TechNode Weekly News | February 28

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Oppo launches Find N5: world’s thinnest foldable phone with DeepSeek R1 by Jessie WU

On Feb. 20, Chinese phone maker Oppo launched the Find N5, touting it as the world’s thinnest foldable flagship phone, with a body thickness of 8.93mm when folded. As the first foldable device to include the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, the new model in the series also boasts a 5,600mAh battery, 50W wireless fast charging, and comes equipped with DeepSeek R1.

China’s SAIC partners with Huawei to tackle competition from BYD by Jill SHEN

Chinese automaker SAIC on Feb. 21 announced a long-rumored partnership with Huawei to jointly develop and sell battery-powered electric vehicles under a new brand, with the first car expected to be the cheapest model featuring the technology giant’s assisted driving system.

Huawei’s Ascend AI chip yield rises to 40%: report by Jessie WU

Huawei has boosted the yield rate of its latest Ascend series AI chips from 20% to nearly 40% over the past year, according to sources cited by the?Financial Times. This marks the first time the production line has turned a profit for the Chinese tech giant. Huawei aims to increase the yield to 60%, aligning with the industry standard for similar chips, the sources noted.

Xiaomi unveils flagship 15 Ultra phone as its 15th anniversary approaches by Jessie WU

Xiaomi Group on Thursday held a product launch in Beijing, unveiling the?Xiaomi 15 Ultra?smartphone and Xiaomi SU7 Ultra car. As the company’s most advanced smartphone to date, the Xiaomi 15 Ultra boasts the latest Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, a 200MP camera, a 2K display, a 6,000mAh battery, and cutting-edge satellite communication support.

Xiaomi’s supercar expected to meet annual target overnight with over 10k orders by Jill SHEN

Following the immediate success of its first electric car, China’s Xiaomi made another splash on Thursday when chief executive Lei Jun?announced?the company had received more than 10,000 orders for its highly anticipated supercar just two hours after the launch.