Counterclockwise: Huawei bets on Android early and grows big quickly

30 September 2018
The company has only been making phones since 2003, but is already one of the world's most influential makers.

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Whackcar, 30 Sep 2018They did recently say that they're going to make the "perfo... moreyep...give us CPU turbo Huawei we like it.

    AnonD-797904, 30 Sep 2018Huawei became successful by leaps and bounds but recently t... moreThey did recently say that they're going to make the "performance mode" accessible to users. This is basically the mode which was previously only used for benchmarks. By allowing users to use this mode, they're basically giving customers a built-in overclock mode, which no other company has provided before. Huawei should make a big deal out of it. It should help them improve their reputation, as well as get users approval!

      Walter C. Dornez, 30 Sep 2018Tbh, it's only design that seems to make them a follower. T... moreThat's probably why they're using a fresh back-panel design for the Mate 20. Some people don't like it, but it is the much needed originality that Huawei needed.

      I hope they will also abandon the notch next year in favor of something less "inspired".

        Sonu4678, 30 Sep 2018I guess they were heavily inspired(nice way to put it) by S... moreTbh, it's only design that seems to make them a follower. The fact that they are bringing in their own 7nm chipset, the fact that they were the first with NPU, AI capabilities in smartphones, and the triple camera puts them toe to toe with Apple and Samsung, who both have done their fair share of firsts

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          • 30 Sep 2018

          Counter headline: Nokia bets on Android very lately and dies pretty quickly ;)

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            • 30 Sep 2018

            AnonD-797904, 30 Sep 2018Huawei became successful by leaps and bounds but recently t... moreHuawei are one of the fastest in actual speed tests

              I sincerely enjoy the counterclockwise article trend about the history of most smartphone brands. I like what Gsmarena have been doing on it so far as I look forward to seeing even more interesting articles from this site. Thanks a lot for the effort.

                Because they deliver new tech and half year old features, every half year, then they aggressively advertise and push the price of flagship down Before introducing new, don't buy it then. Its also successor of 40mp beasts with android and thin body. Surely entry level and midranges help a lot too, too late big brands.

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                  xXENDER FREAKXx, 30 Sep 2018Every service sends user data to personalize the user, that... moreThats the thing, we can never know for sure.

                  It goes to every other brand as well.

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                    Anonymous, 30 Sep 2018Believe the camera... It just amazing. https://flic.kr/p... moreImpressive stuff, great job bro. I know that 4 seconds pic in detail are Night Mod. But others in Auto were astonishing as well.

                    Been to Singapore last time, nice country.

                      Shui8, 30 Sep 2018Google & Apple ID didnt send user data? Benchmark is... moreEvery service sends user data to personalize the user, that's for sure. It's more like a matter of which sends out user data excessively, even the ones that u don't allow

                        Only one things matter's, does they sell good or not... Obviously they sell very, very good.
                        Are they send "spy" info, maybe, maybe they does like Facebook, Apple, Google and others.
                        Do i care... i dont care if its Chinese or American spy stuff ... In these "Fake news" Trump days i will 100% prefer China then US, like many other European people.
                        Keep up the good work Huawei and try keep the prices in a good way, not like the 2 greedy giants.
                        I had a Huawei once and i was really happy for it.

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                          AnonD-797904, 30 Sep 2018Huawei became successful by leaps and bounds but recently t... moreI don't really care about benchmark number. The difference in real world is too small that you won't notice it unless you have another phone and intentionaly testing the speed difference, which doesn't make sense for real usage.
                          I never see benchmark number and always skip that part when reading review. Too boring. Besides, upper mid range to high end soc are fast, no matter it is apple's, huawei's qualcom's samsung's, etc.

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                            Anonymous, 30 Sep 2018Believe the camera... It just amazing. https://flic.kr/p... moreI guess this is in 'Night Mode'. Yes, night mode is amazing.

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                              • 30 Sep 2018

                              Huawei became successful by leaps and bounds but recently their reputation got ruined when they cheated on benchmarks.
                              I hope that they would be truthful to the consumers after that fiasco.

                                I guess they were heavily inspired(nice way to put it) by Samsung till '14. After that they designed their phones uniquely. I still think they have a habit of following market leaders even now. This strategy had been working out for them till now, but they are now too big to just follow. People would also expect them to lead the industry. They need to mature a little bit more.

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                                  • 30 Sep 2018

                                  It was the Nexus that changed everything for them, same with LG. But LG messed up with their bootloop madness.

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                                    • 30 Sep 2018

                                    whats missing here is the horrendous low end Huawei phones that plagued their reputation. seem plenty of them with half a gig of ram and 4gb internal and they struggle so much with basic tasks. their cheaper handsets are actually useable now.

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                                      • 30 Sep 2018

                                      hmm, i just realize that smartphone chipset coming from a 40nm size.

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                                        Kar, 30 Sep 2018Huawei is cheating in benchmarks ,cameras don't believe themThey may have cheat due to Kirin 970's ability to use GPU Turbo but why must I care about numbers when real life performance is all about.

                                        There's no way they cheat in Cameras. Leica does their best to make sure their lenses and Huawei's camera module take on the likes of Samsung, Apple (ala old Nokia camera engineers) and Google.