Lenovo to become top smartphone vendor in China: GartnerNovember 22, 2012 - 13:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Market research firm Gartner has published its IT predictions for China in 2013 and beyond. The predictions include Lenovo becoming the top smartphone vendor in China, DigiTimes reported. Known well as a PC brand, Lenovo has seen its mobile phone business gain real momentum in China, Gartner said. Lenovo grabbed a 14.8% share of the China smartphone market in the third quarter of 2012, compared to only 1.7% during the same period a year ago, Gartner observed. Lenovo was ranked second in the China smartphone market in the most recent quarter, trailing only Samsung Electronics with 16.7%, and beating Apple's 6.9%, Gartner said. Lenovo is the only local smartphone player capable of competing with global brands in China, thanks to "its household brand recognition, nationwide distribution, strong portfolio and reasonable pricing," Gartner indicated. "The brand is positioned at the mid-to-lower end which will drive much of its future growth, and this is where global brands are less competitive," Gartner said. Lenovo is expected to achieve the top smartphone position in China in 2013, Gartner believes. In other news, MediaTek, which supplies handset chips to Lenovo and other local firms in China, has enjoyed a boost in smartphone-IC shipments. MediaTek expects to ship more than 40 million smartphone chips in the fourth quarter of 2012, up from 35-40 million in the third quarter. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |