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Xiaomi designs and sells smartphones, tablets, fitness trackers, and apps. Since its launch in Beijing in 2010, the company has gone on to become one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, challenging Apple and Samsung for market share, particularly in China and Southeast Asia. 

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Hikvision, DJI and Xiaomi have had to confront a barrage of negative headlines over the past few weeks that could impact the overseas business of other Chinese tech companies.

Frustrated by Washington’s bans on exports of key components and software, the Chinese telecoms giant has built its own operating system; now, let the competition begin.

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  • The high-end SU7 Pro costs 245,900 yuan while the SU7 Max, the most powerful vehicle in the series, was priced at 299,900 yuan
  • Chinese EV tycoons including He Xiaopeng of Xpeng Motors, William Li Bin of Nio, and Li Xiang of Li Auto were present at the event

The ‘best looking, easiest to drive and smartest car’ will be priced below 500,000 yuan (US$69,424), CEO Lei Jun says. The company will start taking orders on Thursday.

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Concerns about Beijing’s potential to threaten US national security have spurred several bills seeking more scrutiny about who is representing Chinese interests.

The US tech giant’s latest initiative shows that it remains committed to boosting capital spending in the world’s largest smartphone market, despite sluggish iPhone sales.

The Chinese smartphone maker, which has started taking orders for its maiden EV model, will start deliveries on March 28. The market estimates the car to be priced from 200,000 yuan (US$27,865) to 370,000 yuan.

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Honor’s Magic6 Pro and Xiaomi’s 14 Ultra smartphones tout generative artificial intelligence features at mobile communications industry’s biggest trade show.

From Xiaomi to Xpeng, leading Chinese electric vehicle makers have expressed disbelief that Apple is ending its decade-long effort to build a car.

Oppo’s plan to bounce back in Europe comes a month after it signed a global patent cross-licensing agreement with Nokia, covering standard-essential patents in 5G.

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra hits the shelves amid cutthroat competition in the high-end smartphone segment, with Apple and Huawei the main rivals.

Xiaomi has told New Delhi that smartphone component suppliers are wary about setting up operations in India amid heavy scrutiny of Chinese companies by the government.

IDG is one of the oldest venture firms in the market and has been in China since 1993, having invested in more than 1,600 companies, with 500 of them going public or getting acquired.

Huawei’s return to form in the world’s largest smartphone market was jump-started by the surprise release last August of its Mate 60 Pro 5G handset.

The new batch includes a number of industry-specific LLMs, compared with the general AI models from previous approvals, reflecting how the technology is being used to boost efficiency in enterprises.

The collaboration between Samsung and Baidu comes as the race to integrate generative artificial intelligence features into handsets has intensified in the world’s largest smartphone market.

CATL, which had a 37.4 per cent share of the global battery market last year, will start construction on the Beijing plant this year, city’s economic planner says.

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Companies from Alibaba to Tencent have been slashing external investments amid an economic slowdown, regulatory headwinds and geopolitical tensions, according to data compiled by a Chinese consultancy.

Realme’s 12 Pro+ smartphone to launch at the end of January will focus on providing a better zoom lens at a budget price, as the Chinese firm caters to young overseas users.

The app’s launch is likely to bolster Apple’s major digital services business in China, which remains the US tech giant’s largest market in terms of App Store-related revenue.

Li Auto, Great Wall Motor, Zeekr and the new electric vehicle unit of Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi will use Nvidia’s Drive technology to power their next-generation fleets.

Apple continued to lead the smartphone industry’s premium segment in 2023, but saw its global share decline mainly because of Huawei’s strong 5G handset market comeback with its Mate 60 series.

Slowing growth, intensifying competition and a bruising price war will pile pressure on the 200-plus Chinese EV makers this year, with some underachieving players likely to buckle and fold.

We rank the five best smartphones released in 2023 – the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max and Google’s Pixel 8 Pro, two important foldable phone entrants and the best camera phone bar none.