According to a report from The Information, AT&T is expected to carry a Huawei flagship in the first half of 2018. Why is this a big deal? Well, because Huawei hasn’t yet had one of its top-tier devices on a US carrier, making this a pretty big step for a company that longs to be competitive in the US market.
Previously reported back in March, AT&T and Huawei were in early talks to begin testing the Kirin processor on AT&T’s network. We must assume that all went well, given the latest development.
As it stands, Huawei is ranked #3 in terms of global smartphone marketshare, not far behind Apple and its #2 position. Both trail Samsung at #1. With AT&T potentially allowing Huawei to finally break through into the US market, that could be big business for the China-based smartphone maker.
If you’ll recall, not much attention was paid to Huawei in the US, that is until Google decided to partner with them to create the Nexus 6P. Following that, Huawei looks to have gained many fans in the US, and from the comments I read quite often, folks who own a Mate 9 sure do seem to love it.
Now, there are no specifics on which flagship this 2018 phone could be, but given the reported timing, it seems a good guess-timation that it might be the Mate 10 or even the P11. Reports and info are already flying around for the Mate 10, such as details on its EntireView display. Or, maybe, Huawei will have something entirely new by then?
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// The Information [Subscription]
This will push them past Apple for #2 in the world much sooner than anyone expected.
As for the Mate 9 it is one of the most underrated phones available. The Kirin 960 is a beast.
i am considering the Mate 9 at the moment, if it was on T-Mobile, I would have already picked it up
Probably Mate 10. They’ve been really amping up that device
Hopefully they come to more than one carrier next year. More choices for people that want to buy from carriers the better.
The Mate 9 was an awesome phone the 13 days I had it, but the cameras left a lot to be desired, especially in the low-light department.
The 6P was the best phone I ever owned. I have the S8+ now and I still miss the camera on my 6P. I know that didn’t have much to do with Huawei but the build quality was excellent.
It had a lot to do with Huawei. They used a lot of the same components between the Mate 8 and 6P.
Yes I agree, I was just talking about the camera being a google thing & not Huawei. The rest of the phone is undoubtedly great thanks to Huawei.
It would really be cool to see the P11 at AT&T. I liked the Ascend P1 that I had years ago. This could work out very well for Huawei, they make nice phones and people kinda know who they are now.