Who would have thought Huawei‘s shipment will still be going strong despite the US trade embargo? That is the reality as the tech giant has announced a record-high 200 million smartphone shipments so far this year.
The company made this known via a tweet posted on Wednesday. The tweet equally revealed that the feat was achieved 64 days earlier than the period it took to hit the same milestone last year.
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The US has never being a stronghold of the Chinese top phone maker but the absence of Google services means the public interest in Huawei phones will begin to dwindle outside China. most of Huawei phone sales were shipments within China where Google services were already not allowed. Huawei also had some success in Europe but that could dwindle fast except a fix is found for the absence of Google services. Already, there have been several hacks which show users how to install Google series on their Huawei models. This can only be a temporary fix as the company is expected to find a permanent solution. Only a few will agree to buy a phone and then get to instal Google services themselves.
We must not fail to recognise how much Huawei has grown in the last couple of years. In 2017, Huawei was celebrating 100 million smartphone shipments by the end of September. It achieved the same feat in October 2016 and in 2015, it was only able to hit the 100 million mark in December. But last year and this year, the company has consistently doubled its shipments despite several distractions and push by key rivals like Samsung.
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