Apple: Revenue Growth 1% (quarterly) Huawei: Revenue Growth 23.2% (half-yearly) Apple: Revenue ~$258 billion Huawei: Revenue ~$105 billion Apple: R&D $14 bi

Apple: Revenue Growth 1% (quarterly) Huawei: Revenue Growth 23.2% (half-yearly) Apple: Revenue ~$258 billion Huawei: Revenue ~$105 billion Apple: R&D $14 billion[0] Huawei: R&D $15 billion[1] Apple: Employee Count ~132,000 Huawei: Employee Count ~188,000† --- I'm going to take an unusual step here. Please, please don't downvote this post for pointing this out! I'm just highlighting for contrast, not for criticism. Trying to start a conversation. --- [0] https://www.nasdaq.com/article/apple-aapl-earnings-after-the-bell-tuesday-can-the-iphones-slump-be-reversed-cm1185985 https://www.nasdaq.com/article/apple-aapl-earnings-after-the... [1] http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201904/09/WS5cac0859a3104842260b5265.html http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201904/09/WS5cac0859a31048422... † “Huawei had over 188,000 employees as of September 2018, around 76,000 of them engaged in Research & Development (R&D)” (I presume Apple has tens of thousands employed in r&d, anybody any idea roughly how many?) edit: sigh