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2025.04.08

08:25

United Imaging Healthcare: Obtained Multiple Medical Device Registration Certificates

United Imaging Medical announced that the company has obtained a number of medical device registration certificates in China and major overseas markets since 2025. Specifically, they include: medical angiography X-ray machine uAngio 960 X (valid until December 29, 2027), magnetic resonance imaging system uMR 600 Max and uMR 670 Max (valid until March 11 and 25, 2030), positron emission X-ray computed tomography system uMI Panvivo (valid until March 31, 2030), radiotherapy contouring software uIPW and radiotherapy planning system uTPS OmniplanTx (valid until December 29, 2029), positron emission and X-ray computed tomography scanning system uMI Panvivo (valid until March 1, 2029). The acquisition of the above registration certificates will enrich the company's product range and enhance its core competitiveness.

2025.03.25

16:49

vivo establishes robot lab and debuts its latest mixed reality headset in Boao

vivo announced the establishment of a robot lab at the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 Annual Meeting, and brought the latest technological achievements such as the Blue Technology Matrix, vivo mixed reality headset, and 6G field to the Boao venue. vivo said it will focus on incubating the "brain" and "eyes" of robots, while focusing on the consumer market, developing robot products for personal and family scenarios, and returning to the scene, solving pain points, and iterating products through the path of "gradual breakthrough and laying eggs along the way". In addition, the vivo X200 Ultra, which will be released next month, will also be unveiled in Boao, and will integrate vivo's latest technological breakthroughs in the field of imaging.

16:27

Hu Baishan, Executive Vice President of vivo: Robots are the future of the mobile phone industry

On March 25, vivo announced the establishment of a robot lab at the Boao Forum for Asia 2025 Annual Meeting, and showcased the vivo mixed reality headset and the new product X200 Ultra to be released next month. Hu Baishan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of vivo, said that the mobile phone industry is a microcosm of China's technological innovation, and robots are the future of the mobile phone industry. According to him, vivo will focus on incubating the "brain" and "eyes" of robots, while focusing on the consumer market, developing robot products for personal and family scenarios, and returning to the scene, solving pain points, and iterating products through the path of "gradual breakthrough and laying eggs along the way."

2025.03.24

14:00

vivo responds to the establishment of Robot LAB: It is true, focusing on home robots

Recently, it was reported that vivo has established a robot LAB (laboratory). This independent center will focus on the incubation and research of robot-related products, with a focus on home robots. Vivo confirmed this, and relevant sources said that more information about the robot business will be disclosed at the Boao Forum for Asia.

11:14

vivo established a robot LAB, and the official website has displayed the recruitment information of the chief scientist of robot

On March 24, it was learned that vivo has established an independent center for robot LAB, which will focus on the incubation and research of robot-related products, and will focus on home robots. According to the recruitment information on vivo's official website, the company has now begun recruiting for the position of chief robot scientist. The position requires scientists and academic leaders who have made outstanding achievements in the field of embodied intelligence/robotics or related research directions, have been recognized by international peers, and can lead the establishment of relevant R&D teams. As early as December 2023, Hu Baishan, executive vice president and chief operating officer of vivo, told a reporter from Interface News that vivo plans to enter the humanoid robot track.

2025.02.27

19:13

Lei Jun: In January 2025, Xiaomi's mobile phone market share will rank second in China

At the Xiaomi Mi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi Mi SU7 Ultra new product launch conference today, Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi Group, delivered a speech. He said that Xiaomi Mi 15 is Xiaomi's most successful flagship mobile phone product. He cited data that in January 2025, Xiaomi mobile phones ranked second in China with a market share of 16.8%. The list shows that Huawei ranked first, and vivo, OPPO and Apple ranked third, fourth and fifth respectively.

2025.02.25

21:19

Agency: China's smartphone sales in January reached nearly 29 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%

On February 25, market research firm Counterpoint released a report saying that in order to better take advantage of the wave of phone replacement brought about by subsidies, mobile phone brand manufacturers and distributors have actively lowered the retail prices of some selected models, making this year's Spring Festival a more attractive sales season for consumers. According to Counterpoint's "Monthly Mobile Phone Sales Report", China's smartphone market sales in January were close to 29 million units, a year-on-year increase of 17.6%. Huawei, vivo and Xiaomi occupied the top three positions, together accounting for nearly 53.8% of total sales. In terms of price range, the sales growth in the market between 2,000 yuan and 5,000 yuan was more significant. Counterpoint said that by 2025, the "national subsidy" policy has stimulated the vitality of China's smartphone market. From January 20 to January 26, sales of smartphones in China increased by nearly 65% year-on-year to more than 9.5 million units, indicating that Chinese consumers have made a good initial response to the subsidy policy.

2025.02.24

17:16

Huawei's foldable phone market share has led for five consecutive years, with a market share of 73% in 2025

The latest report from a market research organization shows that China's foldable screen mobile phone shipments will reach 9.17 million units in 2024, a year-on-year surge of 30.8%. Among them, Huawei ranks first with a market share of 51.29%, followed by Honor, vivo, Samsung, and Xiaomi. It is worth noting that Huawei has led the Chinese foldable screen mobile phone market for the fifth consecutive year. Over the past five years, despite the continuous influx of players in the track and fierce competition in technical parameters, Huawei has maintained an average annual market share of 50.3%. According to industry news, Huawei's foldable screen market share has further climbed to 73% since 2025, and technical barriers and ecological construction have continued to expand its leading advantage.

2025.02.13

15:19

vivo announced that its mobile operating system will be deeply integrated with the full-blooded version of DeepSeek

Vivo's mobile phone operating system OriginOS officially announced that vivo will deeply integrate the full-blooded version of DeepSeek, claiming that "the Blue Heart large model and DeepSeek dual-engine drive."

2025.02.12

10:09

China's mobile phone market data for January released: Huawei ranks first in activation volume, Xiaomi has the fastest growth rate

Data from a third-party research organization shows that in January 2025, Chinese manufacturers took the top three positions in terms of activation volume in the Chinese mainland mobile phone market. In terms of activation volume, Huawei had 6.3481 million units, with a market share of 19.3%, Xiaomi had 5.7053 million units, with a market share of 17.34%, and vivo had 5.4817 million units, with a market share of 16.66%. OPPO ranked fourth and Apple ranked fifth. Among the top five manufacturers, Xiaomi grew by 42.49% year-on-year, the fastest growth rate and far ahead of other manufacturers. Apple rarely experienced negative year-on-year growth.

2025.02.11

16:57

Agency: Southeast Asia's smartphone market will grow by 11% in 2024, with OPPO topping the annual list for the first time

Market analysis agency Canalys released a report that in 2024, the Southeast Asian smartphone market rebounded strongly, with manufacturers shipping 96.7 million units, an increase of 11% year-on-year, ending two consecutive years of decline. OPPO led the market for the first time, with 16.9 million units shipped, accounting for 18% of the market share, a year-on-year increase of 14%. Samsung followed closely behind, with 16.6 million units shipped, gaining 17% of the market share. Transsion and Xiaomi tied for third place, each with 16% of the market share, while vivo ranked among the top five with a 13% market share.

2025.01.21

12:39

Agency: China's smartphone sales will drop 3.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024

According to Counterpoint's monthly mobile phone sales report, China's smartphone sales fell 3.2% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2024, making it the only quarter in 2024 to experience a year-on-year decline. In the fourth quarter, Huawei ranked first in market share, followed by Xiaomi and Apple. Faced with fierce competition from Huawei and other Chinese mobile phone brand manufacturers' expansion in the high-end market, Apple ranked third in the fourth quarter of 2024 with a market share of 17.1%. From a full-year perspective, China's smartphone sales increased by 1.5% year-on-year, a rebound from the year-on-year decline of 1.4% in 2023. Vivo ranked first with a market share of 17.8%, followed by Huawei with 16.3%, and Xiaomi ranked third with a market share of 15.7%.

11:55

Agency: India's smartphone shipments will grow 5% in 2024, Apple will enter the top five for the first time in the fourth quarter

According to market research firm Canalys, in the fourth quarter of 2024, smartphone shipments in India fell 4% to 37.2 million units as manufacturers adjusted inventory after the holidays. Vivo ranked first with 7.5 million units shipped and a 20% market share. Xiaomi followed closely in second place with 5.7 million units. Samsung ranked third with 5.4 million units. OPPO (excluding OnePlus) and Apple ranked in the top five, with shipments of 4.2 million and 4 million units, respectively. Driven by active promotions and strong holiday demand, Apple won the fifth place for the first time.

2025.01.14

08:39

Canalys: Global smartphone market grows 3% in Q4 2024

Market analysis agency Canalys released a report pointing out that in the fourth quarter of 2024, the global smartphone market grew by 3% to 330 million units.

2024.12.30

11:25

Vivo's internal MR team has reached 500 people and the prototype experience will be launched in September next year

On December 30, Hu Baishan, executive vice president of vivo, said in an interview that vivo's MR team has reached a scale of 500 people, and it is expected to launch a high-fidelity prototype experience in more than a dozen cities across the country in September 2025. The product has surpassed Apple in some indicators. In terms of commercialization progress, it depends on the matching of the content ecosystem.

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