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Huawei ranked 6th in the global smartphone wholesale revenue in Q1, 2021
According to Strategy Analytics report, global smartphone shipment revenue increased by 37% year on year (yoy) in Q1 2021 to pass $100B in wholesale terms. On the table, Apple leads the first position with huge success on the iPhone 12 super cycle.
Linda Sui, Senior Director, at Strategy Analytics, said, “Apple and Samsung remain clear front runners in revenue terms but competition among the chasing pack is intense. Vivo surpassed Huawei and nudged up to the third place this quarter, for the first time ever. Vivo took 8% revenue share this quarter, up from 5% one year ago, followed by Oppo and Xiaomi who each captured 7% share of the global revenue.”
Yiwen Wu, Senior Analyst commented, “The global smartphone market is remarkable with 25% of revenue coming from super premium devices with wholesale prices above $900. Apple and Samsung dominate these hugely profitable segments. Vivo has seen success and is ranked first in the $400 to $499 wholesale band, while Oppo led in the US$191 to $299 range in Q1 2021. Transsion maintained the leadership in entry tier (US$36 to $99) this quarter.”
David Kerr, Senior Vice President added, “The super-premium category where the top flagships from Apple and Samsung have almost total control offers great brand halo benefits, but is quite small at only 25 million units in Q1 2021. Opportunities for challengers to gain share are limited without huge investments over several decades and hundreds of millions of positive user experiences in addition to strongly competitive products.”
Kerr continued, “Challenger brands like Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo and others will battle for volume and prominence in the mid and high tiers, which collectively account for almost half of smartphone shipments. The Huawei case study (before politics intervened) presents an excellent roadmap on how to leverage the halo effect. Offering flagship devices with top notch features and technologies in select models along with major sponsorships, brand ambassadors and technology partners is a winning long-term formula.”
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
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Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.
