Digitimes Research: Room for further development in China smartphone market

Mar 21, 14:00

Sales of smartphones in China are expected to top 330 million units in 2013, making the market a fierce battle field for local and international smartphone brands and inducing makers...

China market: Coolpad hopes to regain mid-range, high-end smartphone share

Nov 7, 21:48

China-based handset maker Coolpad hopes to re-enter the mid-range and high-end smartphone market in China by introducing smartphone products with China Mobile that will be priced...

China market: Smartphone vendors strengthening ties with retail and online channels

Sep 25, 14:00

China-based ZTE, Huawei Technologies and other handset vendors have been strengthening ties with local retail channels or online stores to boost sales of their smartphones, given...

China market: Dual-core CPUs, 4-inch displays become standards for entry-level smartphones

Sep 17, 12:02

Local brands in China have made upgrades to the specifications of their entry-level smartphones for the CNY1,000-1,500 (US$158-237) segment making dual-core 1GHz processors and 4-inch...

Coolpad to ship LTE smartphones to MetroPCS

Aug 23, 13:29

Smartphone vendor Coolpad will begin shipping its FDD-LTE-enabled Quattro 4G to US-based telecom service company MetroPCS, making it the third China-based smartphone vendor managing...

HTC to launch 5-inch smartphone in September-October, say sources

Aug 6, 14:58

HTC will step into the large-size smartphone segment by launching a flagship model with a 5-inch display featuring a resolution of 1794 by 1080 pixels in September-October, according...

Taiwan component makers look to orders from China-based smartphone vendors

Jul 27, 13:52

As China-based vendors Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad have had increasing market shares for smartphones in China, Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses and modules and other handset...

TCL Communication estimates decreased profitability for 2Q12, 1H12

Jul 17, 14:43

TCL Communication Technology Holdings, a handset arm of the TCL Group, has estimated that its operating profits for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 will decrease significantly...

Digitimes Research: Huawei, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad to take 40% of China smartphone market in 2012

Jun 27, 11:03

The development of China's smartphone market has drawn much attention, particularly in 2012, during which the local brands Huawei Device and ZTE will make it to the global top-10...

Booming smartphone sales in China not generating volume orders for Taiwan component suppliers

May 29, 15:52

Although China has become as the world's largest smartphone market since the third quarter of 2011, orders for handset components and parts from China to Taiwan-based component suppliers...

Taiwan market: More China-based handset vendors to launch sub-NT$4,000 smartphones in 3Q12

May 25, 16:29

More China-based handset vendors are planning to launch sub-NT$4,000 (US$135) smartphones in the Taiwan market in the third quarter of 2012 following Taiwan Mobile's recent release...

China market: Samsung top smartphone vendor in January-February

Apr 19, 01:15

Samsung Electronics ranked as the top smartphone vendor in China in the first two months of 2012 with a 19.4% share, followed Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad with market shares...

China market: Top-4 local vendors to keep entry-level smartphone prices around CNY1,000 in 2012

Mar 30, 14:01

The top-4 China-based branded handset vendors - Huawei Device, ZTE, Lenovo and Coolpad - will continue to develop the CYN1,000 (US$159) smartphone segment in China in 2012 and will...

Coolpad ships over 10 million 3G smartphones in 2011

Mar 22, 15:46

Coolpad, a China-based handset vendor, shipped 10.75 million 3G smartphones in 2011, hiking 113% from 2010, according to Coolpad's mother company China Wireless Technologies.

China market: Handset makers upgrading hardware specifications of sub-CNY1,000 smartphone models

Feb 17, 15:07

China-based handset makers, including ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad, have continued to upgrade the hardware specifications of their sub-CNY1,000 (US$159) smartphone models...

China handset makers to push sales of sub-CNY1,000 smartphones to mature markets

Feb 16, 16:38

Having mass-produced smartphones with a price tag of around CNY1,000 (US$159) for the China market since 2011, China-based handset makers ZTE, Huawei Device, Lenovo and Coolpad plan...

China market: Handset makers form alliance to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits

Dec 30, 01:15

A number of handset makers in China, including Lenovo, ZTE, TCL, Coolpad and Konka, has formed an alliance in preparation to counter possible patent infringement lawsuits to bring...

Coolpad sets up marketing joint venture in Taiwan

Oct 21, 16:53

Coolpad, a China-based vendor of handsets for sale under the own brand Coolpad, on October 20 announced the establishment of Taiwan Coolpad Technology, a marketing joint venture with...

China handset and solution makers form alliance to push global image and sales

Apr 27, 01:25

More than 30 makers in the upstream and downstream handset industries in China have recently formed an alliance, aiming to promote brand image as well as to push sales of China-made...

Taiwan market: China-based Coolpad to launch Android smartphones N930, D530 in 1Q11

Dec 14, 01:25

China-based vendor Coolpad will for the first time launch Android smartphone models, N930 and D530, in the Taiwan market through cooperation with Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT),...

Taiwan market: APBT ties up with China-based Yulong to expand CDMA handset sales

Feb 3, 14:49

Taiwan-based CDMA operator Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT) has signed a strategic alliance with China-based handset maker Yulong Computer Telecommunication Scientific (Shenzhen),...

Taiwan market: APBT handset purchases to top 800,000 units in 2009

Oct 7, 14:59

Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only 3G mobile telecom carrier that adopts the CDMA 2000 standard, expects its handset purchases, including CDMA and dual-mode CDMA-GSM...

China market: Smartphone sales expand over 12% on year in September

Nov 11, 17:02

Volume sales of smartphones in the China market grew 12.2% on year to 2.53 million units in September 2008. Nokia, Motorola and Dopod China were the top-three branded vendors, according...