Huawei Technologies is expected to launch its new flagship smartphone Mate 70 next month, as a resurgence in its premium handset business intensifies its rivalry with Apple and major Chinese competitors, according to local media reports and a supply chain source familiar with the matter. If confirmed, the launch will offer fresh evidence that the … Read more
The Shenzhen-based company reported a 29.5 per cent jump in revenue to 585.9 billion yuan (US$82.3 billion) in the first three quarters of 2024, up from 452.3 billion yuan in the same period last year, according to a filing to the Shanghai Clearing House, the sole central clearing counterparty in China’s interbank market. However, Huawei … Read more
Huawei Technologies has launched HarmonyOS 5.0 with an eye on boosting adoption of its mobile operating system after a year of strong growth in the Chinese smartphone market owing to a breakthrough mobile processor. The latest version of HarmonyOS – which was referred to as HarmonyOS Next during a testing period that saw the OS … Read more
That iteration, called HarmonyOS Next, will be a “China-originated, independent and controllable” operating system, Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, said at the company’s developer conference on Friday. The Shenzhen-based company launched at the conference a beta version of HarmonyOS Next for developers, with a beta upgrade for consumers expected in August. … Read more
Huawei Technologies’ mobile platform HarmonyOS has overtaken Apple’s iOS to become the second-biggest mobile operating system in mainland China in the first quarter, according to the latest market data from Counterpoint Research. HarmonyOS accounted for a 17 per cent share in the first quarter to surpass iOS for the first time in the world’s biggest … Read more
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Alan Estevez was questioned about the 7-nanometre processor that SMIC made for Huawei during testimony before lawmakers Thursday. When asked by Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul whether SMIC violated US controls, Estevez said “potentially, yes”. “We’ll assume that it was SMIC,” Estevez said. “I can’t talk … Read more
Shanghai-based SMIC used gear from California-based Applied Materials and Lam Research to manufacture an advanced 7-nanometre chip for Huawei in 2023, the people said, asking not to be named as the details are not public. The previously unreported information suggests that China still cannot entirely replace certain foreign components and equipment required for cutting-edge products … Read more
The global premium smartphone market, where handsets are priced from US$600, saw Apple remain the “undisputed leader” last year with a dominant 71 per cent share, according to the latest industry report released on Tuesday by Counterpoint Research. Samsung retained the global No 2 spot in the premium segment with a share of 17 per … Read more
