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The smartphone market is falling due to Coronavirus
The smartphone sales are falling due to Coronavirus. In February, sales fell by a drastic 38 percent back. This is the most noticeably awful droop the business has ever experienced. What’s more, it should likewise mean the end for a portion of the manufacturers.
In February 2019, around 99.2 million smartphones were sold worldwide. A year later, things look very different, there were only 61.8 million devices here. In the beginning, it only affected the Chinese market, where the coronavirus was the first to appear. But now it is a global pandemic and the numbers are now falling sharply worldwide.
Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, “Global smartphone shipments tumbled a huge 38 percent annually from 99.2 million units in the month of February 2019, to 61.8 million in February 2020. Smartphone demand collapsed in Asia last month, due to the Covid-19 outbreak, and this dragged down shipments across the world. Some Asian factories were unable to manufacture smartphones, while many consumers were unable or unwilling to visit retail stores and buy new devices.”
Neil Mawston, Executive Director at Strategy Analytics, added, “February 2020 saw the biggest fall ever in the history of the worldwide smartphone market. Supply and demand of smartphones plunged in China, slumped across Asia, and slowed in the rest of the world. It is a period the smartphone industry will want to forget.”
Yiwen Wu, Senior Analyst at Strategy Analytics, added, “Despite tentative signs of recovery in China, we expect global smartphone shipments overall to remain weak throughout March, 2020. The coronavirus scare has spread to Europe, North America and elsewhere, and hundreds of millions of affluent consumers are in lockdown, unable or unwilling to shop for new devices. The smartphone industry will have to work harder than ever to lift sales in the coming weeks, such as online flash sales or generous discounts on bundling with hot products like smartwatches.”
Due to this, we will see the same results in March. The slump is likely to be even more dramatic than in February. And it will probably take a while for the smartphone market to report rising sales again.
Recently, Chinese astronauts have taken the flagship Huawei P50 Pro to space initiated to share some selfies of up there….!! Huawei P50 Pro smartphone in space is just rock, specifically for the International Space Station (via Huawei Central). The dual camera ring design of the phone is clearly visible in the images. As a Chinese astronaut shared some pictures from the Space Station. Which showcased the P50 Pro in his hand taking the phone there.
Also, the phone is pictured within a controlled atmosphere of the space station. Take it to outer space and it will likely destroy itself with its own heat due to lack of cooling. These images might suggest that the smartphone is capable of functioning even in space, but that is unlikely. Modern smartphones are designed to be used in Earth’s atmosphere. While certain functions like the camera and touch may work. There is no chance for signal reception and calling.
The Huawei P50 Pro runs on HarmonyOS and has a 6.6-inch OLED display with 1.07 billion colors, 120Hz refresh rate, and 2700 x 1228p resolution123. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G processor with 8 CPU cores. Also, a maximum clock speed of 2840 MHz14. It has a 4360mAh battery that supports 66W wired and 50W wireless charging1.
Additionally, it has a quad camera setup on the back with a 50MP main sensor and a 13MP selfie camera on the front1. It is dust and water-resistant up to 1.5m for 30 minutes3. Also, it measures 158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5 mm and weighs 195g235. It comes in black and gold colors.
Recent Chinese sources are reflecting that Huawei’s HarmonyOS teing up Volkswagen, bringing its car to China……!! This practice will serve the Chinese consumers’ strong favor for homegrown technology and VW’s software woes.
Reportedly, the German automaker is looking for a long-term partner in China in general, but Huawei seems to be on top of the list with its push for the HarmonyOS ecosystem. In the opposite direction, Seres dropped HarmonyOS for Android Auto for its cars sold in Europe. Whereas, in the more fateful way Volkswagen hasn’t limited its options to just Huawei. This seeks a partnership lot more sense for VW with Huawei.
The Chinese EV market is booming and competition is fierce, where Volkswagen’s software is often seen as lagging compared to other EV competitors in China. Even Huawei is now competing with its own car brand in the country. Well, this is starting we expect all to be good.
On 3rd, April 2023 “Building a Smart Talent Ecosystem, In South Asia, For South Asia” was held at its South Asia representative office in the Bangladesh capital. Where, the announcement made that Huawei, China’s telecommunication giant plans to develop 50,000 information and communication technology talents in South Asia in the next five years.
The event has been attended by journalists and Huawei officials from Huawei South Asia countries. As taking saga continues they will include various programs like building ICT academies, different ICT and startup competitions, online course enrollment, and fresh employee recruitment.
Aiming to support the region with more attention and create better value for the customers, partners, and ecosystem Dhaka office, as well as society with the inspiration “In South Asia, For South Asia.”
On the way to further development, Huawei has the plan to develop 50,000 new ICT talents in the next five years. It was the last year when the company developed more than 6,000 ICT talents in South Asia. This is stated by the Chinese company in its official statement.
