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I wouldn't discard Huawei, they are on par with Samsung.
by Scarbutt 6y ago
I wouldn't discard Huawei, they are on par with Samsung.
- VWWHFSfQ 6y agoHuawei is basically dead as a consumer brand after USA and EU went after them [0]. They've re-branded most of their consumer stuff as Xiaomi. [0] https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-telecommunications-conglomerate-huawei-and-subsidiaries-charged-racketeering https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/chinese-telecommunications-co...
- manojlds 6y agoWait, what? Are you trying to say Xiaomi is rebranded subset of Huawei?
- 411111111111111 6y agoI'm not the parent author but they're both state sponsored enterprise. I can't speak about wherever they're rebrands though, you'd have to take all their phones apart to figure that out.
- rchaud 6y agoShouldn't the government own the majority of the shares for it to be a state sponsored enterprise? Or does it just have to offer tax breaks and subsidies?
- lostlogin 6y ago> Or does it just have to offer tax breaks and subsidies? I wish the definition included this, there are so many shitty corporations which depend on subsidies and tax breaks but happily privatise every penny they can.
- azurezyq 6y agoI don't think EU ever targeted Huawei's consumer business. It's only the US for this exact one.
- igravious 6y agoThat's because the EU does not see China as a threat to its geopolitical and economic hegemony the way the US does.
- kiwijamo 6y agoHuawei has nothing to do with Xiaomi as far as I am aware. Yes same country of origin but that's all. Perhaps you can cite a reliable source to back up your claim?
- arboroia 6y agoIn Europe, Huawei is still the third largest by market share, at ~15% [0] [0] https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/europe https://gs.statcounter.com/vendor-market-share/mobile/europe
- noisem4ker 6y agoDid you mean their Honor brand instead of Xiaomi, which is an entirely different manufacturer?