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Four Chinese video apps were recognized by Apple this year, and TikTok isn’t one of them
Seemingly young streamer in spotlight after she was exposed as a middle-aged woman
Seemingly young streamer in spotlight after she was exposed as a middle-aged woman
ByteDance is joining tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba with their own branded handset, but will it work?
ByteDance is joining tech giants like Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba with their own branded handset, but will it work?
Pink handsets for women, black and green gamer handsets for men: Does targeting genders work?
Pink handsets for women, black and green gamer handsets for men: Does targeting genders work?
Meitu takes another crack at beauty hardware after giving up on smartphones
Meitu takes another crack at beauty hardware after giving up on smartphones
But there's more to China's smartphone battle than just the winners. Beneath all of them are the smaller players that are struggling to weather the increasingly cutthroat competition: In that Q3 report we talked about in the previous story, everyone outside of Vivo, Oppo, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi and Apple are down 48% year-on-year. Meitu, whom you might know better as the maker of selfie editing software, is one of them. It sold a meager 533,000 units in the first half of this year. And this week, it finally raised the white flag and handed over its smartphone business to Xiaomi.
But there's more to China's smartphone battle than just the winners. Beneath all of them are the smaller players that are struggling to weather the increasingly cutthroat competition: In that Q3 report we talked about in the previous story, everyone outside of Vivo, Oppo, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi and Apple are down 48% year-on-year. Meitu, whom you might know better as the maker of selfie editing software, is one of them. It sold a meager 533,000 units in the first half of this year. And this week, it finally raised the white flag and handed over its smartphone business to Xiaomi.
Meitu shutting down shopping app that was supposed to use filters
Meitu shutting down shopping app that was supposed to use filters
They also have an awesome Sailor Moon phone
They also have an awesome Sailor Moon phone
Meitu, meaning “beautiful picture”, is China’s most popular app for improving selfies -- a necessity in a country obsessed with selfies. Meitu app had 115 million monthly active users in June 2018.
Meitu, meaning “beautiful picture”, is China’s most popular app for improving selfies -- a necessity in a country obsessed with selfies. Meitu app had 115 million monthly active users in June 2018.
The T9 is made for serious selfie-takers
The T9 is made for serious selfie-takers