
The 888 sounds like Fafafa (fortune, fortune, fortune) in Chinese, which means wealth and prosperity in Chinese culture, so it should be very popular with Chinese handset makers.
ZTE to boost smartphone business, plans to build 5,000 retail outlets next year
ZTE is doubling down on its smartphone business and plans to build 5,000 retail locations, set up offline retail systems, and build the first ZTE 5G experience pavilions next year, the company said.
ZTE launches smartwatch with all-day heart rate detection and 21-day battery life
The watch supports magnetic charging, has a 21-day battery life, and can be charged in 5 minutes for a full day of use.
Huawei reportedly restarts production of 4G phones, will be available in H1 2021 at the earliest
New orders for Huawei's 4G handsets are already being stocked, Yicai.com quoted an unnamed Huawei supplier as saying, adding that Huawei is currently placing orders in small batches on a rolling basis, and there is no way to estimate the exact volume of orders.