Realme's 5G handset is a bargain at €599 – but it's only for cool young people. Sorry Unfazed by the cancellation of Mobile World Congress, Realme has pulled the sheets off its latest blower – the Realme X50 Pro 5G. Although Realme isn't a household name, you're probably familiar with some of its sister brands, including OPPO and Vivo. It's owned by the same parent company, BBK Electronics, and debuted on the …
It's not particularly interesting financially.
It's got the looks of "bleugh"..
It runs "feel free to note down and then sell my life to all and sundry" Android.
It's just another smartphone which can't challenge China or Apple.
So remind me what the advantages are..
Isn't virtually any phone (Samsung possible excepted) Chinese?
It is all down to how much of your data goes to the PRC and how much gets to the Slurper in Chief (aka Google). If the latter gets close to zero if your life then I see that as goodness. Not much but enough.
By why only for Millenials? Is there something in the phone that detects an 'Old Grumpy' trying to use it and sends 10KVa into the hands of the user?
Google has moved their production to Vietnam. So Pixel 5 and later will be produced there instead of China.
There is also Sony, LG and HTC. And lesser known brands like Asus that are not made in China.
And I'm not sure if Nokia is made in china or not, but it is possible it's not. And finally iPhones for US market will not be made in China.
But yes, we definitely need more companies not relying so heavily on just China.
Who cares? I see less harm in the Chinese taking my personal info than my own government (UK), or America. The Chinese cant get at me for thought crime so they are only interested in industrial secrets. As an individual this is no threat, as a business you take measures to keep your secrets out of peoples phones.... bish bash bosh.
I dont buy Huawei being under state control as the problem, it's just the wrong state.
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