It has been almost three years since Huawei and Honor went their separate ways. If you recall, Huawei faced significant challenges in the smartphone market due to the U.S. sanctions imposed in 2019. The company suffered a major blow, losing nearly all of its market share outside of China. Struggling even to produce phones under its own brand, and sold its sub-brand Honor to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology to “ensure” its survival.
Years have passed, and both companies have continued independently of each other. However, recent rumors have surfaced, claiming that the separation is over and that Honor will rejoin Huawei. Honor’s CEO Zhao Ming recently addressed these claims. Here are the details…
Honor CEO Zhao Ming says return to Huawei is impossible, Honor wants to be Huawei’s strongest competitor
Of course, the online rumors suggesting that Huawei and Honor will reunite are not true. Honor’s CEO, Zhao Ming, has explicitly denied any plans for Honor to rejoin Huawei. He stated that such a reunion is “absolutely impossible” and described Huawei as Honor’s “most respected and anticipated competitor.” According to Ming, when a company faces a strong competitor, there are generally two options: either join forces with the competitor or compete against them. Zhao Ming believes that merging with Huawei would ultimately weaken
The other choice is to become the competitor’s strongest rival. Zhao Ming said that this is what Honor’s employees are most excited about. Zhao Ming said that Honor is committed to innovation, and that it will continue to develop products that are lighter, thinner, and more powerful than its competitors. He also said that Honor is looking forward to competing with Huawei, which will help to drive innovation in the industry.
Ming also said that Honor invests more than 10% of its revenue in research and development. This investment has helped Honor to develop its own unique technologies, such as its “Eye Protector” display and its “Shark” charging technology. Zhao Ming said that he hopes that former Huawei employees will be proud of Honor’s success. He said that Honor’s goal is to be Huawei’s strongest competitor, and that this is the best way to honor the company’s past relationship with Huawei.
Thus, these baseless rumors that inevitably surface at least once a year have been debunked. Unfortunately, Huawei and Honor won’t be reuniting anytime soon to restore the Chinese tech giant to former glory.
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