Huawei has quietly launched three Mate 60 phones in the past two weeks, all with 5G support. Many sources in China claim that this is the first step in a new attack on the global smartphone market.
IT Home cited internal sources claiming that Huawei is continuing to lay its foundations in the domestic market in China and continue its expansion overseas, but no definitive timeline is available at this time.
Huawei has been a hostage of sorts in a trade war between China and the United States that began five years ago. As a result, the company has been denied access to most American technology, but the Mate 60, Mate 60 Pro and Mate 60 Pro+ models came with 5G and the Kirin 9000S chipset manufactured on the 7nm technology process.
The company has not officially commented on the chipset status, but local reports have revealed that the chipset is entirely Chinese-made, raising more questions about how local companies have the know-how for such complex processes on such short notice.
Already in January, Huawei raised its annual production forecast from 30 million to 38 million. Of these, 20 million units have already been shipped. In addition, the Mate 60 Pro models will represent another 6 million units, which will account for a third of the remaining orders.
There were some reports that this series would not make it out of China, but Huawei has not made an official statement, thus leaving the door open for the future global market.
A quick look at the past shows that Huawei used to have 42% of the Chinese smartphone market, but now that figure is less than 10%. Its worldwide market share is now known to be 3%. That’s a sixfold drop since mid-2019.
