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During a recent speech, Huawei founder, Ren Zhengfei, said he’s “an Apple fan”. He talked about the company during a Huawei-sponsored International Collegiate Programming Contest, and managed to surprise everyone present.
Huawei founder says that he’s an “Apple fan”
Just to be clear, Ren Zhengfei is not only a founder of Huawei, he’s also an acting CEO of the company. Apple is basically a direct rival of Huawei, and statements like this are not something we see often.
He actually spoke highly of Apple in general. He said “We often explore why Apple’s products are so good, and we can also see the gap between us and Apple”, and continued “I’m very happy to have a teacher who gives us the opportunity to learn and compare. In that sense, it would not be an exaggeration to call me an Apple fan”.
It’s surprising to see a statement like that from a competing company’s CEO, but it’s also refreshing at the same time. It’s difficult not to commend Ren Zhengfei for his honesty.
Huawei seemed unstoppable prior to the US ban
Huawei, as many of you know, is still in a kind of difficult position. The company was on the path to become the world’s largest smartphone OEM years back, before the US ban took place. Things haven’t exactly been easy for Huawei since then.
The company doesn’t have access to Google services, and until recently, it was unable to use 5G on its phones too. Well, that changed, and Huawei also offers its own services on its devices.
Huawei products are still very compelling, as it still has some of the best camera smartphones on the market, along with various other products. The Huawei Mate 60 series, which was announced recently, offers 5G connectivity, thanks to Huawei’s very own SoC.
It remains to be seen what will happen moving forward. The rivalry between Apple and Huawei will continue, that’s for sure, both in China and globally.