Qualcomm Technologies has announced its Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 Mobile Platform, which the chipset maker is promoting as a platform for the universal user, having something for everyone from gassed up gaming to GenAI support.
Research group TrendForce’s latest research finds that in Q3 2024 smartphone sales surged, with the launch of flagship models by major brands propelling global smartphone production to a quarter on quarter increase of 7%.
Australia's smartphone market rebounded sharply in the first half of 2024, with sales surging 8% year-over-year to 3.98 million units, driven by Android devices, according to Telsyte's latest research.
Oppo is launching the next model in its Reno line, with the Reno12 Pro and Reno12 to be offered for sale in Australia from 11 July. Both phones will be available for pre-sale from 27 June.
Apple has reported revenue of US$90.8 billion (A$137.34 billion) for its fiscal 2024 second quarter which ended on 30 March, down 4% year-on-year.
After 13 quarters, smartphone vendor Huawei has returned to the top of the list for the mainland China market, shipping 11.7 million units in the first three months of 2024 and capturing a 17% market share, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, attributing this to the performance of its Mate and nova series.
India's smartphone market, the second biggest in the world after China, has reached 35.3 million units, the technology analyst firm Canalys says, adding that this was because vendors entered the year with "an improved inventory situation, which allowed channels to embrace multiple new offerings launched during the quarter".
iPhone sales in China, the world's biggest smartphone market, fell 19.1% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2024, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research says.
Global smartphone shipments have risen by 7.8% year-on-year in the first three months of 2024 to 289.4 million units, the technology analyst firm IDC says.
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has launched a new model in its Reno line, at a much lower price than previously, with the Reno11 F 5G priced at $599.
New TWS earbuds, released by Chinese firm Oppo at the MWC in Barcelona last week, have gone on sale in Australia and can be purchased from the company's online store for $99.
Oppo has announced a new smartphone and a set of new TWS buds at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona overnight, along with a number of AI-centred initiatives and the prototype of the company's new AR glasses.
Chinese vendor Oppo has released the A18, another in its low-budget smartphone line, with the model available for $219 from a number of outlets.
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has signed a 5G patent cross-licensing agreement with Finnish phone firm Nokia and says all legal issues between the two companies will be sorted out.
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo has released another budget 5G model in Australia, with the A79 5G claimed to provide an exceptional audio-visual experience.
Apple has grabbed the top spot in global smartphone shipments for 2023, the first time it has done so and also the first time that a company other than Samsung has taken that position since 2010, the technology analyst firms Canalys and IDC report.
Australian smartphone shipments in the third quarter of 2023 fell by 9.3% year-on-year, the technology analyst firm IDC says, adding that the 1.81 million units shipped marked a fourth consecutive quarter of declines.
Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo MVNO amaysim, TPG and iiNet have unveiled deals for Black Friday.
Chinese smartphone vendor Oppo says it has begun rolling out ColorOS 14, its variant based on Android 14, to its 600 million active users.
Chinese smartphone maker Oppo and Swedish camera manufacturer Hasselblad announced a joint venture to co-develop the next generation of HyperTone Camera Systems in 2024 at the art fair Paris Photo 2023.
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