China’s 5G smartphone shipment is about to reach 140 million units in 2020, and all new models released by major manufacturers in the Chinese market will be 5G mobile phones, according to Counterpoint Research.
China Smartphone Market
China’s smartphone market closed at 369 million units in shipment in 2019, down 7% year-on-year.
Huawei has the largest market share of China's smartphone market (38.5% in 2019). Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Apple rank the second to the fifth respectively.
Xiaomi in Q2 2020; connected IoT devices reached 271 million
Revenue from Xiaomi’s smartphone segment was RMB61.952 billion and RMB31.628 billion in the first half and second quarter of 2020 respectively, and the smartphone shipments reached 28.3 million units.
Xiaomi in Q1 2020; overseas market accounts for half of total revenues
In Q1 2020, Xiaomi’s total revenue for the period reached RMB49.7 billion, representing an increase of 13.6% year-over-year. Adjusted net profit for the period was RMB2.3 billion, an increase of 10.6% year-over-year.
China smartphone shipments down 18% in Q1 2020 (Updated)
In Q1 2020, China’s smartphone shipments totaled 72.6 million according to Canalys, a year-on-year decrease of 18%. Smartphone sales in China fell by 22% YoY and 24% QoQ in Q1 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 Pandemic. The top five OEMs HOVX (Huawei, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi) and Apple accounted for a record 93% of […]
Baidu launched cloud-based virtual smartphone
Baidu Smart Cloud officially released “Cloud Mobile Phone”. The so-called Cloud Mobile Phone is a virtual smartphone with all applications running on the cloud so that the performance of the mobile phones can no longer be limited by its hardware. Baidu Cloud Phone is a combination of ARM server, cloud computing, and Android OS. It […]
Postponed or canceled purchase due to Covid-19: China vs. US vs. UK
65% of Chinese consumers have postponed or canceled their traveling due to the impact of COVID-19, according to a survey by Strategy Analytics. 43%, 41%, and 37% have postponed or canceled the holidays, automobile purchases, and smartphone purchases respectively. Smartphones and 5G were not immune from delayed purchasing in China. 37% have delayed a new […]
Xiaomi highlights in 2019; MIUI MAU up 28% to 310M in 2019
In 2019, Xiaomi’s total revenue was RMB205.8 billion, an increase of 17.7% year-over-year. Adjusted net profit was RMB11.5 billion, an increase of 34.8% year-over-year. For Q4 2019, Xiaomi recorded RMB56.5 billion in revenue, an increase of 27.1% year-over-year, while adjusted net profit was RMB2.3 billion, an increase of 26.5% year-over-year.
Smartphone shipment & market share in 2019: Worldwide vs. China
Global smartphone shipments grew 1% and reached 368.7 million units in Q4 2019, according to data from research company Canalys. Apple grew by 9% to 78 million units with 21.3% market share, followed by Samsung (70.2 million, 19.2%) and Huawei (56M, 15.2%). Xiaomi took fourth place, growing 23% to 33 million units with 9% market […]
Xiaomi launched 5G flagship Mi 10 smartphone series and a wireless charging speaker
Xiaomi last week unveiled its annual smartphone flagship devices: Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10. The Mi 10 series is among the firsts to feature Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 and boasts a 108MP 8K-enabled camera and an immersive audio experience with a dual stereo speaker system.
Xiaomi in Q3 2019; IoT platform saw 213 million connected devices
The number of connected IoT devices on Xiaomi’s IoT platform reached approximately 213.2 million in Q3 2019, up 62.0% YoY. The number of users who have five or more devices connected to Xiaomi’s IoT platform increased to 3.5 million, an increase of 78.7%. MAUof MIUI, Xiaomi’s Android-based operating system, reached 291.6 million. In September 2019, […]
China smartphone market in Q3 2019; Huawei 42% market share
Worldwide smartphone shipments increased 0.8% year over year in Q3 2019 after seven quarters of decline and Huawei doubled down on China, according to IDC. In total, companies shipped a total of 358.3 million smartphones during the quarter, which was up 8.1% QoQ.
Xiaomi launched new smartphones, smart watch, and smart TV for Double 11 2019
Xiaomi launched multiple smart devices this week including several smartphones (Mi CC9 Pro, Mi Note 10, Redmi Note 8T), smart watch Mi Watch, and Mi TV 5.
China telecom market in Q3 2019; internet TV users exceeded 292 million
In the first three quarters of 2019, the total number of mobile phone users of the three telecommunications companies in China, including China Mobile, China Unicom, and China Telecom, reached 1.598 billion, an increase of 3.3% according to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China.
WeChat mini-programs can be accessed on Samsung phones outside WeChat
Mini programs competition is heating up with ByteDance building its own ecosystem on its leading apps short-video TikTok and news Toutiao. With Alipay and Baidu following closely, WeChat is stepping up its Mini Program game by going beyond the WeChat interface and partnering with hardware vendors like Samsung.
Xiaomi in Q2 2019: smart hardware, IoT, AI, internet services
Xiaomi’s monthly active users (“MAU”) of MIUI reached 278.7 million, an increase of 34.7% YoY. AI assistant “ Xiao’ai ” had 49.9 million MAU; Xiaomi ranked 4th globally in terms of smartphone shipments; and, global shipments of its smart TVs reached 2.7 million units.