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Smartphone shipments in China decreased by 38 percent
In China, January 2020 smartphone shipment is too bad due to coronavirus, the phone shipments decreased by 38.9 percent. The CAICT (Chinese Academy of Information and Communication Technology) has recently shared this figure.
Also, deliveries of domestic brands declined by 42.9 percent. Coronavirus is said to be the main reason for the decline in smartphone shipments in China. However, that is not the only reason. The Chinese New Year holiday is also highlighted.
The Covid-19 outbreak even forced companies to close several factories in China. The same goes for some retail stores.
International Data Corporation (IDC) and Strategy Analytics said they expect China’s smartphone shipments to decrease more than 30 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of the year.
Overall domestic mobile phone market shipments. In January 2020, the total domestic mobile phone market shipment was 20.813 million units, a year-on-year decrease of 38.9%, of which 346,000 were 2G mobile phones, 15.003 million 4G mobile phones, and 5.465 million 5G mobile phones.
The number of new models listed in the domestic mobile phone market. In January 2020, 34 new models were launched, a year-on-year increase of 6.3%, of which 8 were 2G mobile phones, 18 were 4G mobile phones, and 8 were 5G mobile phones.
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
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Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.
