I tried the new Huawei Mate 20 Pro, the smartphone that rivals the iPhone but isn't sold in US stores

As it stated in I've finally had some quality time with a smartphone from a company that sells more phones than Apple. Huawei's Mate 20 Pro is the latest in the company's lineup, and it's pretty clear why so many people around the world like Huawei smartphones — at least at the high end of the scale. What we have here is a beautiful device that pleases in many areas, and the US smartphone market is worse off without its wider availability — although you can still buy and use the Mate 20 Pro in the US. As is the case with every smartphone that's ever been released, however, the Mate 20 Pro is not perfect. Check out the Huawei Mate 20 Pro:

Apple's iPhone shipments to China dive as Huawei tightens grip on smartphone market

Xiaomi Corp. fared even worse in the final months of last year, when shipments plunged almost 35 per cent, the consultancy estimates. Apple also has to cope with the rise of Huawei, which is eroding its share of a market once pivotal to driving its growth. "Apple doesn't have a good go-to market strategy that fits the rapidly changing Chinese market," said Nicole Peng, a senior director at Canalys. Cook however emphasized the long haul, highlighting 19 per cent growth in services revenue. "The domestic smartphone market environment in 2019 doesn't look very optimistic," IDC senior analyst Wang Xi said in the report.

Apple's iPhone SE sneaks back into smartphone marketplace – for a few hours, at least

as declared in Apple has apparently made an under-the-radar market move in restoring the smaller iPhone SE to its online store. The iPhone SE, which has a 4-inch display and was retired by Apple last year, reappeared Saturday in its online retail outlet's clearance section. Embodied with an A9 chip, the iPhone SE won't have the capabilities of, say, the iPhone 7, which has an A10 Fusion chip and boasts a 4.7-inch display. Analysts don't think soA comparison of some Apple iPhones including, from left, the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6s , and iPhone SE. If you want something that can fit easily into a pocket, the iPhone SE is a winner."

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