Founder and president of Huawei Ren Zhengfei recently visited Huaweiโs Research Institute in Japan where he touched upon the relationship with its rival Apple, Chinese media has reported.
Speaking of Apple, Ren said that Apple has opened up three eras: the first one was introducing the first PC, the second was Appleโs image processing technology, and the third one was its products iPhone and iPod Touch.
โApple has changed the world, we really need to thank them for that,โ he said noting that without the mobile internet economy, Huawei wouldnโt be where it is now. But now Appleโs decline is giving Chinese smartphone producers new opportunities.
Ren also said that these days Appleโs overconfidence and the arrogance towards its users is leading to a decline in iPhone sales in the global market. In the Chinese market, the decline has been severe giving Huawei and other domestic mobile phone manufacturers an opportunity to free themselves from iPhoneโs pressure, said Ren.
Huawei has topped Apple in global smartphone sales since June becoming the worldโs second-largest smartphone brand, next only to Samsung. On the other hand, Appleโs sales figures have been going down despite the iPhone X launch, which costs double the average salary in China. iPhoneโs reputation in China is just not what it used to be.
