Haven't they been saying that for years?
That's _exactly_ what Apple did when they released the iPhone, it was higher priced than just about everything on the market. I think a BlackBerry started around $200. Steve Balmer famously laughed at the price to specs ratio (recall that Microsoft was in the mobile market back then with Windows Mobile)1,240 thought. Why enter the market and price yourself higher?
Yea I lol'd at that too, "we shall be bigger than Apple" and then only offer the flagship in China. Apple is strong here, even in Sweden were I live, the iPhone (and almost every other Apple product) is available on same launch day as in the US.All of Apple.com/se is translated in Swedish asap etc.I suppose it's too much to ask that they sell their phones in more than one country.![]()
My thoughts exactly. I remember them saying that for years now.Haven't they been saying that for years?
Xiaomi’s market capitalization is about 30 billion USD, not 300 billion USD.
If I had a dollar for every time a competitor says their phone would overtake/kill the iPhone I'd be a millionaire.
That's _exactly_ what Apple did when they released the iPhone, it was higher priced than just about everything on the market. I think a BlackBerry started around $200. Steve Balmer famously laughed at the price to specs ratio (recall that Microsoft was in the mobile market back then with Windows Mobile)
There is NO WAY that people in the West would trust Xiaomi with their data the way they trust Apple. Only the immature users that do not care about privacy do.
Xiaomi founder and chief executive Lei Jun this week said that the company is using Apple's iPhone as a benchmark to "catch up and beat it one day" (via South China Morning Post).
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During the announcement of its latest flagship foldable smartphone, the Mix Fold 3, Lei repeatedly compared the new device to the iPhone 14 Pro Max. He stopped short of mentioning Xiaomi's aim to become the world's biggest smartphone vendor, a goal he first mentioned in August 2021.
Lei often attempts to characterize Xiaomi as a major rival to Apple, but the company's $300 billion market capitalization pales in comparison to Apple's almost $3 trillion valuation. Nevertheless, in the second quarter of 2021, Apple's iPhone sales were briefly surpassed by Xiaomi for the first time.
Xiaomi is actively aiming to capture the global high-end smartphone segment. Last year, Lei described competition with Apple as "a war of life and death." Xiaomi reportedly intends to attract more customers by distinguishing itself from other major Chinese Android smartphone brands that are also targeting Apple's lucrative high-end segment by focusing on user experience, as well as filling the void left by the likes of Huawei.
The Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 features an 8-inch AMOLED display, a 5x periscopic zoom camera, Leica optics, Qualcomm's second-generation Snapdragon processor, and 50W wireless charging. It starts at $1,240 and is currently available in China only.
Article Link: Xiaomi Plans to 'Catch Up and Beat' the iPhone Following Mix Fold 3 Announcement
It's been a few years since any Android phone has beat the iPhone even on a spec sheet. Well, on performance benchmark specs at least. The only area in which Apple has been weaker than Android phones is in the optical zoom capabilities of the camera and/or the megapixels of the sensor.They can catch up and beat the iPhone on a spec sheet, but so much of the iPhone experience is hardware/software/service integration, an area where even Google struggles to compare in some respects. I'm not holding my breath.
Uh, you do realize all the Chinese made and state controlled devices spy on you, right? You really don't want a purely Chinese and China government led, run, build, and deployed phone in your pocket unless you care even less about your privacy than a Facebook user.I suppose it's too much to ask that they sell their phones in more than one country.![]()
I've never understood why these manufacturers keep on saying they are going to beat Apple but keep on putting Android on their phones. There's a reason you still haven't beaten Apple.
No one ever seems to be prepared to have a serious debate about this either because it’s just assumed that iOS and Android are the only mobile operating systems we can have.
It’s the thing that android users seem to be willfully blind about. No matter how great the Android phone is, no matter how fast, no matter how cheap, I don’t WANT one. A slow IPhone with a worse screen is still better than any Android.Uh, you do realize all the Chinese made and state controlled devices spy on you, right? You really don't want a purely Chinese and China government led, run, build, and deployed phone in your pocket unless you care even less about your privacy than a Facebook user.
is it actually considered a company or just an arm of the Chinese government? So hard to tell.Xiaomi is by far the better company compard to Apple. Not even close.