Huawei hits 200 mln smartphone sales

Zhi Hao, head of Huawei's consumer business group IoT product line, introduces a 5G module at a press conference in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, Oct. 23, 2019. Chinese tech giant Huawei had sold more than 200 million smartphones in 2019 by Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday. The news came 64 days faster than last year to surpass the same threshold, He Gang, head of Huawei's mobile phone product line, told a press conference. Huawei recently launched several new 5G phones, speeding up its efforts in 5G market layout. The foldable Huawei Mate X is expected to be launched on Nov. 15, He said. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)