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Scarlett Johansson visits China to celebrate
Huawei’s achievement with her fans

Huawei P9 smartphone sales hit 9 million

DUBAI, December 4, 2016

Huawei, the world’s third largest smartphone maker and powerhouse technology giant, had sold six million Huawei P9 phones in September and went on to sell another three million in the two months to follow.

To mark the event, Huawei hosted a celebration in Shenzhen, China with its glamorous global product ambassador Scarlett Johansson and her fans. Scarlett shared her experiences using the Huawei P9, stating that the smartphone’s excellent camera gives her greater confidence to capture every moment.

Johansson also highlighted her appreciation for the opportunity to work with Man of Steel star Henry Cavill and fashion photographer Mario Testino in the accompanying advertising campaign for the Huawei P9.

Glory Zhang, chief marketing officer of Huawei’s Consumer Business Group, noted that Scarlett Johansson has brought the Huawei P9 to meet the world allowing more and more people to get to know the Huawei P9 and ultimately fall in love with it.

According to Changzhu Li, vice president of Huawei Consumer Business Group’s;  it’s been seven months since Huawei P9 was released and sales were doing well, the phone could reach ten or eleven million units sold by the end of 2016 or early 2017.

Huawei has already unveiled another flagship device that could be a hot seller in the next few months. The Huawei Mate 9 was unveiled earlier this month and it is said to be the most powerful Mate series phone to date. The smartphone comes with a 5.9-inch display and a second generation Leica dual-lens camera. There is also a fingerprint scanner, 4,000mAh battery and 4GB RAM. The company also announced a limited edition Porsche Design Huawei Mate 9, which is a little smaller than the Mate 9 but features a 5.5-inch curved AMOLED display. The phone is an exclusive version of the Mate 9.

The Huawei P9 has been awarded as the Buyer’s Choice by the European Imaging and Sound Association (EISA) and the Best Personal Computing Device by CES Asia, along with several other awards.

Huawei is currently the third largest maker of smartphones behind Apple and Samsung. The company has an 8.3 per cent market share but its recent releases could help it get closer to the first two. Huawei has already sold 100 million smartphones in 2015 and shipped 60.5 million smartphones in the first half of 2016. – TradeArabia News Service




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