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Transsion: Africa’s smartphone king from Shenzhen

Is the Chinese market indispensable? The company Transsion from Shenzhen proves otherwise. It has consciously chosen not to sell its smartphones in its home country and is now achieving significant success in the global south.

By Jörn Petring

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Xiaomi's EV rolls up the car market

Companies from other sectors are giving traditional car companies serious competition. Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi will launch its first EV in early 2024. A plant capable of manufacturing 200,000 vehicles annually is already ready.

By Christian Domke Seidel

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Royole: stretchable displays for aircraft

Flexible displays have the potential to turn the tech world upside down. One of the most important developers is the Chinese start-up Royole. The Shenzhen-based company unveiled the first foldable smartphone for the mass market in 2018. Now, in cooperation with Airbus, the company wants to revolutionize the entertainment system in airplanes with ultra-thin screens.

By Frank Sieren

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HarmonyOS: Huawei introduces its own mobile phone operating system

It is supposed to be the Android killer and free the company from part of its US dependency. Indeed, Huawei showed many interesting and useful features during the presentation of HarmonyOS. A gradual market launch is now starting in Asia. But how new is the new product really? Experts smell a label fraud.

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