The Huawei Consumer Business Group unit in Ukraine announces the results of Huawei's business activities for 2020. Thus, in 2020, the global sales revenue of the Huawei Consumer BG division was 74,1 billion US dollars, which is 3,3% more compared to the previous year.
Huawei's achievements in the world over the past year
The global market for 5G smartphones is growing. In 2020, global shipments of 5G smartphones reached a record 269 million devices. This indicator increased by 1% compared to 300, when the number of deliveries was 2019 million smartphones. In 19, Huawei took first place in the sale of 2020G smartphones, covering 5% of the global market and supplying 29 million devices.
With the deployment of HarmonyOS and the Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) ecosystem, the Huawei Consumer Business Group has advanced in the implementation of its "1+8+N" strategy to enable a fully connected intelligent life. This strategy involves providing intelligent device experiences in all scenarios. Special attention is paid to areas such as smart office, fitness and health, smart home, comfortable travel and entertainment.
The HarmonyOS operating system has also been actively developing over the past year. The developers of more than 120 popular apps have started working with HarmonyOS to offer consumers a completely new intelligent user experience. The launch of HarmonyOS on smartphones is planned soon.
Last year was an important one for the personal computer sector. The popularity of PCs has skyrocketed due to the pandemic. According to Canalys, in 2021 the global PC market will increase by 8%, and laptops will remain a key factor in its development.
Huawei is celebrating its fifth year of presence on the market of branded laptops. In 2020, Huawei increased its shipments in the PC market by 715,69% compared to 2019. The MateBook series combines leading technologies in the industry and provides a convenient experience of interaction with other devices thanks to the "Multi-screen collaboration" function.
In 2020, Huawei entered the TOP-3 companies in terms of sales figures in the category of wearable devices. Huawei increased its market share by 50,7% and shipped 43,5 million wearable devices worldwide.
Huawei is actively working on its own Huawei HiLink smart home ecosystem, which has already attracted more than 600 popular home appliance brands and covered more than 3 products. The AI Life application is installed on more than 000 million devices and is actively used by more than 400 million people who send more than 54 billion requests every day.
Achievements of Huawei in Ukraine over the last year
In 2020, the division of Huawei Consumer Business Group in Ukraine also demonstrated significant results. Thus, the supply of Huawei wearable devices in Ukraine increased by 51% over the past year. Currently, the company is one of the five most popular brands of smart watches and bracelets in Ukraine, and its products are available in more than 1 Ukrainian hardware stores.
Among other achievements of Huawei in Ukraine on the market of wearable devices:
- Huawei Watch Fit became the best seller in Ukraine in the smart watch category at the end of February 2021;
- as of April 1, 2021, the first batch of Huawei Freebuds 4i has already been sold to partners, and after the start of sales, the headphones will appear in more than 700 electronics stores in Ukraine.
Also in 2020, the company successfully launched the sale of D-series notebooks. Immediately after the launch in August 2020, the Matebook 15 and Matebook 14 models became a bestseller in Ukraine in the PC category, occupying the first and fourth places in the rating, respectively.
Update series of laptops in Ukraine
In 2021, Huawei is expanding the notebook series in Ukraine and in April is releasing the updated MateBook X Pro 2021.
The ultra-light MateBook X Pro 2021 laptop inherited the intelligent DNA of its predecessors and received a number of innovations for convenient use in all scenarios. Among the main differences of the new product is the 11th generation Intel® Core™ processor with an intelligent cooling system, 4 GB LPDDR16x memory, which guarantees high efficiency of work and entertainment, as well as an updated touchpad. The NFC tag for Huawei Share is now integrated into the touchpad, which allows you to quickly connect different user devices with one touch. And the Wi-Fi 6 module provides a stable connection under any conditions and three times higher data transfer speed compared to Wi-Fi 5. The recommended retail price of MateBook X Pro 2021 in Ukraine is from UAH 51.
News HMS/AppGallery
The HMS ecosystem and the AppGallery app store continue to show rapid growth. AppGallery is among the TOP-3 global application stores and covers markets in 170 countries and regions of the world. The total user base of AppGallery reaches about 530 million people worldwide, and the number of applications has increased by 118% and currently amounts to about 120 thousand global services and programs. The number of developers developing the Huawei application store increased by 77% to 2,3 million people. The number of monthly active users in Europe increased by 61%.
In Ukraine, the audience of AppGallery has grown to 950 monthly active users, and there are already over 500 Ukrainian applications in the store. Popular services include Nova Poshta, Diya, Oschad 24/7, Mono, olx, EasyWay and others. New products in the first quarter of 1 include Kyivstar, Silpo, AUTO.RIA, Tabletki.ua, WOG, etc.
Currently, the Petal Search search engine is integrated into AppGallery to search for any applications on the Internet. Now users of Huawei smartphones and tablets will always be able to search for applications in one place - in the AppGallery.
Improved service
Also, Huawei CBG in Ukraine offers customers to take advantage of remote service. Thanks to new support tools, users can get device repair or quick setup services from Huawei professionals without leaving home. At the same time, all confidential information and customer data will be securely protected.
