Chinese tech giant Huawei had sold more than 200 million smartphones in 2019 by Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday.
The news came 64 days faster than last year to surpass the same threshold, He Gang, head of Huawei’s mobile phone product line, told a press conference.
Huawei recently launched several new 5G phones, speeding up its efforts in 5G market layout. The foldable Huawei Mate X is expected to be launched on Nov 15, He said.
Huawei’s sales revenue rose 24.4 percent year-on-year to 610.8 billion yuan ($86 billion) in the first three quarters of 2019, according to the company’s quarterly financial statement.
What might be more impressive is that the telecom company registered such a success despite the ongoing US trade ban.
Over the past several months, Huawei has been battling the US government, which has banned US companies from doing business with the Chinese technology giant.
The US has never been a big market for Huawei and the company still finds its biggest crowd in China, where Google services are not allowed anyway.
Going forward, however, it will be interesting to see the demand for Huawei phones in other markets like Africa and Europe without Google services on board.
Additional info…China Daily
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