Lenovo Fights to Retain Tech High Ground

By Zhang Erchi, Qin Min and Teng Jing Xuan

Lenovo Group Ltd. launches new models of the Moto Z and Moto Z Play cellphones in New Delhi, India, on Oct. 4. Lenovo has become one of top three cellphone players in terms of market shares in India, Brazil and Russia. Photo: Visual China

Once China's biggest PC success story, tech giant Lenovo lately has been losing its edge.

In 2013, Lenovo Group Ltd. became the world's top PC maker, selling more PCs worldwide than the Hewlett-Packard Co. In the same year, Lenovo also sold around 45 million smartphones and was second only to Samsung in the Chinese smartphone market.

However, the company's fortunes have declined, due in large part to unsuccessful experiments in its smartphone business.

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