Zhao Ming talked about Honor and Huawei in a livestream interview. The official said that Honor has cut off its relationship with Huawei in a far better way than any other company. But this separation initially brought many challenges.

The CEO mentioned that his original family (Huawei + Honor) has been successful. Although after being separated from the parent firm, Honor felt immense pressure.

It had to begin everything from scratch. The biggest challenge for Honor executives was to manage those operations that they were completely unaware of.

Why separated?

After the U.S. banned Huawei in 2019, the company sold its subsidiary firm Honor to Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology in November 2020. The aim was to prevent Honor from the drawbacks of the ban and enable it to operate freely.

The beginning was quite tough for Honor. The company was under pressure to meet consumers’ expectations with better products. Yet it managed the difficult times and came out with flying colors.

Honor faced pressure and challenges after leaving Huawei: CEO (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

Zhao Ming further spoke on comparisons of Honor with Huawei and Apple. According to him, Honor feels pressure while competing with tech giants. Yet, the company remains calm and continues to explore new ways that can benefit its consumers.

“When communicating with backbones and supervisors, everyone said that we are leading, but we always feel a lot of pressure. We have three big mountains. The objects we compare with are not Apple today, but Huawei tomorrow.” 

Zhao Ming states that he tries to see positivity in every aspect. The official once said that despite pressure and challenges, Honor made a separate identity from Huawei. The company is constantly achieving success and aims to offer more improved and innovative products in the future.

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Zhao Ming took part in a recent livestream interview. He talked about many subjects like AI, large models, business sectors, the Magic 7 series, new features, and more.

During the interrogation, several netizens asked the CEO if Honor would use Kirin chips for its devices anytime. In response, Zhao Ming said that he’s pretty much aware that users hope for such an opportunity. They are eagerly waiting to see the Kirin chip powering Honor smartphones with a new performance boost.

Although it’s unlikely to happen in the short term. Honor has good cooperation with Qualcomm and prefers Snapdragon processors for its flagship models.

“The possibility of using Kirin chips in the short term is not very high and I know everyone also hopes for such an opportunity.” – said Zhao Ming.

Honor devices unlikely to use Kirin chips, but users hope for it: CEO (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

The 360 Group Chairman – Zhou Hongyi questioned if Honor isn’t considering Kirin chips due to its low production capacity and limited supply. Zhao answered that he had no idea about the production volume or any other matter related to it.

It’s not the first time that Honor denied using Kirin chips for its devices. The company’s CMO Jiang Hairong also refuted such rumors saying it’s complete nonsense.

Honor does have the values and core characteristics of Huawei. Although it believes that it can no longer become Huawei and would like to remain a separate company. Zhao also clarified in previous interviews that Honor can defeat its all rivals even if it begins things from scratch.

The CEO stated that the new-gen Honor Magic 7 series will run on Snapdragon 8 Gen 4. We can expect dynamic performance boost with the Magic 7 series.

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Zhao Ming and the Chairman of 360 Group, Zhou Hongyi recently attended a live broadcast event. During the interview, the CEO showcased the Honor Magic 7, mainly its front design. He also operated the device to show its major features.

Front Design

Magic 7 phone shows curvy corners on the front side. It has thinner bezels around the screen and exhibits a clean look. The sides of the handset reflect a slight curve all around. Perhaps, the new phone may continue to feature the quad-curved outlook.

Another segment is the pill-shaped design. Honor Magic 7 will also bring the same pill cutout as its predecessors. The design may adopt a selfie lens and a 3D face recognition system.

Honor CEO reveals Magic 7 front design ahead of launch (Image Credits: Weibo)

Back Design

The executive completely covered the back design with a rugged phone case to hide the camera module. Although two lens openings (in a diagonal arrangement) and an LED Flash are visible through the cover. Another strip opening hints at laser focus.

Since the back design is covered with the case, the accurate details are unknown. But the OEM may reveal the entire design with new teasers in the upcoming days.

Honor Magic 7 back design (Image Credits: IThome)

Apart from the phone, the CEO also described how its smart voice assistant has become even smarter. It can perform various tasks with just a single statement.

Zhao demonstrated the order takeout feature on the Magic 7 smartphone. He said “Order three cups of American coffee” and the device immediately searched for the item and completed the order within minutes. Notably, one has to submit the order and complete the payment without worrying about any other task.

More such features are on the way and we may witness them with the official unveiling of the Honor Magic 6 series on October 30.

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An internal email seen by Bloomberg, states that the CEO of Optica Group – Elizabeth Rogan has resigned following the investigation on the company’s bond with Huawei.

Going to the flashback, the investigation is made on how far Huawei and Optica’s partnership has affected U.S. security regulations. An early report suggested that the U.S. lawmakers were planning to increase the probe for in-depth information.

Apart from Elizabeth, Chad Stark – another Chief Executive Officer has also left the firm. A familiar person with this matter said the resignation is mainly connected with the Chinese company Huawei. Although he declined to give more details.

New CEO?

Inputs further reveal that the Deputy Executive Director of Optica Group and Foundation -Elizabeth Nolan could serve as the temporary CEO of the company.

CEO Elizabeth Rogan resigns amid investigation of Huawei-Optica ties (Image Credits: Optica/Huawei)

It seems Elizabeth doesn’t want to be a part of this investigation anymore. She has been through several questions on this matter. Though the CEO mentioned that Huawei and Optica’s bond didn’t affect U.S. security, the lawmakers continued to investigate.

The story began when Huawei-Optica’s cooperation came to light. Despite being banned by the U.S., the Chinese OEM has been funding the Optica Foundation since 2022. It quietly promoted research competition to award millions of dollars to top university researchers. Although it’s a risky bond, as per the U.S. lawmakers.

U.S. authorities believe that “accepting and anonymizing funds from a sanctioned Chinese company is wholly inappropriate.” Both Huawei and the Optica CEO ensured that their bond didn’t exploit any regulation. But the reasons weren’t satisfactory for the U.S. government and they initiated a scrutiny on this matter.

Following the investigation, Optica planned to return Huawei funds and reviewed its policies for better transparency. However, the situation doesn’t seem to be good for now. Let’s wait and see how this matter proceeds in the upcoming weeks.

[Source – Bloomberg]

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He Xiaopeng uttered these words during an interview on the occasion of XPeng Motors’ 10th anniversary. In the interrogation, the CEO talked about various topics such as business strategies, large AI models, smart driving scenarios, and more.

Among several questions, the host asked about Huawei’s influence in the automobile industry. Even though the company didn’t jump into smart car making, it is playing a key role in this field by offering advanced solutions to its EV partners.

In response, The XPeng Motors CEO said that Huawei has emerged as a powerful competitor in the market and one can learn a lot from it. He further said that XPeng had a precious bond with Huawei years back and still believes in its capabilities.

“Huawei is a company that the Chinese people should be proud of. As a competitor, it is a very formidable rival and we should learn more from it. I dare say that Huawei is the best company in the B2B field. But, B2B has its difficulties.” – He Xiaopeng.

Xpeng Motors CEO – He Xiaopeng (Image Credits: Wikipedia)

Xiaopeng mentioned that despite Huawei’s doing well by supplying major capabilities to its automobile partners. Although it’s a bit tough for XPeng to walk on the same path for now. The executive said that the company has started to export some solutions, but only to a few partners as B2B has several ongoing challenges.

The automobile maker firm also stated that the company exceeds in some of the key areas than Huawei. XPeng Motors will continue to focus on these key areas to achieve new heights.

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The story began when an interviewer asked Zhao about how the company sees the small vertical foldable position in the market while many OEMs are ready to leave!

In response, Honor CEO mentioned that the new small vertical foldable phones in the market lack many major aspects. A major reason why the tech giants are giving up the development of such devices is the deficiency of creativity and uniqueness.

Zhao further cites that many phone makers didn’t implement such tools and features that consumers demand in a foldable handset. Excluding those benefits and features makes the device lose its special value, lagging in the sales market race.

Although when it comes to Honor, the company is independent and fully different from its rivals. Hinting towards Honor’s first-ever clamshell, Zhao says that the firm is looking for better solutions to make its devices more innovative than others.

Honor CEO – Zhao Ming at Honor 200 series launch event (Image Credits: MyDrivers)

“I think that many times, it is a lack of imagination and value exploration is not enough. Honor is different from others in many fields. This time, we are also thinking and conceiving our solutions for small folding screens along this logic” – says Zhao Ming.

Honor Magic Flip

A new device that is currently in development is the alleged Magic Flip model. It is said to bring a powerful battery which will eliminate the usual battery life problem in folding handsets. Leaks also say that the firm has used a more durable hinge technology for its first flip-flop device.

Honor Magic Flip is likely to bring the largest cover screen for a better display of images. We may find some more interesting features that will make Honor small vertical foldable more unique and creative than others!

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When visiting the official Huawei Executives website and opening the Yu Chengdong profile, users will see the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Consumer BG.

Yu continues to serve as the Chairman of the Automotive Solution BG and Director of Smart Devices and Intelligent Automotive Components. The only change is the shift from the CEO to the Chairman of the Huawei Consumer Business Group.

Huawei updates Yu Chengdong’s position on its official website (Image Credits: Huawei)

Apart from the official website, Yu Chengdong also made adjustments to his Weibo account. Now the position tags beneath the name show three designations:

• Managing Director of Huawei
• Chairman of Consumer BG
• Chairman of Smart Car Solutions BU

Hence the Huawei Yu Chengdong position details adjustment on the official website and Weibo confirms that Huawei made shifts to its senior executive seats.

Early inputs revealed that the Chinese tech giant wants Yu to focus more on the smart car solutions business instead of keeping a check on the smartphone business. Huawei has now assigned He Gang for the role of the CEO of Consumer Business.

Also, Read:

Yu Chengdong steps down as CEO, will serve as Chairman of Huawei Device Business: Report

Yu Chengdong updates his profile on Weibo (Image Credits: Weibo)

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According to Gartner, worldwide PC shipments accounted for a total of 65.3 million units in the fourth quarter of 2022, which is a massive 28.5% decline as compared to the same quarter last year.

Garter mentioned that this is the largest quarterly shipment decline in the PC market since the market researcher began tracking the PC market in the mid-1990.

Huawei CEO said that Huawei PC products attained rapid growth in 2022 and the overall sales expanded rapidly. The Chinese tech maker has also achieved digital growth and a new milestone in key industries.

This is quite amazing but the Huawei consumer business chief has something more to say about the year ahead.

2023:

Yu said in the new year, Huawei will provide a consumer-centric approach and will continue to harness the power of research and development, open innovation, and build core competitiveness to bring new products.

The company will continue to explore industry scenarios and work with partners to create a prosperous environment for satisfying consumers’ demands. Simultaneously, Yu promised that his company will build an industry-leading commercial full-scenario service system to create a professional, efficient and powerful service ecosystem.

The new year will be filled with new energy and the Huawei PC market is likely to fulfill its promise by utilizing the company’s high-quality resources.

It will gain momentum from research, marketing, sales, supply, and service with partners in all ways possible. The collaboration will help all industry players to get their fair share of growth in the commercial market.

Yu emphasized that the company is willing to work with partners and explore the upcoming industry transition.

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Zhao revealed that he has worked at Huawei for 22 years and learned a lot. Honor CEO expressed that Huawei has a culture of facing crisis and it helped him to remain sober and calm in the face of challenges and difficulties.

In November 2020, Huawei officially announced partition with Honor. The decision came after the company was facing immense bans and restrictions from the U.S. and it then decided to make Honor independent.

Challenges:

Zhao also talked about the breakup with Huawei. After that, Honor moved on its own path. However, people were not optimistic about Honor and predicted that the phone maker is dying. There were some other factors such as epidemic and market conditions that were against everyone.

Honor chief then emphasized his efforts to climb up the ladder. In 2021, Honor started to relaunch the smartphones in the market and the sales started rising. He said, Honor is not Huawei and it has to find a path of development suitable for its growth.

Throughout the past year, Honor has released a number of new smartphones and ramped up efforts to unveil even more in the upcoming year.

(source – mydrivers)

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