The head of China's Xiaomi Lei Jun said that his company is ready to compete with a competitor in the face of Apple for first place in the smartphone market. He stated this at a conference of the NPC.
Xiaomi plans for 10 years to become a leader in the mobile market. Chinese opinionated statement only at first glance looks utopian. For several years Xiaomi broke the three largest manufacturers of smartphones, and this year plans to sell 80-100 million smartphones and a profit of $ 16-19 billion. In so doing, it will help to enter new emerging markets, including Brazil and Russia.
Xiaomi have a very good chance to get closer to his dream. Especially because in recent years the popularity of smartphones Samsung is declining.
I must say that the relationship between Apple and Xiaomi never been particularly warm. In October last year, Jonathan Ive has accused the Chinese of stealing intellectual property. He could not contain himself at the mention of the name of Xiaomi, which is often accused of borrowing Development Apple. In response, Vice President Hugo Barra Xiaomi said that his company's devices more own developments than anyone else and offered as a gift Quince flagship smartphone Mi4, so that he could assess what makes his company.
Plans ahead for the first time in the next 5-10 years to Apple Lei Jun announced in November last year.