OUR Huawei is still heavily affected by US government sanctions against the company, where White House officials claimed the manufacturer had a relationship with the Chinese government. The company has since lost almost all of its market power and now the CEO HuaweiRichard Yu, stated that his company surpass Samsung and compete for the throne with Apple.

In a publication where he talks about what could happen without sanctions, through Phone Arenathe boss of the Chinese giant says that “if not for the US intervention and suppression [Huawei], Huawei and Apple may become the world’s leading mobile phone manufacturers“.

Richard Yu also mentioned some competitors such as Samsung, stating that other companies in the smartphone market are just “small manufacturers” whose strong point is selling in the US and South Korea. O Phone Arena notes that this statement is rather harsh on the part of the CEO Huaweiespecially considering the fact that the Chinese company has been trying to catch up with the South Korean manufacturer for years.

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However, Yu’s speech is not a figment of the imagination, because Huawei has already overcome Samsung before US sanctions. manufacturer accounts for up to 19% of the global smartphone market in April 2020, beating its South Korean competitor by 2%, which failed to sell a large number of models in this series. Galaxy S20 and reached only 17% of the market.

The portal indicates that these Chinese managed to fulfill the promise made in 2018, where Richard Yu announced that his company would become the market leader in terms of sales. But shortly after achieving this, the US government banned her from working with any company operating in the United Stateswhich cut off access to 5G chips from Qualcommsuch as Snapdragon 888, and when Google Play Serviceswhich makes it impossible to use the android system.

Currently Huawei have to develop their own operating system, Harmony OS, as well as work with hardware that is not prohibited by the US government, such as 4G versions of the Snapdragon SoC. The company that once dominated the global market is now losing ground even in China itself, where it is now only the sixth smartphone seller.

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Source: Phone Arena