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Apple continues to lead the premium smartphone market — defined as devices priced above US$400 — followed by Samsung, according to figures for 2018 from the analyst firm Counterpoint Research.

ANALYSIS The ascent of the iPhone over the years has been good news for Apple. But it now is also becoming bad news as the number of new features that can be added are dropping and the company has to resort to pushing prices higher and higher to keep its revenue levels up.

Four days after it denied that the payment checkout page on its website had been compromised, Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has completely changed its tune, admitting that it had indeed been attacked and nearly 40,000 users may be affected by the attack.

Mobile phone maker OnePlus has denied that the payment page on its website has been hacked, as has been claimed by a British security firm.

A British security outfit has raised the possibility that the online payment page of the phone company OnePlus may have been compromised, based on comments in OnePlus forums and the make-up of the site.

OnePlus is famous for its “Never Settle” slogan, but sadly makes compromises that shows you OnePlus settled and expects you to, too.

A staggering 87% of all smartphones sold in China in Q2, 2017, came from Chinese makers, leaving Apple and Samsung with the rest.

Apple’s iPhone 7 is now more than six months old, but it still trounces its Android competition including the brand new Samsung Galaxy S8.

A press release from OnePlus for its new US$399 OnePlus 3 flagship Android smartphone — regrettably not sold in Australia — got me thinking again about value for money.

Smartphone adoption in the Asia Pacific region, including in Australia and New Zealand, is exploding with predictions it will nearly double over the next five years amidst ‘hyper-competition’ between smartphone manufacturers like Apple, LG and Samsung.