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Smartphones in China 中国的智能手机市场 Taking a bite out of Apple 分苹果一杯羹 Xiaomi, often described as Chinas answer to Apple,is actually quite different 有中国的苹果之称的小米实际上跟苹果很不一样。 IT FEELS more like a rock concert than a press conference as the casually dressed chiefexecutive takes to a darkened stage to unveil his firms sleek new smartphone to an adoringcrowd. Yet this was not the launch of the new iPhone by Apple on September 10th, but of theMi-3 handset by Xiaomi, a Chinese firm, in Beijing on September 5th. With its emphasis onsnazzy design, glitzy launches and the cult-like fervour it inspires in its users, no wonderXiaomi is often compared to its giant American rival, both by admirers and by critics who callit a copycat. Xiaomis boss, Lei Jun , even wears jeans and a black shirt, SteveJobs-style. Is Xiaomi really Chinas answer to Apple? 小米的发布会比起资讯发布会更像是一场摇滚音乐会。打扮随意的首席执行官登上深色的舞台向粉丝们揭开其公司最新的时尚智能手机。然而，这不是9月10日苹果的新iPhone发布会，而食中国公司小米9月5日在北京举行的小米3发布会。凭借其时尚的设计，炫目的发布会和用户被激发出的疯狂的热情，小米难免经常被崇拜者和批评者同美国的竞争对手苹果作比较，批评家称其产品为山寨货。小米的老板，雷军，甚至穿着类似乔布斯风格的牛仔裤和黑色短袖。小米真的是中国的苹果吗? | 
