Xiaomi is rumored to be working on a new phone with a 7,500mAh battery, which would be the largest battery ever fitted to a conventional smartphone, and I hope Apple, Samsung, and Google are paying attention.

Update: The story has been updated with Xiaomi's statement Austrian advocacy group Noyb has filed privacy complaints against six Chinese companies, including TikTok, Shein, and Xiaomi. According to a Reuters report,

Reports on global smartphone sales for 2024 differ on which brand came out on top, but the real winner was Xiaomi.

Apple took the number one spot but saw a 25% year-over-year decline after having shipped 13.1M units in the fourth quarter of 2024. The company had 17% of the Chinese smartphone market at the end of the fourth quarter, compared to 24% in the year-ago period.

Smartphone shipments for Apple and Samsung declined in the fourth quarter globally, as they grapple with intense competition from Chinese companies including Xiaomi, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) on Monday.

Apple's iPhones, despite new models with features like Apple Intelligence, lost global market share in 2024 amid China challenges.

Smartphone giant Apple Inc’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhones, minus their highly anticipated Apple Intelligence features, failed to gain traction in China, paving the way for the country’s domestic players in 2024.

New research says that overall smartphone sales rose by 4% year over year in 2024, but the iPhone's share slightly declined as rivals such as Xiaomi grew in popularity.

The controversial Chinese-owned app TikTok has gone offline, about an hour and a half before a deadline that would see it banned in the US.The app posted a message at about 10.30 p.m. eastern time saying: “Sorry,

As 2024 draws to a close, here's a list of the best affordable flagship smartphones of this year. So let's check them out.

TikTok dominated national headlines, but the most interesting Android news of the week might have been "Hey Google" related