After Samsung, Huawei has the biggest share in the global smartphone market but it now faces a huge challenge after Google barred the Chinese giant from some updates to the Android operating system. As a result of the new restrictions introduced amid the bitterly fought US-China trade war, Huawei is prohibited from buying parts from …
Google’s ban on Huawei will also affect sales in Europe and India, says experts
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei has said that it will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products. “We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally,” Huawei said in a statement. “Huawei …
Can cheaper Pixel resurrect Google’s smartphone dream?
Google‘s smartphone business has been struggling to gain ground even as rivals Apple, Samsung and Huawei continue to upend competition with better “specced” devices every quarter. Samsung grabbed the top position with 21 per cent market share while Huawei, with 17 per cent share was at the second spot and Apple settled at the third …
Huawei P30 Pro Camera Prowess: A Photoessay
One of the standout hits this year, thus far, has been the Huawei‘s latest and the most premium flagship in its P series, the Huawei P30 Pro. It raised quite a few eyebrows, and appreciation for its camera system, especially the 50x Zoom. The four cameras on the back are the standout sensation on this …
Samsung Galaxy Fold: Unfolding New Possibilities
Samsung‘s radically interesting foldable phone, the Galaxy Fold, is now on sale. It’s the right time to wonder and ask, what does the Samsung Galaxy Fold portend for Smartphone Innovation? What will be the key innovations in device form factors that we would see going forward? Key Specs The Samsung Galaxy Fold comes with three …
Five Standout Features On the Huawei P30 Pro
Huawei has been at the forefront of innovation in smartphone camera, with its rich in-house engineering capabilities, and industry partnerships. For instance, its partnership with Leica has resulted in the P Series getting phenomenally better, with each successive smartphone launch. With the new P30 Pro, Huawei elevates and redefines the smartphone photography experience with industry-leading …
Huawei takes 5G fight to India and Pakistan
Huawei is pushing cash-strapped South Asian nations to adopt its low-cost 5G technology as the tech behemoth moves to fend off U.S. claims that it’s a proxy for Chinese spying. Already well-positioned in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, Huawei is intensifying its efforts to allay Indian concerns over the company’s perceived ties to the Chinese army before …
MWC 2019: 5G, Foldable, and Mixed Reality
At Day Zero of the MWC 2019 at Barcelona, there were some interesting contrasts: While Huawei made a bold bet on Foldable Smartphones, Nokia showcased its Computational Photography chops (in collaboration with Light Labs) with its five rear camera innovation. One key standout hit was Microsoft, who crashed the party, with a renewed pitch for …
With Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei outsurpasses Apple and Samsung
As the second-largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, Huawei has come a long way, pushing technological boundaries, and bringing industry-leading features to the market. While some of the earlier Huawei phones were not so memorable, the recent offerings by Huawei have set a mark. With the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Huawei has come up with …
Unfolding the Foldable Smartphones
While smartphones have become more powerful and feature rich than ever before, they now suffer from a sea of sameness, bordering on boredom. Technological innovations that enable devices to bend and fold are a new line of design thinking for the industry that are not just visually appealing, but make sense, as they give one …