Huawei leaving the low-end market, focus is on premium smartphones

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Let's face it, long gone is the time when Huawei was mostly known for its budget-friendly smartphones. The Chinese company is now world's number 3 handset maker, and not due to mainly selling low-end smartphones.

After trying to build itself an entirely different image, one that would not be associated with cheap smartphones, Huawei has decided to drop the budget-friendly smartphone market altogether.

Richard Yu recently confirmed that the profit his company makes for selling low-end handsets is too small, which means the business model is not sustainable any longer. Going forward, Huawei will focus on premium products and markets with a healthy economy that will allow the company to sell this type of products.

Richard Yu said:

We are giving up the very low-end devices because the margin in this is extremely low, and it’s not making enough profit for us. The priority is Europe, China and Japan, where the economy is healthy and people are able to consume them.

Source:https://www.phonearena.com/news/Hua...arket-focus-is-on-premium-smartphones_id96464