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2017 China Patent Statistics: Huawei Ranks Second in Number, OPPO Grows Fast

The State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) released its statistics and information about China’s major fields. In 2017, the number of patent applications in China was 1.38 million, a year-on-year increase of 14.2 percent.

Lenovo Sells Off R&D Center in Wuhan for 1.24 Billion Yuan

Is the frequent selling of buildings due to a lack of corporate competence or intense market competition?

IDC: Xiaomi and Samsung Tie for India’s No. 1 Handset Maker

Xiaomi and Samsung both shipped 9.2 million mobile phones, each accounting 23.5 percent of the Indian smartphone market during Q3, IDC reported on November 14. The two are now tied for India’s top mobile phone brand. The news marks the first time Xiaomi has caught up with Samsung to become the top smartphone in India.

Samsung Phone Sales Fall in China, Market Share Plummets to 1.6% in Q4

An army of Chinese brands led by Xiaomi has come to dominate the domestic smartphone market. SONY, Samsung, Blackberry and a large number of overseas brands have become its victims. Foreign media reported that Samsung’s smartphone market share in China fell to 2 percent in Q3, putting it in ninth place.

Huawei, Xiaomi, Vivo to Exceed 400M Shipped Units in 2017

China’s four major phone manufacturers – Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo – will ship more than 400 million units this year, the Electronic Times reported on November 1. Domestic sales are expected to account for more than 60 percent of the total.

Xiaomi to Overtake Indian Mobile Market in Q4

Strategy Analytics released a report on October 29, showing Samsung still ranks first in the Indian mobile market with a 26 percent market share in Q3, Yonhap News Agency reported. Samsung has maintained its market share in India for a number of years.

Transsion, the King of Mobile Phone in Africa Makes a Fortune in Low-profile

In a newly built office building in the technology zone of Shenzhen’s Nanshan District lies a plain-looking phone company. This company has few Chinese users, yet it sold over 80 million phones worldwide, far more than Xiaomi and vivo. The Shenzhen-based company named Transsion mainly targets the African market. According to the data of IDC, […]

Miss Fresh Completed $230 Million Financing, focusing on the “Cloud Refrigerator” Strategy

Introduction: From IYIOU.com on September 20. Miss Fresh(每日优鲜), an e-commerce fresh product company, announced that it had completed $230 million dollars C+ round financing in March this year, with Tiger Global and Genesis Capital as leading investors and Time Capital as joint investor. This round of financing is mainly used for the expansion of storehouses […]

Lei Jun says Xiaomi is a retail business and the goal is to be another MUJI

“I believe for most people, the “MI” brand is quite familiar. But few of them know Xiaomi well.” Lei Jun said so in a public speech on August 31. On August 31, at 2017 China Consumption Transformation and Upgrading Summit held by Shanghai International Business Conference, Lei Jun delivered a speech named Enhancing Efficiency is […]

Robot delivery a reality for the future

The future will be an era of robot deliveries and it will be unnecessary for couriers to work no matter rain or shine, according to Richard Liu, founder and CEO of JD.com Group. JD.com and Lenovo on July 20 announced a big data strategic collaboration, but did not disclose any details at the Lenovo Global […]

OnePlus Founder: The Differences Between OnePlus and Xiaomi

Yesterday OnePlus launched their new flagship device OnePlus 5. Here is an interview almost 3 years ago with OnePlus founder Peter Lau, at that moment their first generation product OnePlus One just made its debut. Recently, the British magazine “Connect” published the following: “What the Moto G did for the budget end of the market, […]

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