Huawei has just launched its latest lineup of MateBook B series of notebooks in China. The new laptops target business users and includes the MateBook B3, MateBook B5, and MateBook B7 models that also feature TPM 2.0 security.

Talking about the MateBook B7 first, the laptop sports a 13.9 inch display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and 91 percent screen to body ratio. It also features a 3K resolution and 100 percent sRGB color gamut as well. Under the hood, the laptop houses 11th Gen Intel Core processor (i7-1165G7), supports one key transfer between Huawei smartphones, and also arrives with an improved touch panel and heat dissipation design.

Moving forward, the Chinese tech giant also launched its 2021 MateBook B5 notebook. This model sports a 14 inch display with 2K resolution and is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor as well. For memory, it offers dual channel 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage. Notably, the laptop also arrives with a pre installed TPM 2.0 chip for security. Finally, Huawei has even launched a new MateBook B3 that arrives with a 15.6 inch FHD (1080p) HD IPS anti glare screen on the front.

This laptop is also a thin and light notebook that weighs just 1.38 kilograms. It is equipped with the 11th generation Intel Core i7-1165G7 processor and TPM 2.0 security chip module as well. The brand is also providing personalized customization services along with security customization services. Furthermore, the company also launched the latest version of its desktop PC. This is the MateStation B515 PC that is equipped with an eight core 7nm AMD Ryzen processor that arrives with the company’s K150 wired keyboard.

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Huawei might start selling smartphones from other manufacturers in its offline stores. According to a Weibo post, a smartphone codenamed Monica is launching this month which will be going on sale in different Huawei retail stores. 

The Monica is expected to be available on offline Huawei stores starting August 20. However, it is still uncertain if this is a Huawei model or a phone from another brand. Also, there’s no word available on the specifications and pricing of this smartphone.

Huawei recently launched the P50 series, and there’s no news of the company launching any other smartphone for a while now. So we can speculate that Huawei is planning to partner with other brands to showcase their products in its store and even sell them.

There is another possibility that this Monica smartphone could have been developed in partnership with Huawei. The smartphone could be using some component from Huawei technologies, or it could run Harmony OS. If the phone is indeed running on Huawei’s HarmonyOS, it kind of makes sense on why Huawei will be selling third-party smartphones in its retail stores.

Another tipster hinted that three new products are scheduled to launch that might be sold through Huawei’s retail network. The tipster suggests that third-party operators and small vendors make these products. Also, we don’t know what these three products will be, so we might have to wait for an official announcement.

Huawei recently launched its P50 flagship duo, and now the P50 smartphones are available in offline retail stores. Customers can visit the stores and experience the new smartphones. The Huawei P50 and P50 Pro come with upgraded displays, two chipsets, and an improved camera. A company representative recently revealed that the new series would be available globally. Huawei has started shipping out the P50 units starting August 12 in China.

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Earlier today, Huawei had revealed its financial report for the first quarter of 2020. The figures showcased a low revenue growth and net profit margin but were still in line with expectations. However, the company still managed to sell over 450,000 smartphones in the Chinese market alone in March 2020.

According to the CEO and Founder of Huawei, Ren Zhegfei, the Chinese market is seeing growth, while the international market is facing a decline. This is probably due to the Chinese tech giant’s smartphone offerings being shipped without Google services due to the US trade ban back in 2019. Thus, the Huawei flagship P40 series will ship with Huawei’s own mobile services, HMS.

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While the Huawei Mobile Services are certainly a bit behind industry staples like Google and Apple, the company is still determined to enter the market and improve upon it. Ren Zhengfei even went on the state about the difficulties the Coronavirus has caused the company’s supply chain and also talked about its international management and remote working/conferences that they are heavily relying on.

In the interview, the senior executive revealed that the ongoing pandemic has made shipments and production difficult, but the company has also been seeing an increase in demand for tablets, computers and more, which ship with HMS pre-installed. Despite seeing meager growth in Q1, Huawei founder is confident that the annual financial report wouldn’t be impacted severely by the rocky start of the year and that the company is confident of its success in 2020.

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Huawei has officially launched the Huawei P40 series in China today, nearly two weeks after it was announced internationally via an online event. The company has unveiled three flagship smartphones in the domestic market: Huawei P40, Huawei P40 Pro, and Huawei P40 Pro Premium.

Since we already know all about the specs and features of the new devices, let’s first take a look at the China pricing of the Huawei P40 series.

Huawei P40 China Pricing & Availability

The Huawei P40 China pricing is as follows. 

• 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 4188 yuan (~$593  | €545)
• 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 4488 yuan (~$635  | €584)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 4988 yuan (~$706  | €649)

In comparison, the Huawei P40 starts at €799 ($880) for 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM in Europe.

Huawei P40 Pro China pricing is as follows. 

• 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM – 5988 yuan (~$848  | €778)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 6488 yuan (~$918  | €844)
• 8GB RAM + 512GB ROM – 7388 yuan (~$1046  | €961)
• 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 6888 yuan (~$975  | €896) – GIFT BOX SPECIAL EDITION

In comparison, the Huawei P40 Pro starts at €999 ($1095) for 8GB + 256GB variant in Europe.

Huawei P40 Pro Plus China pricing is as follows. 

• 8GB RAM + 256GB ROM – 7988 yuan (~$1131  | €1039)
• 8GB RAM + 512GB ROM – 8888 yuan (~$1258  | €1156)

In comparison, the Huawei P40 Pro Plus starts at €1399 ($1533) for its 8GB RAM and 512GB ROM variant in Europe.

As you can see, the Huawei P40 series models are priced way cheaper in China, just like its predecessors. This difference in the European and Chinese pricing of the P40 series is similar to what we saw for the P30 series last year.

The Huawei P40 and P40 Pro models will go on sale in China later today (April 8) at 10 PM. The Huawei P40 Pro Plus will go on sale on June 1, 2020.

Huawei P40 Series Specs

The Huawei P40 series share a similar design profile. So you get a rectangular camera housing at the back with soft-matte glass finish on the P40 and the P40 Pro models. The premium P40 Pro Plus comes with a ceramic back. Up front, the P40 model comes with a 6.1-inch flat OLED display with dual punch-hole cameras on the top left corner. On the other hand, the P40 Pro and Pro Plus models feature an “overflow” curved 6.58-inch display with dual punch-hole cameras in the same position as the P40.

Owing to a smaller display and battery, the standard Huawei P40 is lightweight and compact. The phone weighs just 175 grams and measures just 8.5mm in thickness. In comparison, the P40 Pro weighs 209 grams and is nearly 9mm thick. The P40 is not as water-resistant as the IP68 certified Pro and Plus models, but the IP53 rating ensures it can withstand a few splashes. All three models feature a larger screen fingerprint sensor which is 30 percent larger and faster than its predecessor.

Under the hood, all three models feature Huawei Kirin 990 5G flagship processor, starting with 8GB of RAM. They support NaVIC in addition to GPS, AGPS, Glonass, and BeiDou along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.1. The new Huawei P40 series comes with the latest EMUI 10.1 OS based on Android 10 with HMS.

The Huawei P40 comes with a 3800mAh battery with 22.5W SuperCharge charging technology. The P40 Pro and Pro Plus have much faster wired charging solutions for its 4200mAh battery, maxing at 40W. What’s even more interesting is that the Huawei P40 Pro Plus comes with 40W wireless charging support, making it the world’s fastest wireless charging smartphone right now.

The Huawei P40 has a triple camera setup. The P40 Pro has quad-cameras while the P40 Pro Plus has a penta-camera setup.

The standard Huawei P40 comes with a 50MP RYYB f/1.9 UltraVision camera along with a 16MP UltraWide Angle shooter and an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto shooter. The telephoto lens supports 3x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom, and 30x digital zoom. The phone gets OIS and AIS for image stabilization and can shoot 4K 60fps videos.

The Huawei P40 Pro comes with a 40MP f/1.8 Ultra Wide Cine lens, an upgraded 50MP RYYB f/1.9 sensor with OIS, an 8MP optical periscope camera, and a ToF sensor. The Huawei P40 Pro Plus has an additional 8MP f/2.4 SuperPeriscope lens. This enables 10x optical, 20x hybrid, and up to 100x digital zoom on the Pro Plus model. On the other hand, the P40 Pro features a 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and 50x digital zoom.

China is an important market for Huawei and the P series has been extremely well received in the domestic market. We can expect the same response for the P40 series as well.

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Huawei has officially unveiled its new innovative venture in China. It is a smart unmanned store located in Wuhan Optics Valley New Development International Center. The store has in stock several types of electronic products owned by Huawei.

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The smart unmanned store supports online ordering and on-site purchase. It is equipped with a robot arm that is responsible for taking out the goods. It is understood that Huawei’s smart unmanned retail store does not require personnel to provide supervision. The smart store also provides 24-hour uninterrupted service. Other features of the unmanned store include 24-hour smart storage, robot automatic inventory, smart schedule management, all tailored towards offering seamless unmanned services.

Huawei presently has several offline stores scattered across China. This new unmanned store may be a pilot scheme and is an indication that the company is working on ways to ensure its products are available to customers24/7. We may likely see more of such robot manned stores springing up in several cities across China in the near future.

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After the US banned Huawei from conducting business with any of its companies, many people in China became patriotic and started buying Huawei devices to support the company. This way, in the past few months, people often slapped a patriotic label on Huawei products. Essentially, it meant if you were patriotic, you would buy Huawei smartphones instead of something foreign such as Apple. However, Huawei’s Chen Lifang, Director and President of the Public Affairs and Communications Department has a different view in this regard.

Chen Lifang says that internally Huawei is quite clear on where it stands. She states that if Huawei doesn’t do a good job with its products, technologies, and services, it’s impossible to survive in the long term by just slapping a patriotic label on the company. So, Huawei doesn’t pay attention to what label people or media slap on them, it just focuses on making good quality products.  

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Back in May, even Huawei’s founder Ren had tried to cool down the growing wave of nationalist sentiment towards the company by saying that the iPhone has a pretty good ecosystem and that he still buys iPhone for his family when they are abroad. 

From these comments, it looks like Huawei doesn’t want users to buy its products just because it’s patriotic. Instead, it wants to keep focusing on making good quality products. Honestly, it makes sense why Huawei would want to stay away from a nationalist label. Despite its Chinese origin, Huawei smartphones are sold worldwide in millions. They need the support of its global users and the only way to ensure this is to make high-quality products at a competitive price tag. 

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In the past couple of years, Huawei has been under scrutiny, especially regarding its possible ties with the Chinese Government. The company has dodged these claims so far by repeating that it “is a private company wholly owned by its employees,” with an “Employee Shareholding Scheme that involves 96,768 employee shareholders.”

While that might have cooled down some questions about the company’s ownership structure for the time being, a new research paper, titled ‘Who Owns Huawei?’ and published by Christopher Balding of Fulbright University Vietnam and Donald C. Clarke of George Washington University Law School questions the validity of Huawei’s employee ownership claim. The research paper reportedly used publicly available resources to chart out Huawei’s ownership and control structure. The paper concludes that Huawei is not actually owned by its employees, unlike what the company has claimed time and again.

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The research paper throws light on the fact that 100% of Huawei is owned by a holding company called Huawei Investment and Holding. Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei actually owns only about 1.14% of this holding company, while the remaining ~99% is owned by an entity called ‘trade union committee’.

The paper adds that Huawei hasn’t revealed anything about this trade union committee, either about its members or its decision-making process. The usual nature of trade union committees in China further fuel the mystery about this entity.

The authors argue that “Given the public nature of trade unions in China, if the ownership stake of the trade union committee is genuine, and if the trade union and its committee function as trade unions generally function in China, then Huawei may be deemed effectively state-owned.”

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So, the authors claim that we can’t completely rule out the possibility that Huawei may indeed be owned or controlled by the government.

As for the 96,768 employee shareholders often mentioned by the company in reports, the paper states that they just participate in the profit-sharing scheme and not in the decision making of the trade union. They have nothing to do with financing or control. The paper further adds that these shares are canceled when an employee leaves the company.

Huawei did respond to this study to telecoms.com refuting the claims by saying that they are based on unreliable sources and speculations. Find an excerpt of the statement below.

“This report, released by Professor Christopher Balding and Professor Donald Clarke, was based on unreliable sources and speculations, without an understanding of all the facts. They have not verified the information in the report with Huawei, and their conclusions are completely unsubstantiated. Huawei is a private company wholly owned by its employees. No government agency or outside organization holds shares in Huawei or has any control over Huawei. 

If you are interested in reading more about this study, hit the source link down below.

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UPDATE: 

Pricing has been revealed. Honor 8 Lite starts at 1099 Yuan ($160) for 3GB + 32GB, 1399 yuan ($203) for 4GB + 32GB and 1599 Yuan ($232) for 4GB + 64GB.

Huawei had a big event today and the first product to be announced was none other than the Huawei Honor 8 Lite model, which we are already familiar with, thanks to the recent listing in Finland.

Huawei revealed that the Honor 8 Lite comes with a 12-layer mirror coating to make it look premium. The phone comes in four color options, Midnight Black, Streamer Gold, Sea Blue and Pearl White. The phone features a 5.2-inch 1080p display up front with curved glass on top. Under the hood, the Honor 8 Lite version features the mid-range Kirin 655 processor. In comparison, the Huawei Honor 8 flagship came with the powerful Kirin 950 chipset. One of the highlights of the device is that it runs on the new Android 7 Nougat version based on EMUI 5.0.

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At the back, the phone features a single 12MP f/2.2 aperture camera while up front, there is an 8MP wide-angle shooter. The front camera uses the light from the LCD to light up your selfies even under dark lighting conditions.

Other features of the Honor 8 Lite are already known to us. So, the phone comes with 3GB RAM, 32GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB and 3000mAh battery. There should be a 4GB RAM high version as well, but the company is yet to confirm this.

Also, Huawei is yet to release the pricing of the device, but we’ll update this article when the details are out.

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