Nandini Roy Choudhury, writer
Brief news
- Huawei’s tri-fold smartphone has received over 2.7 million pre-orders.
- The Mate XT, Huawei’s latest offering, was available for pre-order before Apple’s iPhone 16 launch.
- Huawei’s market share in China was fourth, with 10.6 million smartphones shipped, while Apple was eliminated from the top five vendors.
Detailed news
BEIJING— As indicated by Huawei’s website on Monday, the tri-fold smartphone has garnered over 2.7 million pre-orders.
The Mate XT was the subject of pre-orders from the Chinese company at midday on Saturday. Apple’s anticipated iPhone 16 launch on Tuesday morning, Beijing time, was more than two days in advance.
Initially, Huawei had declared that it would introduce its latest offering at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Mate XT’s price has not yet been disclosed by the organization. Sales of the device are scheduled to commence on September 20.
According to Canalys, Apple was eliminated from the top five smartphone vendors in China during the second quarter. The corporation stated that this was the first occasion on which domestic competitors occupied all five positions.
According to Canalys, Huawei’s market share was fourth, with 10.6 million smartphones shipped.
The company exclusively shared shipments with the top five vendors. In the initial quarter, Apple distributed 10 million smartphones.
Huawei and its Chinese competitors currently offer folding and slide phones. Apple has not yet expanded into those categories.
Source : CNBC News
