#smartphone OS comparison

The company has not only surpassed Apple in software but is also outperforming Apple in both smartphone and tablet market share within China. During Q4 2024, the company took an 18.1% share of China’s smartphone market, marking its strongest performance since the US sanctions were imposed five years ago. To boost the economy, the government is offering a CNY 500 subsidy on smartphones priced under CNY 6,000, which is expected to further drive HarmonyOS adoption. In other news, Huawei has confirmed to hold a March 20 event to unveil new Pura smartphones running stable HarmonyOS NEXT. The company says the improved speeds will help future smartphones and other devices run on-device AI applications more efficiently with faster response times and lower latency. Note: Not all of the phones on this list are officially available locally but we've included them just for comparison purposes. 3) HTC One X The One X is a perfect indicator that HTC has changed its smartphone design philosophy (somehow). Despite the aging Snapdragon S3 processor, the flagship Xperia Ion [in the Philippines] is one of the better-looking smartphones locally available and is basically an upsized Xperia S. Read more in our articles including "Huawei’s HarmonyOS now ahead of Apple’s iOS in China –Counterpoint" and "Apple rolls out iOS 27 beta 2".