WORLD NEWS: BUSINESS - Smartphones insulated from global economic meltdown, says Huawei chief

Ongoing global economic meltdown caused by falling oil prices in the international market will not affect the shipment of and purchase of mobile phones, the Vice President, Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), Mr. Sandeep Saihgal has said.

Speaking on the sideline of the launch of the firm’s flagship devices, Mate 8 and M2 Tablet at the Medinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saihgal said smartphones have become part of people’s lives, adding that no matter the condition, people will still continue to communicate, either through voice or data (internet).
According to him, the advent of the smartphones have further broken the fetters existing among people, adding that increasingly, the world has become one small global village.

He said: “Look, smartphones have become part of people’s life style. People need smartphone for everything; whether it is just for email, social network. Customers want to get new experience. So the global economic meltdown will not affect sales and shipment of our range of superior mobile devices as long as people live, because they need smartphones such as Mate 8 to communicate, improve their businesses and make their living worthwhile.

“There are segments for our products, we believe a lot of people will upgrade and embrace this product because the product itself will give the user experience which is very unique.”

He said the new flagship devices feature the world’s most advanced smartphone and tablet technology ever: a new benchmark of amazing performance and long battery life

Dubai became the second city globally for the Huawei Consumer Group to launch the new flagship devices after the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the United States (U.S).

He said the device features the most powerful chipset, a high-capacity battery and stylish design – including a unique mocha brown color option – the Huawei Mate 8 is the ideal smartphone for today’s on-the-go professional. The Mate 8 is designed from the ground up for productivity and its hardware and software have been fine-tuned to provide an elegant, efficient experience.

He said: “Last year was a successful year for the Huawei Consumer Business Group here in the Middle East and we anticipate this year to be an even bigger one with immense growth in the region following the launch of these two flagship devices. The Mate 8 is the ultimate high-end smartphone designed for the professional, striking the perfect balance between high performance and long battery life. And when designing the M2, we equipped it with an impeccable sound system to take the user’s experience to the next level. Both of these devices reflect Huawei’s continued dedication to bringing the latest innovation and style to our consumers.’’

Its Regional Manager, Product and Training, Middle East, George Al Kafrouni, explained that the Huawei Mate 8 was designed for performance and efficiency

Featuring groundbreaking hardware, he said the Mate 8 is the first smartphone to run the Kirin 950 chipset, with CPU boosting power up 100 percent, GPU performance up 125 per cent, and power efficiency up 70 permcent vs. the Kirin 925.


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