Western mobile game developers who want to succeed in China face an all-too common challenge: Rampant piracy of their titles by unscrupulous copycats and pirates, often abetted by Chinese app stores, which sometimes aren’t even aware they’re distributing pirated versions of official apps. As a publisher of Western mobile games in China, we hear a lot of stories from Western game developers who helplessly watch as knockoffs of their top games attract millions of downloads here.
To illustrate all this, let me tell you about the troubles that one leading Western game developer has been having in China: The company discovered that pirated versions of their top games were rife on many of the Android app store in China, with over 190 different pirated versions of their top five titles getting millions of illegal downloads. They spent months contacting these stores about removing pirated copies of their games, but to no avail.
But while China Android Smart Phone bandits were busy profiting off Western game titles, our team at Yodo1 has been putting together a posse to help tame the Chinese smartphone gaming frontier, with the help of some leading Western game developers. Armed with a letter of authorization from our game developer partners in one hand, and cease-and-desist letter from our local lawyers holstered in our back pocket, we ventured out to contact every major Android app store in the Chinese market.
Western game developers can’t police all China’s app stores by themselves: With hundreds of app stores operating in China, it’s almost impossible for a Western developer to monitor and control their IP rights across the country. A Western developer can ask one of them to remove pirated copies of their games, but the store owner knows his competitors will still carry them. That’s a big disincentive to comply.
Typically, we ask app stores to switch out the knockoff copies with our developer partners’ legitimate versions. Now the fans of the pirated game get a totally functional, Chinese version of the official game, while the app stores get a better game to distribute.
In 2015, China will account for 26.5 percent of all smartphone shipments, compared to 17.8 percent in the United States, according to a forecast by the International Data Corporation, a research firm. China has surpassed the United States in smartphone sales in the past.
What’s driving the spike in China? Cheaper China Android Smart Phone priced below $200, like those made by Huawei, according to IDC. Apple’s iPhone has also been a big hit among Chinese customers — during Apple’s fiscal second quarter, sales of the iPhone there accounted for 20 percent of the company’s revenue. However, over all, Android phones are outselling the iPhone by about eight times in China, according to Mr. Restivo, which you would expect because Google’s operating system is available on a wider array of products at lower prices.
Android smartphones users often complain about poor touch response even if they are using an expensive high end mobile phone powered with latest android operating system. There could be several reasons why the phone touch screen is not that much responsive as it should be which I shall discuss later in details. But it is also a fact that over the period of time, hardware technology is improving which is resulting into better and reliable mobile touchscreens with great features. So much reliable that if you hammer the screen and crack it, there are chances that shattered screen will respond to your finger touches.
China’s Beyond of the United States in smartphones doesn’t mean sales here are grinding to a halt, says Ramon Llamas, a senior research analyst at IDC, in a statement. Smartphones already account for the majority of phone sales in the United States, so a slowdown was expected, he said.
You've probably never heard of the Xiaomi Mi Note. You can't buy one in the US. You should read this story anyhow. It's about a smartphone—a really good China Android Smart Phone—but it's also about the future of personal electronics.
Just ask anybody who's lived long enough: "Made in Japan" used to mean cheap crap. Personally, I don't remember those days. By the time I was a kid, companies like Sony had changed people's perceptions of Japan forever. I wanted a Walkman so bad I could taste it. I'm willing to bet that my kids won't remember when "Made in China" had a negative connotation. If the phone in my hand is any indication, they might be lusting after a Xiaomi.
Sure, I'm oversimplifying things a bit. After all, who do you think produces all those Apple iPhones, if not Chinese factories? And if Samsung, LG, Asus and HTC from neighboring Korea and Taiwan can find a welcome in America, why not Xiaomi as well? But there's still a certain stigma around China's own brands, like Huawei and ZTE. I'll admit I was skeptical at first.
And the screen—made in Japan, by the way—is nearly as gorgeous. Sure, it's only a 1080p panel in a world where Android handsets are pushing 2K screens, but so is the iPhone. And like that iPhone display, this screen is sharp as heck and the colors really pop. It doesn't get quite as bright as I'd like outdoors, but it also doesn't catch as much glare as many other phones.
You want specs? In China, your $370 will buy you competitive ones: a quad-core 2.5Ghz Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, LTE, micro-SIM and nano-SIM slots for two different carriers if you like, and a 13-megapixel Sony camera that's pretty damn great. It's the same exact Sony sensor you'll find in the $300 OnePlus One, another Chinese phone lauded for surprisingly good specs and smartphone image quality.
But trust me when I say that I'd pay an extra $70 for this phone instead. For one thing, the screen is way better. Pictures look great while you're taking them and when you view them on the phone itself, not only after you transfer them to a PC. XiaoMi is currently the most cost-effective on the market for smartphones.
Some 14 years ago the first smartphone was developed and we were ushered into the 'smart' age, but the story of the smartphone is one that began in the last century and one that showcases just how far our technology has come in the last 100 years!
With the high cost of smartphones making them unaccessible to most outside of Western markets, new players have stood up to serve those in emerging markets and China is certainly at the front of the pack! The attributes that those in developing regions look for in a mobile experience are different to those in the West, yet following the increase in competition around the world from the plethora of mobile manufacturers out there today, the price of a smartphone has dropped significantly, enough so for mobile to enter new markets and connect the next billion users. We are one such provider and here we would like to share with you 3 of our entry level 3G smartphones aimed at connecting developing markets around the world!
Samsung, Apple and HTC are still in the lead when it comes to global manufacturers. In Asia specifically, the people prefer Google's golden goose of an operating system: ANDROID.
China Android Smart Phone is a competitive Low Budget Market. The problem today is that this market is extremely competitive. It comes from a very demanding set of people in Asia who are used to cheap, highly functional products. Also, the number of companies that are present on the budget market today is enough to make even the biggest names worry.
What should you be doing, and what should you avoid in order to get the best China Android Smart Phone? Keep reading, and all will be revealed... You can never get enough advice when it comes to choosing and buying great China Android phones.
Buying from China, regardless of if you're buying 1 phone, or one thousand, requires you to be careful, and to research what you're going to be doing in advance.
1. Research The Phone Manufacturer. There are many phone manufacturers, or even companies that 'claim' to be manufacturers, in China. Would you buy from someone that you don't know?Whilst you can buy from a reseller, you're going to get the best deals by going straight to the manufacturer. A search online should give you some indication, but don't forget to use Chinese channels to find them as well, as they may not be advertised on the Western internet.
2. What Are The Phones' Specifications? OK, so you may have found a manufacturer, or supplier of China Android phones, that you like the look of. However, you also need to spend some time researching the phones that they're offering.Check the specifications of each phone, and make sure that the design of each is what you're looking for. Are they the right size, powerful enough, operate on your local networks, etc?
3. Find & Read Reviews On China Android Phones. Even smaller Chinese brand phones will have online reviews, or perhaps videos, somewhere. Seek them out and read or watch them. They'll give you a truer feel for what the phone is really like than the manufacturer's specifications will.
I suggest searching for the brand of your phone, and its model in Google. Despite being a Chinese phone, it's very likely that Western sites will have picked up on it. Videos are also useful, even if they're sponsored, as these help you to see what the phones look like when held and in use.
4. Be Prepared To Pay Import Tax. You're no doubt aware that your country may charge import tax on any new phones that you have shipped to you, but don't forget to factor in this cost to your deal.Although Chinese phones may be cheap compared with buying in your country, the tax could tip the deal over the edge into not being so worthwhile.
A popular China Android Smart Phone comes pre-installed with a Trojan that could allow manufacturer to spy onto their users’ comprising their personal data and conversations without any restrictions and users knowledge.
According to the researchers at the German security firm G Data, the Star N9500 smartphone, a popular and cheap handset device in China, comes pre-installed with Uupay.D Trojan horse, disguising as a version of the Google Play Store. The trojan camouflage as the Google Play Store, so it enables Chinese Company to secretly install malicious apps, which creates the whole spectrum of abuse.
“The spy function is invisible to the user and cannot be deactivated,” reads the blog post published yesterday. “This means that online criminals have full access to the smartphone and all personal data. Logs that could make an access visible to the users are deleted directly.”
REMOVAL OF THE TROJAN NOT POSSIBLE In addition, the malicious software allow preventing security updates from being downloaded and one can not disable the program. “The program also blocks the installation of security updates,” claimed G Data.
HOW TO CHECK IF YOU’RE AFFECTED We recommend you to download an up-to-date Mobile Anti-virus software and scan your device for the trojan and if found return the device back from where you purchased.
There are news reports say,A German security firm is reporting that an China Android SmartPhone manufactured in China is shipping with malware pre-installed on it.According to the security firm, the spyware trojan runs in the background stealing information, and sending it to a server based in China:
The spy function is invisible to the user and cannot be deactivated. This means that online criminals have full access to the smartphone and all personal data. Logs that could make an access visible to the users are deleted directly.
Well, there is one way to detect the malware of course. You can run up-to-date anti-virus software on your phone.
The only problem is – your Android smartphone may not be receiving security updates because the malware is preventing them from being downloaded,The program also blocks the installation of security updates. And the problem gets worse. According to G Data’s Christian Geschkat, it’s no easy feat to remove Trojan horse from infected devices:
Unfortunately, removing the Trojan is not possible as it is part of the device’s firmware and apps that fall into this category cannot be deleted. This includes the fake Google Play Store app of the N9500.
So, the question is this. Did the manufacturers of this Android smartphone deliberately plant malware on its devices, or did something go badly wrong on their production line which allowed the malware to sneak its way onboard?
Either way – there seems good reason to stay well clear if you value your privacy and want to keep your personal information out of the hands of others.
Are you amazed at all the China Android Smart Phone choices, calling plans, and announcements when it comes to iPhones, Google Phones, Droid Phones, Blackberries, and clones? If so, you can join the club. We've been busy studying these things since they were on the drawing boards, and it's hard to keep up with even spending 2-hours a day studying all the new happenings in the industry and all the reviews out there. In the end however, it is not the branding, marketing, or advertising which will determine the winners and losers in the market rather it's you; the consumer, customer, and user.
Recently, a personal tech guru of the smart phone technology space noted in his weekly column some interesting insights into just how the smart phone market was heating up in 2010. In his article Michael Martin wrote a piece; "A Veritable Army of Androids Coming this Year," as we was discussing how HTC and other companies were going to mass produce Google Nexus One like clones running the Google operating system, all with similar features and a $100s of dollars less than Apples 3GS iPhone of Google's own Nexus One.
Michael Martin noted that we could see at least a 100 (that's right 100, and he even listed the names of these smart phone models in his article) "android phone choices worldwide scheduled to be made available in 2010." Amazing, so here comes the invasion of the Androids, wow - and although things are about to get even more complicated, at least all the prices will be coming down now.
Apple may have found a way to temporarily keep out some of the HTC clones by filing a lawsuit with an international trade and patent organization. It hopes to protect some 20 plus patents that it has for features which run on its touch screen iPhone 3GS model. Hard to say if this will stop HTC in its tracks, most likely not, but if it can just slow them down, it will help US smart phone makers keep the price up long enough to get a decent return on their investment for all the technology and research that has been put into these units.
The Motorola Droid sells at $199 and that is a far-cry cheaper than the Apple 3GS, and if we consider the real prices of technology, we know that they've managed to build laptops now for $100. If a laptop can be built for $100, then obviously this massive competition in the smart phone market will drive the prices down to about what one would pay for a Texas Instrument scientific calculator. Please consider all this.
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