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Apple for the first time took second place in the Chinese smartphone market and is actively catching up with the leader
Apple for the first time ranked second in China’s smartphone market.
Counterpoint analysts assessed the Chinese market based on the results of the last quarter and the entire 2022. In the fourth quarter, Apple was the undisputed leader, as well as in the global market, thanks to the new iPhones. The company occupied 23.7% of the market against 17.2% of the nearest competitor. At the same time, Apple’s sales, like almost everyone else’s, sank. Only Huawei stands out here, having managed to increase supplies by 15%.
At the end of the year, Apple overtook Oppo and took second place with an 18% share. The leader represented by Vivo occupies 19.2%, that is, the gap is small. At the same time, Apple’s share has grown from 16% in 2021, while Vivo’s share has fallen from 21.5%. If the trend continues, Apple may well take the lead this year.
It can also be noted that the share of Oppo has also decreased, as well as the share of Xiaomi and Huawei. But Honor grew from 10.4% to 16.7%, that is, very significantly.
Overall, the Chinese market sank 14%, marking the fifth year in a row that smartphone sales have declined in the country.
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March 28 is a holiday for all users of the Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra. On this day, One UI 6.1 is released for smartphones
Samsung promised to release the latest One UI 6.1 firmware for Galaxy S23 series smartphones at the end of March, and now a specific date has been announced: a big event for all users of last year’s flagship line of the Korean company will take place on March 28.
This date was confirmed by the Chinese office of Samsung (Galaxy S23 users began receiving notifications about the release of One UI 6.1 on March 28), as well as by the moderator of the official Samsung forum.
It should be noted that not all Samsung Galaxy S23, Galaxy S23 Plus and Galaxy S23 Ultra will simultaneously and immediately receive the latest firmware. Typically, a company starts with several countries (China is apparently one of them), and then gradually expands its geography and user coverage.
Let us remind you that it became known earlier that smartphones of the Galaxy S23 line will receive all the AI functions (Galaxy AI) available for smartphones of the Galaxy S24 series.
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The official application for controlling Xiaomi SU7 is already available on iPhone
The official Xiaomi Auto app is currently available on the Apple App Store.
This application allows you to prepare for the release of the Xiaomi SU7 car. It contains the characteristics and technical parameters of the Xiaomi car.
Users of the application can book a time for a test drive, select and order their Xiaomi car, and track the status of the order.
In addition, the application turns the smartphone into a remote control for most car functions and allows you to receive prompt information about battery charging and other parameters.
The application requires an iPhone with iOS 13.0 or a newer operating system.
Sales of Xiaomi SU7 will begin on March 28.
Phones
The iPhone 16 Pro will be released only in six months, and the first test results of the Apple A18 Pro have already appeared on the Internet
The first results of testing the Apple A18 Pro single-chip system, which should be installed in the iPhone 16 Pro, appeared today on the Internet.
The device running Apple A18 Pro scored 3570 and 9310 in Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core tests, which is 22% and 28% faster compared to the A17 Pro. In Geekbench 5, the Apple A18 Pro scored 2571 and 7359, which is 20% and 38% higher than the A17 Pro.
In the second leak, the results are somewhat closer to the A17 Pro. The future chipset scored 2822 and 8571 points in Geekbench 6, as well as 2517 and 7359 points in Geekbench 5.
The Weibo user who shared the comparison testing results says that these only show the state that current prototypes are in. This is because Apple and other companies allow their chipsets to perform at their maximum potential. OEMs then work to achieve a balance between performance and energy efficiency. We will find out what the real performance will be closer to the release of new products.
The Apple A18 Pro chip is expected to be based on TSMC’s 3nm process. According to rumors, it will consist of two powerful processor cores and six low-power cores.
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