…Huawei is back, baby, with a massive 50.1% YoY growth. While the US and other Western countries’ 5G equipment infrastructure ban did not include its smartphones, the Huawei name became persona non grata in the West. It suffered major production losses and impetus as it fought the battle. In 2020,…
…circuit designs to make this feasible. That is not to say that some Chinese devices have a spy or kill switch. These would potentially damage infrastructure like data centres and critical utilities. Remember that Huawei was banned from 5G infrastructure. Of course, we won’t know unless China declares war on…
…Nabila Popal, senior research director for Worldwide Client Devices, IDC. Chinese makers Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Honor, Huawei, Lenovo, realme, Transsion, TCL, and ZTE achieved a historic milestone, shipping the highest combined volume ever in a quarter, representing 56% of the global smartphone shipments in Q4/24. While their core markets remain…
…the iconic British Brand MG (and the early models were crap). Nokia has little market share in China and Russia, which a Chinese maker could improve. And if they stay out of the Western market, they can use Huawei Harmony OS and Baidu AI for nothing. In this case, it…
…friends with the 2023 Razr 40 and Edge 40, and all report that they wear well, are easy to keep clean and should last the distance. So, apologies if Motorola felt my arrows were aimed at them. In fact, Huawei and OPPO used it before they did. In any case,…
…smartphone market fell to 15.7% in the first quarter from 19.7% a year earlier. That put it almost level with Huawei, which saw sales jump 70%, according to research firm Counterpoint Apple lost badly in Q1 24, with a 9.6% loss year-over-year (YoY). That, more than Samsung doing well (its…
…present party propaganda. Consequently, Google Search, Apps, Play Store, and Google services cannot be used in China. From 2025, all phones for the Chinese home market cannot use Googe Android (likely they will use Huawei Harmony OS). This moral decision greatly impacted Google’s revenue, as it lost 1.5 billion users!…
…sovereignty, China/Hong Kong riots (and a complete loss of international tourists), China/Uyghur Muslims, China/South Pacific/Solomons expansion, China/Ownership of Australian assets and infrastructure, China/Australia trade relations. North Korea’s Nukes and unpredictable leadership. So, Chinese companies that have become global brands, such as Temu, Huawei, ZTE, TikTok, Tencent, Alibaba, WeChat, Weibo, Xiaomi,…
…suggesting that Chinese-made phones (which Apple’s iPhone currently is) sold here are full of spyware. Read Are Chinese-made smartphones spying on me? It is part of a bigger picture that the West cannot influence. First, the Huawei question You will recall that Australia and many Western governments banned Huawei from…
…name for it – Alcantara and give full disclosure. For phones, Huawei started this trend, and we all know how that brand ended in tears. OPPO used it in the Find X2 Pro (not since as it deteriorates faster than expected). Motorola is using it in some 2023 models, promoting…
…(value) and g (mid) series. Its 2021/22 Razr underperformed (the new 2023 Razr and the 2023 Edge 40 series are excellent). Huawei (not approved for Australia but still sold here in very small quantities). TCL did poorly and was dropped by most retailers. Its 2021/2022 models were adequate, but the…
…getting advice from TikTok TikTok: how the west has turned on gen Z’s favourite app Huawei and TikTok Could Be Bigger Spy Threats Than Balloons. Is TikTok bad? Here’s why many Western countries are taking a closer look TikTok Caught Planning to Spy on the Locations of Specific American Citizens…
