X tipster @UniverseIce dropped a video showing smoother animations of the One UI 7.0. The clip is more likely a screen recording done on the Galaxy S25/Plus phone.

Note that the clip has been deleted from YouTube. But another tipster has managed to get it. Tap HERE to check the smoother animations of the new software build.

Although the interesting part of this clip is the fluid transitions. The overall motions like swipe gestures as well as the opening and closing of apps appeared faster and more stable. Users will probably have the best animation experience with One UI 7.

It doesn’t show any lag or glitches while opening/closing apps. Switching between apps is much easier and faster than ever. Just a simple touch and users will see quicker responses.

Some applications that were indulged in this animation testing are Gallery, Settings, Phone, and Camera. These appeared in redesigned icons. The Weather widget also gets a makeover with a thinner shape than the previous major upgrade.

It’s just the beginning and Samsung could make ever better changes with the stable version.

Samsung One UI 7 video leak reveals smoother animations than ever (Image Credits: X)

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The Chinese smartphone market report by Canalys shows that Huawei has sold 10.8 million units in Q3 2024. It obtained the second spot with a 16% market share.

Last year (same period), the company shipped 8.7 million smartphone units, capturing 13% of the market share. This time, Huawei earned a hike of 2.1 million units.

These achievements ultimately raised the company’s annual growth rate by 24%. According to the report, Huawei’s overall progress has been driven mainly by an active channel strategy to support its newly launched flagship products.

Canalys further notes that the world’s first triple foldable – Mate XT has also contributed to the company’s smartphone sales revenue. The tri-fold resulted in huge excitement among consumers for the upcoming Mate 70 lineup.

One of the Canalys Research Analysts – Lucas Zhong says:

“Huawei’s Mate XT Ultimate, released in September, sparked discussions about tri-fold, driving attention to its coming Mate series.”

Lucas adds that Huawei, Honor, and other Chinese tech makers have now entered the AI phase with smarter features. These additions aim to enhance user experiences.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market report (Image Credits: Canalys)

Apart from Huawei, vivo remains at the top with a shipment of 13 million units. Honor ranked third and sold 10.3 million phones but declined from the last year’s figure. Xiaomi is in fourth place and sold 10.2 million units, achieving a 15% market share.

Apple is standing in fifth position with 10 million unit shipments and has obtained 14% of the market share. But the annual progress dropped by 6%. Good news is iPhone 16 series is performing well in the Chinese market despite AI-less features.

The overall Chinese smartphone market in Q3 2024 has sold 69.1 million units, an increase of 4% YoY. The respective sector is in its most active period of the year and may show new increments in the next quarter of 2024.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market report (Image Credits: Canalys)

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Counterpoint released the Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone listing today with an increment of 2.3% YoY. The top 3 rankers in this report are Vivo, Huawei, and Xiaomi.

Huawei ranked second in the Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone report, thanks to the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series. Counterpoint notes that the company has a strong foothold in the market. With constant determination, the firm achieved 30% YoY growth.

The report further states that the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series eventually contributed the most to Huawei’s sales this time. Launched last year, the Mate 60 Pro is still an in-demand product among consumers for its amazing features.

Pura 70 series on the flip side, is a major attraction point in the market. Its trendy design, camera capabilities, AI features, the Kirin 9010 5G chip, and satellite functions have boosted its shipment to 6.5 million units in just six months.

The popularity of both the lineups reflects Huawei’s strong presence in the Chinese premium smartphone segment. The company holds 16.4% of the market share and sits at the second position with an increase of 29.7% in the annual growth rate.

As per a previous report, Pura 70 and Mate 60 series also helped Huawei to outpace Apple in the Chinese smartphone market for the third quarter of this year.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market ranking report (Image Credits: Counterpoint)

Huawei even reduced prices of the Pura 70 and Mate 60 series following the Mate 70 series launch preparations. The devices are available at a low cost under the Double 11 sale event as well as the VMall.

Other Rankers

Speaking of other rankers, Vivo is currently leading in the Chinese market with a 10.1% YoY growth and 19.2% market share. Xiaomi took the third spot with a progress rate of 13.4%. The credit goes to the Redmi K series and Mi smartphones.

Honor and OPPO grabbed fourth and fifth positions respectively with a significant downfall. Meanwhile, Apple is standing in the sixth spot with a 2.6% decline in growth rate. Although the company is expected to rise soon in the Chinese market.

Counterpoint adds that more than 70% of the iPhone 16 series sales came from the Pro and Pro Max models, as of October 8. This trend could lead to a boost in the company’s revenue in the time ahead.

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IDC recently released the Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone market report. It’s an analysis of how tech vendors performed in sales for the third quarter of this year.

Speaking of the top three rankers of the market in Q3, Vivo grabbed first place whereas the iPhone maker and Huawei ranked second and third respectively.

Apple has been edged out from the top 5 Chinese phone listing last time. But somehow, it has entered the space again. That could be due to the iPhone 16 series glowtime. Despite a comeback, the company faced a 0.3% decline in sales.

Huawei on the flip side, continued to roar in smartphone sales and surpass Apple in China. The company occupies 15.3% of the market share while its shipment progress has increased by 42.%. It is ahead of Apple sales in the third quarter, this year.

Regardless of a spot ahead, Apple is suffering in the Chinese smartphone market. Why so? Well, here are the reasons that summarize the fall of the iPhone maker.

1. Huawei Pura 70 series: A creative invention!

The flagship lineup launched in April this year. The name itself created a huge buzz among consumers as they were expecting the “P-70”. Another amazing part is the camera design. Unlike the P60, the Pura 70 adopted a new triangular lens framework.

Retractable lens of Pura 70 Ultra gives a Pro photographer-like feel to users. Also, the satellite image-sending capability increased the excitement of the Pura 70 series to a whole new level.

• Huawei Pura 70 series shipments crossed 6.5 million units

Although the years-ago design of the iPhone continues without any major changes. iPhone 16 appears as an exception with some sweet color options.

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (Image Credits: Huawei)

2. Mate 60 series, still in demand

Huawei Mate 60 series was launched last year but still has the same craze as at the release time. The Pro variant continues to rule the Chinese smartphone market for its significant features, Kirin 9000s chipset, and satellite calling capability.

3. China is supporting Huawei

Of course, the home ground is now having back of Huawei. Many Chinese firms prohibited the use of iPhones on the premises, following government norms. The aim is to use the least U.S. products as they continue to impose strict sanctions on the country.

Apart from Huawei, other competitors like Honor, Xiaomi, and Vivo are trying to stop Apple from gaining a foothold in the Chinese smartphone ground.

These reasons are probably affecting Apple iPhone’s sales in China. It’s not like Apple isn’t doing good. Many Chinese consumers still prefer iPhones rather than any other handset. Yet, the company has to make more effort to achieve success in China.

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A few HarmonyOS NEXT beta testers revealed that the smoothness of the new software is far ahead of iOS. Huawei greatly improved the overall flow of the device with the upgrade. App animations and transitions easily glide on the screen.

The software not only provides an impressive feel to the fingers but is also soothing to the eyes. A simple tap and swipe gesture is enough to perform a task.

Users who recently switched from an iPhone to a Huawei device said that iOS isn’t as good as HarmonyOS NEXT. This time, the Chinese firm has significantly improved the smoothness of the software. It brings a silky tactile feel with good visuals.

One of the HarmonyOS NEXT beta users said:

“The animation is truly smooth and pleasing to the eyes. I can just tap or swipe the screen and it’s even very relaxing. iOS is really a waste of time compared to its smoothness.”

It’s not the first time that Huawei HarmonyOS NEXT “smoothness” has been discussed among netizens. Some eager tipsters earlier shared their HarmonyOS NEXT experience and claimed it to be better than Android and iOS. Read More

HarmonyOS NEXT smoothness is far better than Apple iOS: Beta Users (Image Credits: Huawei/Weibo)

HarmonyOS NEXT also brings changes to the user interface. It comes with cleaner and simpler UI features that enable users to easily understand their device.

One may further discover a redesigned Control Center with larger icons as well as better fonts. Customizations for lock screen are also available in the new upgrade.

Apart from smoothness, Huawei has also enhanced the security level with its new software. HarmonyOS NEXT introduces excellent services that protect your data from harmful applications and even restrict them for around nine permissions.

HarmonyOS NEXT makes app installation safer than ever: Huawei

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IDC report shows that Huawei surpassed Apple in the Chinese smartphone sales ranking for Q3 2024. The analysis also counts some other tech giants with their progress and falls in the Chinese consumer market for the third quarter of this year.

Apple and Huawei made their way into the top five rankers list. The former grabbed second spot whereas the latter ranked third. Despite a rank ahead, Apple’s yearly iPhone sales dropped to 0.3%, achieving 15.6% of the market share in Q3 2023.

Huawei achieved third place in Q3 2024 with a market share of 15.3%. It’s just 0.3% less than that of Apple and increased by 4.3% from the last year (same period).

Regarding progress, the company excelled in the Q3 2024 Chinese phone sales ranking with 42.0% YoY. It’s the largest figure among all the top 5 rankers. This is the fourth consecutive quarter that Huawei continued to progress with double-digit sales.

Huawei’s growth over Apple is the result of booming sales of the Mate 60 and Pura 70 series. Both flagship lineups have been shining like stars in the Chinese smartphone market since their launch. You can check Pura 70 shipment details HERE.

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone sales report (Image Credits: IDC)

On the flip side, the Chinese authorities and firms constantly prohibited the use of iPhones in the country. This step affected the sales of the iPhone in the market.

Apple unveiled iPhone 16 models in September but the shine of this series also faded, following Huawei’s tri-fold phone. It looks like the Chinese OEM continues creating problems for the iPhone maker in every possible way it can.

Speaking of other rankers, Vivo caught the first place with 18.6% market share and 21.5% YoY growth. Xiaomi is in fourth place with a 14.8% market share and 12.8% YoY progress. Honor is last with 14.6% shares but a lag of 22.5% YoY annual growth.

Together, these rankers boosted Chinese smartphone shipments by 3.2% YoY (68.8 million units in the third quarter of this year). Arthur Guo, the senior research analyst at IDC China says:

“A significant wave of device upgrades is propelling the sustained recovery of the Chinese smartphone market. Despite ongoing challenges, consumers are highly motivated to purchase new smartphones after three years of pent-up demand.”

Q3 2024 Chinese smartphone sales report (Image Credits: IDC)

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Wall Street Journal reports that the Huawei Pura 70 series shipments have crossed 6.5 million units. The OEM launched the respective lineup in April this year, bringing it to global markets in May. On both sides, the devices performed well in sales.

Huawei has expected to ship 10 million units of Pura 70 models this year. Based on the current revelations, it seems the Chinese tech giant could achieve the shipment goal by the end of 2024, marking a new milestone in the smartphone market.

The Pura 70 smartphones have been giving a tough bang to Apple iPhones in China. It significantly affected the iPhone 15 series sales in the Chinese smartphone market due to its impressive camera design, high-end features, and Kirin 5G chip.

During the HarmonyOS NEXT launch event, Huawei announced that the Pura 70 series sales in the first three quarters increased by 154%. This rise has eventually boosted the company’s flagship smartphone shipment by 71% year-on-year.

Huawei Pura 70 series shipments crossed 6.5 million units (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

Huawei Consumer Business Group Chairman – Yu Chengdong says that the Pura 70 series shipment has upgraded the level of the company in the competition.

Despite U.S. sanctions, the tech giant continued to adopt advanced techs and features for its devices. Kirin 9010 5G for Pura 70 Ultra is the best example of this scenario. It uproots on 7nm process but offers optimized performance over previous chips.

The company is also ditching foreign components to a significant extent, supporting its native suppliers. A teardown reveals that Pura 70 series has more China-made parts than the Mate 60 smartphones and other previous-gen handsets.

Huawei is pacing slowly but steadily in the smartphone race. After the Pura 70 series, consumers have locked their eyes on the Mate 70. It would be worth seeing what major changes the next lineup will bring to boost Huawei’s sales revenue.

Huawei Pura 70 Ultra (Image Credits: Huawei/X)

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Weibo tipster @FixedFocus says that the Huawei Mate 70 series may adopt impressive satellite communication features. The new-gen satellite technology will mainly enhance the two-way messaging service for the upcoming flagship models.

It is unclear what new changes the Mate 70 series will bring in the satellite section. However, consumers can expect faster SMS deliveries, stronger signals, clearer communication on satellite calls, and some more surprising capabilities.

Further details hint that Mate 70 series satellite communication features will be “far ahead” of its rivals. For instance, the Magic 7 series and iPhone 16 series.

Huawei Mate 70 series may equip new satellite communication features (Image Credits: FixedFocus/Weibo)

The Chinese tech giant introduced satellite communication with the Mate 50 series. Initially, it was limited to one-way interaction where users could only send messages to their contacts. Although the P60 series brought two-way messaging capability.

With the Mate 60 Pro, Huawei launched the satellite calling feature that enabled users to connect with their friends or family more accurately even without a cellular network. Meanwhile, Pura 70 introduced the satellite image-sending feature.

Judging from the upgrade strategy, Huawei may welcome more amazing satellite features with the upcoming Mate lineup. The exact changes will be known with the Mate 70 series’ official unveiling in November.

Mate 70 series: Changes

Huawei is not only focusing on major specs and features but also the minor segments with the Mate 70 series. Touch response is one of the highlights in this aspect.

The company is expected to use a new touch IC chip that can determine the touch position more precisely on the screen. As a result, the touch response would be faster and more responsive than the previous-generation models.

The fingerprint scanner is another key feature. Huawei will likely adopt a side fingerprint sensor for the standard and Pro models, while an optical sensor for the high-end Mate 70 variants. You can have a glimpse of the device’s design below.

Huawei Mate 70 back cover leak reveals side fingerprint sensor, camera design

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According to the DigiTimesAsia, the Huawei Mate 70 series could debut in mid-November. The expected launch date for the flagship may fall on Singles’ Day 2024.

China is busy celebrating the Double Eleven sale fest. Several e-commerce channels organize this festival on the occasion of “Singles’ Day” which is on November 11 this year. The report hints that Huawei could launch its new Mate lineup on the same day.

Last year, Huawei unveiled the Mate 60 series on August 23 with a discrete launch. The same time and treatment were expected this year for the next Mate models.

However, the hardware and software optimizations of the Huawei Mate 70 series led to a delay in launch. While users expected to witness the flagship lineup in September 2024 clashing with the iPhone 16, it shifted to mid-November.

But the wait is seemingly about to end. Many Chinese tech giants are ready to showcase their new premium smartphones in the market and Huawei will probably join this race by November 11, 12 (Tuesday) or in the same week with Mate 70 series.

The report further says that the Mate 70 models have already entered mass production. Judging from last year’s promotion strategy, the company may directly unveil its new Mate handsets on Singles’ Day this year. But an official confirmation awaits on this matter.

This time, Mate 70 probably won’t trouble customers with its tight supply problems. Early inputs revealed that Huawei has prepared enough stock to meet the market demands without fail. The overall unit capacity is 50% more than the Mate 60 series.

Huawei Mate 70 series will bring major internal upgrades and some minor changes to the appearance. The devices may use the next-gen basalt body architecture, Kunlun Glass, and camera framework with better drop and wear-resistant properties.

Display and imaging capabilities will also fetch new upgrades to deliver the best viewing and photography experience. HarmonyOS NEXT and the rumored 5nm Kirin chip are also on the list to boost the performance of the new models.

Let’s see what else we will find with the new Mate 70 smartphones.

Huawei Mate 70 series tipped to debut by mid-November (Image Credits: Huawei)

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Zhao Ming – the CEO of Honor Devices says that many phone makers are focusing on AI this year. However, the Magic 7 series will bring the strongest AI experience.

The executive adds that last month, Apple introduced its Apple Intelligence AI technology. The iPhone maker drew attention to the goodness of AI with its new tech.

Although the company’s tech has a significant issue. Apple Intelligence can only perform well with the system apps. It often creates problems with the third-party applications. Such issues eventually ruin the device experience for consumers.

But that’s not the case with Honor AI Agent. It not only supports third-party apps but can also obtain the best cross-app connection. Thus, users will get seamless functioning while operating between the system and foreign apps with AI tech.

Honor says Apple Intelligence can’t match level with Magic 7 AI features (Image Credits: ZhaoMing/Weibo)

Magic 7 series also accompanies Qualcomm’s latest chipset which will lift the bar of AI to a whole new level. Consumers will eventually enter a more magical and shocking experience with the upcoming Magic lineup.

“Apple Intelligence can only operate its apps whereas, Honor’s AI Agent is already able to call third-party apps and perform cross-app operations. The two are incomparable in terms of technical difficulty” – says Zhao Ming.

On the flip side, Apple AI Intelligence is far away from China as it will come into the region next year whereas, Honor Magic 7 series is ready to go live this month.

Honor Magic 7 series will likely bring features like AI task management, AI image assistant, and AI car connection. Users can easily perform daily tasks, send messages, and control smart home products via voice commands for utter convenience.

Honor Magic 7 smartphone (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

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