Sales of HUAWEI Smartphones Exceed 200 mln Units in 2018

The business team of the HUAWEI Company has announced that that its smartphone shipments for the 2018 year have exceeded 200 million units. The representatives of the company state the given result has been achieved by the enthusiastic support of consumers and partners around the world, as well as the strength of the smartphone products. The experts relate this record-breaking success to the launch of the new innovative smartphones with the modern technological capabilities by the company, such as: HUAWEI P20 and HUAWEI Mate 20.

During the last 8 years, the business team of HUAWEI has applied the consumer-centric concept and approaches. The company has also made important steps forward in the most popular, innovative and competitive technological spheres, such as: photography, battery durability, communication and AI (artificial intelligence).

In the past eight years, Huawei's smartphone shipments have increased from 3 million units in 2010 to 200 million units in 2018, reflecting approximately a sixty-six-fold growth. In the global smartphone market, Huawei has gone from being dismissed as a statistical "Other" to ranking among the top 3 players in the world. And in the second and third quarters of 2018, Huawei became the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer, with a global market share of 14.6%.

Today, HUAWEI smartphones are used by more than 500 million consumers in more than 170 countries across the world. According to IPSOS data, the brand of HUAWEI is associated with progress, strong and innovative capabilities, and trustworthiness.

„Looking to the future, Huawei's consumer business will focus on the core concept of 'consumer-centric', and will dare to keep innovating, and make every effort to become a pioneer and leader in the next wave of the smartphone revolution, as well as constantly create new value for consumers, let our consumers better enjoy their lives, and truly make Huawei a brand that is beloved by consumers the world over“.– Stated Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer BG.

HUAWEI products and services are available in more than 170 countries and are used by a third of the world's population. There are 16 research and development centers operating worldwide in the USA, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India and China. HUAWEI Consumer BG is one of three business units of HUAWEI, mainly focusing on the production of smartphones, personal computers, tablets and cloud services. HUAWEI Global Network is based on 20 years of experience in the telecommunications business and serves to the production of innovative technologies to customers around the world.

By Ketevan Kvaratskheliya

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