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- How Huawei Took Over the World - Wall Street Journal
- Xiaomi Mi Play official with 5.84-inch screen, one year of free data - PhoneDog
- Verizon may have two 5G Samsung phones: Galaxy S10 and the "Bolt" - PocketNow
| How Huawei Took Over the World - Wall Street Journal Posted: 25 Dec 2018 03:00 AM PST  The Huawei booth at the Consumer Electronics Show Asia 2018 in Shanghai. Photo: aly song/Reuters Founded in 1987 by former army engineer Ren Zhengfei, Huawei Technologies Co. is a Chinese colossus. The world’s largest supplier of telecom equipment and the No. 2 maker of mobile phones, its technology touches virtually every corner of the globe, and its massive R&D budget has made it a leader in 5G technology. Yet it has long faced scrutiny. Here’s how it found success. Dialing UpHuawei’s carrier business—which supplies the nuts and bolts of the telecommunications market to networks around the world—has always been the company’s heart and soul. Its enterprise business, which includes cloud computing, and its consumer businesses, selling smartphones and other gadgets, are growing fast. Long DistanceThe company got its start supplying telecom gear to rural areas of China, which remains its biggest market. Huawei later spread to other developing markets before capturing a significant share of Europe’s telecom market. A security center that scrutinizes its telecom equipment helped win over U.K. authorities, but it remains effectively locked out of the U.S., where it is considered a security threat, which Huawei denies. It still operates in more than 170 countries and employs 180,000 people. Big SpenderIn its early days, Huawei was accused of stealing technology, including by Cisco Systems Inc. in a 2003 lawsuit, which Huawei settled without admitted wrongdoing. Now it has the biggest R&D budget of any tech company in China, last year pouring $13 billion last year into developing its own technologies, outpacing Intel Corp. and spending almost as much as Google parent Alphabet Inc. Huawei says that 80,000 people—45% of its employees—work on R&D. They make chips, design phones and work on 5G technology. Catching UpIn 2015, Huawei became the world’s biggest maker of networking equipment—gear like base stations, routers, modems and switches. Its rise has alarmed some officials in Washington, who say its products could be used to spy on Americans and allies. Washington has never proved the claims and Huawei has long denied them. Phoning It InNot only does Huawei dominate in telecom equipment—it wants to sell you the phone that connects to that equipment, too. Earlier this year, it surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s No. 2 vendor of smartphones world-wide, behind only Samsung Electronics Co. Devices like the P20 feature top-of-the-line photography, helping shake the image of Chinese-made gadgets as cheap knockoffs. Who Owns Huawei Chinese President Xi Jinping is shown around Huawei’s offices in London by its president, Ren Zhengfei, on Oct. 21, 2015. Photo: Matthew Lloyd/Zuma Press Huawei’s ownership structure has long attracted scrutiny. The company is privately held, and Huawei says it is owned by its employees, with Ren Zhengfei controlling a 1.4% stake and the rest distributed among 81,000 employees. U.S. officials have said the arrangement is opaque and leaves unclear whether Beijing has a hand in the company’s operations, which Huawei denies. Huawei and the World Huawei’s stand at the Cebit digital fair in June 2018. Photo: Hauke-Christian Dittrich/Zuma Press Huawei’s ascent has been aided by partnerships with a slew of Western companies. It’s a huge buyer of chips from Intel, with whom it researches 5G technology. International Business Machines Corp. has been a key consultant. In 2012 a Huawei official said that without IBM, “We could not have had the Huawei of today.” Huawei’s first big break overseas was its 2005 contract with U.K. carrier BT Group PLC and it maintains a big presence there. 5G R&D Semiconductor suppliers of Huawei P20 Pro 27% HiSilicon* (China) 61% Samsung (South Korea) 3% Skyworks (U.S.) 2% Broadcom (U.S.) 7% Others  Semiconductor suppliers of Huawei P20 Pro 27% HiSilicon* (China) 61% Samsung (South Korea) 3% Skyworks (U.S.) 7% Others 2% Broadcom (U.S.)  Semiconductor suppliers of Huawei P20 Pro 27% HiSilicon* (China) 61% Samsung (South Korea) 3% Skyworks (U.S.) 7% Others 2% Broadcom (U.S.)  Semiconductor suppliers of Huawei P20 Pro 61% Samsung (South Korea) 27% HiSilicon* (China) Broadcom (U.S.) Skyworks (U.S.) 7% Others 2% 3% *Fully owned subsidiary of Huawei Source: ABI Research A huge R&D budget means Huawei develops many of its own advanced technologies. HiSilicon, its chip-design firm, is the seventh-largest in the world. Just a fraction of the semiconductor components inside Huawei’s top-of-the line P20 smartphone come from American suppliers, in contrast to rivals who use far more U.S. chips in their phones. Analysts say Huawei’s self-reliance could insulate it from further U.S. action aimed at cutting off its access to American parts. Write to Dan Strumpf at daniel.strumpf@wsj.com |
| Xiaomi Mi Play official with 5.84-inch screen, one year of free data - PhoneDog Posted: 24 Dec 2018 09:00 AM PST We've seen Xiaomi approach the notch a few different ways in the past. The Mi 8 had a fairly large notch above its screen, the Redmi 6 Pro had a smaller notch, and the Mi Mix 3 ditched the notch altogether for a slider design. Now a new Xiaomi phone has been announced with another notch style. The Xiaomi Mi Play is now official, boasting a half-circle water droplet notch at the top of its screen. There's a bit of a chin at the bottom of the Mi Play's face, too, and the display that's in the middle is a 5.84-inch 2280x1080 screen with Gorilla Glass 5 and a 19:9 aspect ratio. Xiaomi touts that the Mi Play's compact design helps to make it good for one-handed use. Around back, the Mi Play offers a dual rear camera setup with a 12MP main sensor and 2MP secondary sensor. This setup has features like portrait mode for adding background blur to your photos, as well as HDR and electronic image stabilization. There's a fingerprint reader on the back, too. The front of the Mi Play is home to an 8MP selfie camera. Xiaomi has crammed an octa-core MediaTek P35 processor inside the Mi Play along with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. There are dual SIM slots included as well as a microSD card slot if the Mi Play's internal storage isn't sufficient for your needs. The battery in the Mi Play is a 3000mAh pack, and you recharge over microUSB.
One other notable detail of the Xiaomi Mi Play is that every phone comes with a SIM card that includes a free data package with 10GB of 4G data every month for one year. "Xiaomi obtained an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) commercial license from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in July this year, after participating in a nationwide MVNO trial program for three years," the company explains. The Xiaomi Mi Play has launched in China at a price of 1099 yuan, or $159 USD. It's unclear where else in the world it might launch, but like most Xiaomi phones, it's unlikely that the Mi Play will ever make its way to the U.S. While the Xiaomi Mi Play isn't the most high-end phone around, it's a decent-looking phone with fun colors and several features that you'd expect from a smartphone nowadays, like a dual rear camera setup. Perhaps the most interesting part is the free data package, which offers a good amount of high-speed data each month and could help to cut down on your monthly bills. |
| Verizon may have two 5G Samsung phones: Galaxy S10 and the "Bolt" - PocketNow Posted: 24 Dec 2018 05:00 PM PST [unable to retrieve full-text content]
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