Huawei plans to release a three-fold smartphone on September 10, just hours after Apple plans to release a new iPhone.
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BEIJING—Huawei’s 30% off smartphone pre-orders have exceeded 2.7 million, Its website showed on Monday.
The Chinese company started pre-orders for the Mate XT at noon on Saturday. This is more than the previous two days Apple’s The iPhone 16 is scheduled to be released in the early hours of Tuesday morning Beijing time.
Huawei had previously announced that it would launch new products at 2:30 pm on Tuesday. The company has not revealed the price of the Mate XT yet. The machine is expected to be officially sold on September 20.
Apple fell out of the top five Chinese smartphone manufacturers in the second quarter. According to data from Canalys. The company said this is the first time domestic players have occupied all five seats.
According to Canalys data, Huawei ranked fourth in terms of market share with 10.6 million smartphone shipments.
The company only shares shipments from the top five suppliers. Apple shipped 10 million mobile phones in the first quarter.
Huawei already sells foldable and clamshell phones, as do Chinese rivals. Apple hasn’t expanded into these categories yet.
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