Comments on: The phone maker that’s killing Apple in China arrives in the US

By: Sherif

Sherif — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 19:43:32 +0000

do you have contacts for yulong as theier mail in theier site is not working

By: Jackie Debs

Jackie Debs — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 15:54:43 +0000

fanboys are pathetic period. If you need to make a CONSUMER PRODUCT an extension of your identity then your identity probably isn’t very worthwhile.

Please read this in brad pits voice: You are not the cell phone that you choose to carry!

By: wayneski

wayneski — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 04:49:33 +0000

I am curious how all this will shake out. The lawsuit with Samsung, the prepaid market gaining high end phones (including iphone).

I’m an android user and lost the iphone fever a while.

What would the landscape look like if Jobs launched the iphone on all carriers in the beginning?

Instead of letting Android develop and gain traction.

Pandora’s box is definitely open.

By: Michael Christopher Perez

Michael Christopher Perez — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:42:38 +0000

The phone that provides a better ROI versus a overpriced fashion statement that needs to sue to stay competitive.

-Mike

By: Dan

Dan — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 04:38:08 +0000

Actually in China Coolpad is a big name for smartphone. Their high end phones are well known, some compete with iPhone , although this phone is at the lower end even though a 4G phone

By: eldernorm

eldernorm — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 20:43:34 +0000

Anon,,,, WOW,, what a troll. LOL
“And Android is killing Apple right now that is why iPhone continues to bring a new version every couple of months just to keep you idiots entertained. OOOOHHHH a new shiny plastic…. ”

I think you have that backwards. Android phones keep coming out with slight variations every few months while we have been on the 3G, 4, and 4s for years now. And there is very little plastic in Apple products.

While Apple is not selling more phones than Samsung, they are selling more of any specific model than anyone, and making the most money of them all. The iPhone is currently a bigger business than all of Microsoft combined.

Now that is WOW. ps, I think I heard your mother calling. lol

By: Kevin Fitchard

Kevin Fitchard — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:57:29 +0000

Hi Ghodagadi,

Yep, all great points. I didn’t go into it in the post (though I linked to previous stories), but without China Mobile, Apple doesn’t have access to the operator with 70% of the market. Of course that hasn’t stopped Apple before. It was exclusive to AT&T for years and it competes in Japan without NTT DoCoMo. Price is also the another big factor since price tags for smartphones are a lot lower in China.

I suppose I did write a pretty provocative headline here. But I think Yulong is also pretty provocative company. It’s one no one has probably ever heard of here. I wanted to point out why it was significant and the fact that an unknown is beating out not only global giants like Apple, but also home town giants like Huawei is pretty significant. I’m not claiming Coolpad’s going to pull off the same feat here in the US, though it appears a lot of people are reading that into the story.

By: Ghodagadi

Ghodagadi — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 18:40:16 +0000

I think one reason Apple is not doing well in China is it does not produce a TD-SCDMA phone that can run on the largest network in China.

That is of course Apple’s fault, but I am curious if you exclude China Mobile (or whoever is the largest network), then how does Apple fare in China? Does anyone know.

Even so they can’t be a leader there, its phones are the most expensive and how many people in China could afford one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 17:17:23 +0000

I believe that Yulong is making the right move to launch in US and he could not go wrong starting off with Metro PCS. Remember that Metro Pcs is actually the leader in the game right now. Metro has always been on top of the game. Not only did they start the Unlimited movement but they were also the first company to offer 4G LTE. Not that WIMAX or HSPA+ crap that their so called competitors are offering!! They offer great technology at affordable prices and they do not lie to their clients about the network. They are in fact the PIONEERS and everyone else is just trying to be like Metro. Major companies now are actually asking for help and wanting to do the same things that Metro PCS does. As far as the “bottom feeders” comment, well without them most businesses would not be where they are today and well in my opinion…. They are alot smarter than all the idiots that invest so much into this Apple crap! First off iPhone advertises 4G when we have yet to see a real 4G iPhone. Not even the 4S is on 4G network! Its HSPA+ so gain some knowledge before trying to down talk anyone elses product. And Android is killing Apple right now that is why iPhone continues to bring a new version every couple of months just to keep you idiots entertained. OOOOHHHH a new shiny plastic…. WOOOOWWWWW. Let me invest hundreds of dollars into this deceitful phone only to have to purchase another one in 3 months! That is just STUPID!!! iPhone will not make it very far, it just so happens to be the “thing” right now but believe me… It will die out and they will lose alot of money in the long run.

By: Bill Kisse

Bill Kisse — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:44:12 +0000

A “bottom feeder”?

But this technology was the darling of smartphones just one year ago!

If it’s rugged, the specs are quite adequate to meet the needs of all but the most hardened “geeks” among us!