Huawei on the new! Released a new folding screen mobile phone, starting from 9999 yuan! Last year, R&D investment was the second largest in the world

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On the evening of April 28, Huawei released a new generation of folding screen mobile phone Mate Xs 2, which is also Huawei's fifth folding screen mobile phone, priced at 9999 yuan. In addition, Huawei has also released huawei smart screen V Pro, Huawei smart screen SE series and other new products.

Huawei's press conference rushed to the hot search, and some netizens said that Huawei is powerful.

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On April 28, Huawei released its operating results for the first quarter of 2022, achieving sales revenue of 131 billion yuan, a year-on-year decline. However, Hu Houkun, Huawei's rotating chairman, said that the overall operating results were in line with expectations, and the company increased investment in research and development to maintain continuous innovation capabilities.

According to Yu Chengdong, managing director and CEO of Huawei's terminal business, Huawei will invest 17.46 billion euros in R&D in 2021, ranking second in the world. China Securities News and China Securities Taurus reporter noted that Huawei's research and development investment last year was only less than Google's parent company Alphabet, more than Microsoft, Samsung, and Apple.

Last year, R&D investment was the second largest in the world

On the evening of April 28, Huawei's folding flagship and all-scenario new product launch conference were held online.

According to Yu Chengdong, Huawei equipment equipped with Huawei HarmonyOS has reached 240 million units, the number of monthly active users of Huawei terminals is 730 million, the shipment of ecological equipment is 150 million units, and there are more than 2,000 ecological partners.

Yu Chengdong said that in 2021, Huawei invested 17.46 billion euros in research and development, ranking second in the world; Huawei's patent applications were 6952, ranking first in the world for five consecutive years.

Some netizens said that Huawei is really tough.

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Yu Chengdong said that adhering to innovation is Huawei's constant commitment. Facing the future, Huawei will continue to increase investment in R&D and embrace a smart new life with consumers around the world.

The new folding screen mobile phone is priced at 9999 yuan

Ranked first in the domestic folding screen mobile phone market

Huawei Mate Xs 2 is equipped with a 7.8-inch ultra-clear primary color folding screen through the original twin-rotor wing hinge technology. Huawei said that the Huawei Mate Xs 2 is only 255 grams, which is almost the weight of a straight phone.

Huawei Mate Xs 2 is equipped with HarmonyOS 2, the first folding screen adaptive UI engine, third-party application layout self-learning, optimization and adaptation, the large-screen experience is better. Huawei continues to lead the folding screen mobile phone application ecosystem, with TOP300 applications supporting 100% large-screen adaptation, and TOP2000 applications supporting 90% large-screen adaptation.

On the chip, Huawei Mate Xs 2 uses Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 flagship series chips.

Huawei Mate Xs 2 has three colors of ya black, brocade white and frost purple, and the 8GB+256GB version is priced at 9999 yuan, the 8GB+512GB version is priced at 11499 yuan, and the 12GB+512GB collector's edition is priced at 12999 yuan.

The phone opened pre-sale on April 28 and went on sale on May 6.

Source: Huawei

At present, Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, Honor, vivo and other Android mobile phone manufacturers have released folding screen mobile phones.

In this market, Samsung and Huawei are currently in a leading position. According to research institute DSCC data, in the global folding screen mobile phone market in 2021, Samsung shipped about 8 million units, accounting for 87% of the overall shipments. In the same period, Huawei ranked second, accounting for 9% of shipments.

According to IDC data from market research institute, in 2021, Huawei ranked first with a share of 49.3% in China's folding screen mobile phone market.

CITIC Securities Research Report said that the global folding screen mobile phone market shipments are expected to reach 14 million units in 2022, and 61 million units in 2026, accounting for 3.6% of the total smartphone market.

CITIC Securities said that from the supply side, domestic manufacturers continue to release AMOLED screen production capacity, BOE, as the exclusive supplier of Huawei Mate Xs, Mate X flexible folding screen mobile phones, currently has three sixth-generation flexible AMOLED production lines in Mianyang, Chengdu and Chongqing. In 2021, BOE flexible AMOLED shipped about 60 million pieces, with a global market share of about 17%, ranking first in China and second in the world; the yield and utilization rate of Visionox in Kunshan 5.5 generation production line and Gu'an 6 generation flexible screen production line were further improved. With the gradual improvement of the product layout of mainstream manufacturers, the demand for superimposed downstream folding screens continues to increase, and the AMOLED used for folding screens will accelerate penetration in the future.

Sales revenue declined in the first quarter

On April 28, Huawei announced its operating results for the first quarter of 2022, achieving sales revenue of 131 billion yuan and a net profit margin of 4.3%.

In the first quarter of 2021, Huawei achieved sales revenue of 152.2 billion yuan and a net profit margin of 11.1%. This also means that Huawei's sales revenue in the first quarter of 2022 fell by 13.93% year-on-year, and the net profit margin decreased by 6.8 percentage points year-on-year.

The reporter learned that Huawei's net profit in the first quarter fell mainly because of the impact of the decline in revenue scale, and the company continued to strengthen investment in business continuity, new industries, software and technology.

Industry insiders believe that Huawei's mobile phones are out of stock, and the company's performance in the first quarter will inevitably decline.

"The overall operating results were in line with expectations, the consumer business was greatly affected, and the ICT (Information and Communication Technology) infrastructure business achieved steady growth," Hu said. In addition, the company has increased its investment in research and development to maintain the ability to continuously innovate and create value for customers. ”

Hu Houkun said that in 2022, the external environment is complex and changeable, and the operation is facing great challenges, and Huawei will work closely with customers and partners around the world to overcome difficulties together.

Editor: Ya Wenhui