Chinese Smartphones

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  Honor Announces Integration of DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Yoyo Assistant in China

  Honor, the Chinese smartphone brand, announced the integration of its Yoyo virtual assistant with the DeepSeek-R1 artificial intelligence (AI) model on Saturday. The company claimed to have become the first Android manufacturer to offer the AI model in its devices. With this, the company's native assistant will be able to tap into the capabilities ...

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  Xiaomi 15 Ultra Launch Timeline Finally Confirmed; Coming Later This Month

  Xiaomi 15 Ultra is all set to launch later this month. Xiaomi's founder via the Chinese social media website has confirmed the arrival of the much-awaited Xiaomi 15 series smartphone in its home country on Wednesday.  The camera-centric flagship phone will be unveiled alongside Xiaomi's latest electric SUV.

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  Vivo V50 India Launch Timeline Leaked; Said to Run on Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 Chipset

  Vivo V50 India launch could happen very soon. While a launch date is yet to be officially confirmed by the Chinese tech brand, new leaks suggest that the latest V series smartphone will go official in India next month. The Vivo V50 is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset.

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  Realme Smartphone With 6.67-inch Screen, 13-Megapixel Camera Listed on TENAA

  Realme could be working on a new smartphone with a launch expected soon. An unreleased Realme handset was recently listed on a Chinese certification website which hints towards its imminent launch in the region. Although the official moniker remains unknown, several key specifications of the purported phone were listed. It may be equipped with a 6....

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  Xiaomi, Vivo and Oppo Tipped to Launch Slim Phones Like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge

  Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was officially teased at the 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday. It was previously tipped to carry the Galaxy S25 Slim moniker. The upcoming Edge variant is expected to be thinner than the other Galaxy S25 series phones. A tipster has now suggested that several Chinese smartphone manufacturers are likely to follow su...

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  OnePlus Smartphones May Come With a Fresh Design This Year

  OnePlus announced its OnePlus 13 and OnePlus Ace 5 smartphones last year with new design directions and new chipsets. Now, the Chinese smartphone company appears to be gearing up to unveil new handsets this year with brand new chipsets and a refreshed design. OnePlus designer Hao Ran (translated from Chinese) revealed that the OnePlus phones will a...

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  Realme P3x 5G Colourways, RAM and Storage Options Tipped; Reportedly Listed on Camera FV-5 Platform

  Realme P3x 5G could be inching towards its launch in india. The Chinese smartphone company is yet to confirm this officially, but ahead of it, the colour options and RAM and storage configurations of the handset have surfaced online. The Realme P3x 5G is tipped to be available in three colour options with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. Addi...

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  Apple Loses Best Selling Status In Chinese Market To Vivo

  Apple lost its status as the best selling smartphone brand in the crucial Chinese market last year, new data showed Thursday, with a pair of local rivals surpassing it with surging shipments.

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  Oppo Smartphone With 6330mAh Battery Surfaces on TENAA; Speculated to Debut as Oppo A5

  Oppo is reportedly developing a new smartphone. A new Oppo handset was spotted on a Chinese certification website, which hints towards its imminent launch in China, as per a report. Although the official moniker remains unknown, it is believed to be the next generation Oppo A5. The listing also shows several key specifications of the purported phon...

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  Apple Secures Top Spot in Q4 2024 Global Smartphone Shipments: Canalys

  Global Smartphone shipments grew by 3 percent year-on-year for the October-December (Q4) period in 2024, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of growth, according to a new report by market research firm Canalys. Driven by the popularity of the new iPhone 16 series, Apple secured the top spot in Q4 with 23 percent market share. Samsung came in seco...

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  Itel Zeno 10 With 5,000mAh Battery Launched in India: Price, Specifications

  Itel Zeno 10 was launched in India on Thursday as the latest entry-level smartphone from the Chinese smartphone brand. It runs on an octa-core chipset with up to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storaget. The handset offers RAM expansion feature as well. The Itel Zeno 10 comes in two colour options with an 8-megapixel rear camera setup. It packs a 5,0...

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  Vivo X200 Ultra Design Spotted on Chinese Certification Site, Revealing Familiar Design

  After several leaks and rumours, we finally have a fresh set of images revealing the design of Vivo’s top-end flagship offering. The Vivo X200 Ultra is expected to be the most high-end camera-centric smartphone from the brand, and the images posted on a Chinese certification website are the first time we get a glimpse of this phone’s design.

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  Samsung, Apple Said to Be Working on New Battery Technology to Increase Capacities

  Samsung and Apple are reportedly developing technology for larger smartphone battery capacities, without significantly increasing thickness. New batteries with improved capacities are expected to arrive in future flagship models. Chinese smartphone makers are said to be working on phones with 8,000mAh batteries that could debut later this year.

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  Honor Magic 6 Pro Gets MagicOS 9 Update With AI Translate and More Features in India

  MagicOS 9 is rolling out for the Honor Magic 6 Pro in India, the company announced on Friday. It was first unveiled in October in China and the Magic 6 Pro becomes the first Honor smartphone in India to receive the Android 15-based update. As per the Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM), MagicOS 9 improves system fluidity and responsivenes...

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  Redmi 14C 5G Colourways, Display Details Teased Ahead of January 6 Launch

  Redmi 14C 5G will be launched in India in January. As we wait for the official reveal, the Chinese smartphone brand has released new teasers via its social media handles showing off the colour options and display details of the phone. The upcoming smartphone will be launched in three shades with a 6.88-inch display with 120Hz refresh rate.