On the evening of April 28, Huawei released a new generation of folding screen mobile phone Mate Xs 2, weighing only 255g, starting from 9999 yuan, starting from 9:00 pm today, officially on sale on May 6, so far Huawei has released a total of five folding screen mobile phones in three years.
In addition, Huawei's Hongmeng operating system has also made new progress, Huawei managing director, terminal business CEO Yu Chengdong said at the press conference site, as of now, the number of Huawei equipment equipped with HarmonyOS has exceeded 240 million units, and the number of ecological equipment shipments has exceeded 150 million units.
Huawei pushes five folding screen phones in three years
As the pioneer and forerunner of folding screen mobile phones, Huawei continues to lead the innovation of folding screen mobile phones. In 2019, the first 5G folding screen mobile phone Huawei Mate X was released, Huawei Mate Xs was released in 2020, and Huawei Mate X2 and Huawei P50 Pocket were released in 2021.
On April 28, Huawei released a new folding screen mobile phone Mate Xs 2, equipped with the Snapdragon 888 flagship series chip using advanced process technology, Huawei equipped with HarmonyOS 2, 66W Huawei super fast charge, the flagship mobile phone of the folding screen.
Yu Chengdong introduced at the scene that Huawei Mate Xs 2 weighs only 255g, which is the industry's lightest folding large-screen mobile phone, while using a double rotor wing hinge, the screen flatness is 70% higher than the previous generation of products, and it is also the first composite reinforced structure screen, and the anti-fall ability is 2.5 times higher than that of the previous generation.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 first created a body microfiber process, three colors with three different body textures, Ya black with cross leather pattern, brocade white with natural leather pattern, frost purple with frost texture, and comes with the same color leather protective case, which can be used as a bracket.
Yu Chengdong introduced that Huawei Mate Xs 2 is also the industry's first mobile phone to support tri-band Wi-Fi, with a theoretical peak rate of up to 4Gbps, and Huawei Mate Xs 2 is the first 3D accurate indoor positioning in the industry, which has covered 160+ cities, 1300+ business districts and 20+ large transportation hubs.
In addition, Huawei Mate Xs 2 also supports dual-screen synchronous translation, supporting conversion between more than ten languages.
"Ultra thin, ultra flat, super reliable, Huawei Mate Xs 2 completely solves the folding screen mobile phone heavy, creased, afraid of falling three major pain points." Yu Chengdong said.
Huawei Mate Xs 2 has three colors of ya black, brocade white and frost purple, and is priced at 9999 yuan for 8GB+256GB; 11499 yuan for 8GB+512GB; and 12GB+512GB collector's edition for 12999 yuan. On April 28, 2022, at 21:00, the pre-sale will be opened on Huawei Mall, major authorized e-commerce companies, Huawei experience stores, and authorized retailers, and will be officially launched at 10:08 on May 6.
On the same day, Huawei also released new products such as Huawei Smart Screen V Pro, MatePad SE and a new generation of smartwatch WATCH GT3 series.
Hongmeng is equipped with more than 240 million units of equipment
Yu Chengdong also revealed that as of now, the number of Huawei equipment equipped with HarmonyOS has exceeded 240 million units, and the shipment of ecological equipment has exceeded 150 million units.
Yu Chengdong, managing director of Huawei and CEO of terminal business, 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.
According to IDC data, Huawei ranked first in China's folding screen mobile phone market with a share of 49.3% in 2021; it is expected that by 2025, the global shipment of folding screen mobile phones will reach 27.6 million units, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 69.9%.
According to industry chain news, the Mate Xs 2 screen comes from BOE, and the domestic UTG (ultra-thin flexible glass) solution equipped with the screen comes from Kaisheng Technology (600552).
On April 20, Kaisheng Technology said in response to investors on the investor interaction platform that the company's first phase of UTC has been supplied in small quantities, and the second phase is under construction.
According to public information, Huawei and Kaisheng Technology have been cooperating for a long time on UTG projects. According to Tianyancha data, on July 27, 2021, Huawei published a patent entitled "A Processing Method for Improving the Bending Performance of Flexible Glass", and the applicants were Kaisheng Technology Co., Ltd. and Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Guosen Securities issued a research report pointing out that the folding machine on the one hand is the Android camp to promote the brand high-end of the differentiated competition gripper, on the other hand, as a collection of mobile phones and tablets will expand the user's large-screen application needs, this year's folding screen new machine frequent catalysis, it is recommended to pay attention to Jingyan Technology, Kesen Technology, Changxin Technology and other industrial chain related companies.
Huawei's revenue in the first quarter was 131 billion yuan
On the afternoon of April 28, Huawei just disclosed a quarterly report showing that in the first quarter, Huawei's revenue was 131 billion yuan, down 13.9% year-on-year. Huawei's first-quarter net profit margin fell 6.8 percentage points year-on-year to 4.3%.
It is understood that the decline in profits in the first quarter is mainly due to the decline in revenue scale, while still continuing to strengthen investment in business continuity, new industries, software and technology.
Hu Houkun, rotating chairman of Huawei, said: "The overall operating results are in line with expectations, the consumer business has been greatly affected, and the ICT infrastructure business has achieved stable growth. 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: "Thank you to customers and partners for their trust and support to Huawei. In 2022, the external environment is complex and changeable, and huawei will face great challenges in operation, and Huawei will work closely with customers and partners around the world to overcome difficulties. ”
According to the 2021 financial report, by the end of 2021, the total number of Employees of Huawei is close to 195,000. According to this calculation, Huawei employees generated 670,000 yuan per capita income in the first quarter.
However, despite the decline in revenue, Huawei is still recruiting talented teenagers with high salaries. On April 25, Huawei's recruitment WeChat public account showed that Huawei launched a new round of "genius youth" recruitment plan. According to the recruitment information, Huawei is not limited to academic qualifications or schools for candidates, but requires special achievements in mathematics, computers, physics, materials, chips, intelligent manufacturing, chemistry and other related fields and aspires to become a technology leader.
On April 25, Huawei's recruitment WeChat public account showed that Huawei launched a new round of "genius youth" recruitment plan. According to the recruitment information, Huawei is not limited to academic qualifications or schools for candidates, but requires special achievements in mathematics, computers, physics, materials, chips, intelligent manufacturing, chemistry and other related fields and aspires to become a technology leader.
(Editor-in-Charge: Peng Bo)
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