Huawei reclaims the top spot in Chinese foldable smartphone market in H1 2023

21 August 2023
Even without 5G connectivity, Huawei's Mate X3 is selling like a hot cake in China.

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  • Anonymous
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  • 22 Aug 2023

iOS copycat nothing more.

    Anton., 21 Aug 2023God, when I opened the paste image for a second I thought t... moreWhat? Do You even understand what are You talking about? iOS copy? Please, elaborate.
    It has, if you really want to see it, some similar elements to iOS UI and that's that. iOS copy, my *ss. I wonder if it's a big news for You that you can change every UI element?

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      • Anonymous
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      • 22 Aug 2023

      AnonD-1104158, 21 Aug 2023Bosibly becsue 4G in china is ''REAL'' ... moreUK need Huawei 5G base station 😅😅😅

        OpposedScroll75, 21 Aug 2023Literally the only iOS-like things are the widgets and the ... moreYou wish you were right. That dock, alone, laughs at your poor attempt to delude yourself.

          rosesarerosie, 21 Aug 2023I mean, thats true, but they did it well, they managed to m... moreOne UI shares zero resemblance with iOS; that comment was definitely about design aesthetics and overall look, and definitely not about fluidity.

          About fluidity, you'll need to demonstrate how EMUI is smoother, and by how many nano seconds.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 22 Aug 2023

            Mobilemaster, 21 Aug 2023If 4K Huawei phones are selling like hot cakes, can you ima... moreThey have made 5G phones before, P40 series and Mate 40 series

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              • Anonymous
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              • 22 Aug 2023

              Kev, 21 Aug 2023Nah. iOS and EMUI might share things like widget stacks and... moreThere's nothing like Android straight from the source. Unfortunately, GSMArena never did a review of Google's Pixel Fold.

                Anton., 21 Aug 2023God, when I opened the paste image for a second I thought t... moreMy though exactly. I was thinking; Oh, finally a foldable from Apple ? Then I saw Huawei 😶

                  H1 is from January to June. That was before the Honor V2, Z5 fold/flip and Mix Fold 3. When 2023 is over Huawei will still lead, but they are going to lose market share. Regardless, I'm beginning to see what the experts were projecting. At this rate 15-20+ million global sales is within reach. Meanwhile slab phone sales are at a decade low for 2023.

                  One particular piece of information that stood out was "55 percent of sales were horizontally folding devices, with Huawei leading the segment, followed by Samsung and Honor". That is in complete contrast to the rest of the world where clamshells are more popular.

                  I can't wait to see how this turns out through H2 and the year-end of 2023.

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                    • AnonD-1104158
                    • 39y
                    • 21 Aug 2023

                    Bosibly becsue 4G in china is ''REAL'' they can download 24.02 megabits per second so basicaly like 5G in Uk....where I have 30MB/s on 5G .. crippled..
                    Same 4G in uk is crippled to 150 or 200 ? but download is 10MB/s

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                      • Kev
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                      • 21 Aug 2023

                      Anton., 21 Aug 2023God, when I opened the paste image for a second I thought t... moreNah. iOS and EMUI might share things like widget stacks and dynamic windows on top but Huawei's clearly got the advantage with toggles for battery care, a diverse AOD menu, split-screen mode and knuckle gestures. A lot of their visual stuff has been lifted ("copied" in your words) from OriginOS but I honestly don't care because Vivo keeps OriginOS locked within China anyways. I'll consider it copying as soon as Vivo ditches Funtouch for international phones; It's too garish and child-like, whereas EMUI looks more mature. As far as I'm concerned, copying isn't bad if you do it better than the source.

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                        • 7sr
                        • 21 Aug 2023

                        I miss my Huawei. Had a Mate 20 pro I imported into Australia. Loved that thing. Battery life was awesome, face unlock was unrivaled by any other android and had very good cameras.

                          If 4K Huawei phones are selling like hot cakes, can you imagine how their 5G phones will sell?

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 21 Aug 2023

                            ko , 21 Aug 2023Europe Cyber Resilience Act will end dangerous software cu... moreMany laws are attempted, doesn't mean they pass

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                              • DGV
                              • 21 Aug 2023

                              Europe Cyber Resilience Act will end dangerous software current software from China will never pass the test

                                Impressive feat indeed, considering the obstacles americans have put on this company.

                                Imagine when they start selling 5G-capable devices!

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                                  • 21 Aug 2023

                                  Anton., 21 Aug 2023God, when I opened the paste image for a second I thought t... moreLiterally the only iOS-like things are the widgets and the control center. The rest is original.

                                  In fact, MIUI (non-Poco) is much closer to iOS style-wise.

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                                    • OpposedScroll75
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                                    • 21 Aug 2023

                                    Anonymous, 21 Aug 2023Even without 5G ppl still choose huawei over bbk and xiaomi... moreHuawei phones have some of the most amazing quality in the smartphone market, right up there with Samsung and Apple.

                                      rosesarerosie, 21 Aug 2023I mean, thats true, but they did it well, they managed to m... morethis fellow gsmarena lurker knows the real stuff👌

                                        Anton., 21 Aug 2023God, when I opened the paste image for a second I thought t... morebro the customization on these devices is unreal compared to the constrained ios
                                        only similarities are app icon styles and the task bar