Huawei Consumer Business Group has launched two latest flagship smartphones – Huawei Mate 8 and Huawei GR5 in Southeast Asia.
The launch event took place in Bangkok in the presence of 5 prominent Bangladeshi celebrities, over 500 guests from 11 markets, and Huawei brand ambassadors including Myanmar famous film star Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Thai actors Teeradetch “Alek” Metawarayut and Ananda Everingham. The Bangladeshi celebrities included Elita Karim, Ashfaque Nipun, Shompreeti Ridwana Rahman, BulBul Tumpa, and Sonia Hossain.
Mr. Thomas Liu, President, Southeast Asia, Huawei Consumer Business Group, said, “Huawei experienced a record-breaking 2015 with 70% growth year-over-year giving it a strong platform to grow in SEA markets. Our revenues exceeded 20 billion dollars in 2015, as we shipped 108 million smartphones globally. We are now one of the world’s top three smartphone brands.”With the fast growth in the global smartphone market, Huawei is pursuing a consolidated product offering to ensure that every product is the best option for each market segment. The Huawei Mate 8 is being considered as a new benchmark of superior performance and long battery life. With the tagline “The new style of Business”, the phone is ideal for today’s on-the-go professional.
The Huawei GR5, on the other hand, is the latest in its G series of smartphones with smarter fingerprint ID technology, superb camera, and an extraordinary screen, with a sophisticated design for the young generation.