Smartphone market leader Samsung saw its market share fall 2.4% year-on-year in the first quarter of this year, reports IDC, despite launching its flagship S9 and S9+ handsets earlier than usual.
IDC does, however, note that the bulk of S9/S9+ sales will fall into Q2 …
It’s no secret that the US government is not a fan of Huawei or ZTE. Now, after disputes with both companies, the Pentagon has banned retail stores within US military bases from selling Huawei or ZTE phones after the Department of Defense stated that they could serve as a security risk.
Chinese Android OEMs have had a really tough year. Huawei was basically kicked out of the United States, while ZTE lost access to US exports. Troubles like these have been around for a few years now, and according to a new report, it seems that Huawei has been preparing for the worst case scenario.
Huawei has faced an enormous number of roadblocks as it has tried to enter the US market, especially in the past few months. Now, the company is apparently under investigation by the US Justice Department.
Huwaei’s big play to enter the US market has been going on for quite some time, but the company hasn’t seen a ton of success so far. For 2018, that turned into a trainwreck with carriers and political pressure making matters worse and worse for the company’s plans. Despite all that, though, Huawei says it isn’t giving up on the States.
Huawei often offers a second version of its flagship smartphones which are built in collaboration with Porsche Design. Now, alongside the debut of the P20 family, Huawei has announced the new Porsche Design Mate RS.
Huawei has seen a lot of trouble in the United States this year, but that doesn’t change the fact that worldwide, it’s still one of the biggest smartphone makers. Today, the company has announced its latest Android flagships, the Huawei P20 and Huawei P20 Pro.
Huawei’s struggles in the United States continue today. CNET reports that Best Buy has stopped ordering new smartphones from the company and will stop selling existing stock over the coming weeks…
At the beginning of the month, LG settled a lawsuit pertaining to bootlooping issues found on the Nexus 5X and other handsets. Google and Huawei have also been being sued for a similar problem that affects the Nexus 6P, and a judge just ruled that the class-action lawsuit can move forward…
Android tablets are a dying breed, but that doesn’t stop OEMs from putting one on the market from time to time. Huawei’s MediaPad series has consistently been available for the past few years, and today the company is launching the MediaPad M5 series with some significant upgrades.
Following a rocky start to 2018, Huawei is heading to MWC 2018 to announce some new products. Here’s how to watch the company’s livestream…
Huawei’s Mate 10 Pro may be facing an uphill battle in the US market, but that doesn’t stop it from being a fantastic, capable smartphone. One thing the company has been highlighting on the Mate 10 Pro is its AI capabilities, and it put them to the test in a new experiment involving a driverless car.
The heads of the FBI, CIA, NSA and three other US intelligence agencies have warned Americans not to buy Huawei smartphones, or indeed any other Huawei products and services. All expressed concerns that close links to the Chinese government meant that there was a risk of malicious access and data theft.
They gave the warning in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill …
Updated with Huawei statement below.
Huawei doesn’t have the most squeaky-clean reputation when it comes to its marketing and promotion tactics, but it looks like the company is stooping to particularly disappointing lows with its Mate 10 Pro. In a private Facebook group, the company is asking for positive Best Buy reviews in exchange for a chance to be one of a few “beta testers” of the phone.
Despite losing its US carrier partnerships, Huawei went ahead and announced that it would be bringing the Mate 10 Pro to the states unlocked for $799. Now that the phone is available for pre-order, Amazon is offering a deal that is too good to pass up (if you were planning on buying the handset)…
Earlier this year it was revealed, just hours ahead of the phone’s US launch, that AT&T had pulled plans to carry the Huawei Mate 10 Pro. Not long after, plans for a Verizon launch were seemingly in trouble, and now a new report is shedding more details on that.
Recent weeks have seen Huawei’s attempts to enter the U.S. cellular market flounder, while there might be more trouble ahead related to 5G development. Regardless, the Chinese smartphone maker is pressing on with a new Google partnership to make Android Messages the default RCS client on its devices.
According to a report out of Reuters this morning, US lawmakers are urging AT&T to further cut commercial ties with China-based smartphone manufacturer Huawei. The report comes on the heels of one of the biggest stories of CES 2018 — namely, that AT&T cancelled plans to sell the company’s Mate 10 flagship at the last minute amid political pressure.
Huawei has been attempting to break into the US for a while now, and Verizon has been its primary target. Now that its deal with AT&T has been scrapped, it seems that Verizon is under similar pressure to cut ties with the Chinese OEM.
For several months now, Huawei has been rumored to enter the U.S. market in a significant way thanks to a partnership with AT&T to sell the Mate 10 Pro. However, the day before Huawei’s CES press conference, several outlets are reporting that AT&T has backed away from the deal.
Huawei has been on a mission for the past several years to bring its devices to the US market, and specifically to bring them to the mainstream market. Last year’s Mate 9 and the past couple of Honor devices have laid the groundwork, but for 2018, Huawei is going after flagships with its Mate 10 Pro, landing this time on an actual carrier.
Over the past several weeks, rumors have suggested that Huawei is working on a launch with U.S. carriers. Today, the company confirmed that it will begin carrier sales in 2018, with more details coming at CES in January.
Google’s Daydream VR platform has a lot of content and is compatible with a lot of phones, but it only has two options for the actual headset, a first or second generation Daydream View. While we know a standalone headset is coming from Lenovo, Huawei is apparently working on its own headset for phones, and it might be close to release.
Google took a huge step with the debut of the Pixel 2 in kicking off the “Made for Google” program — a new branding option that gives consumers a collection of products that they know will work with their Google products. Now, it seems Huawei is preparing to do the same.
