Apple still has over 50% share of the premium smartphone market mactech.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mactech.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
However, that s about to change. Huawei has been busy developing its own operating system, known as HarmonyOS, which will replace Android in the future. And now, after a few years of testing and tweaking, Huawei appears ready to fully replace Android with this all-new software.
Huawei confirmed that Harmony OS will begin powering some devices from April, which means there will soon be much less reliance on Google and its Android software. There s no official word on an exact date when this update will take place but we may now know which phone will be the first to get this monumental change.
OPPO overtakes Huawei, Xiaomi, and Apple in Chinese mobile market androidcommunity.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from androidcommunity.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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With Huawei unable to trade with any US firms it s struggling to get all the parts it needs to build its popular devices.
Counterpoint also says that 5G devices are booming in China with 65 percent of all devices sold in Q4 2020 featuring this technology. This appears to also be giving Huawei a headache with Counterpoint saying, Its inventory for key components has been depleting and it will not be able to source 5G smartphone components.
With fewer parts, Huawei has been focusing on releasing premium devices and that s given other firms the chance to swoop in on the mid-range market.
OPPO has risen through the ranks to become the number one smartphone brand in China for the first time in January 2021, a new report said on Friday.According to Counterpoint Research s Market Pulse Service, OPPO s market share reached 21 per .