by admin | May 25, 2021 | Branding, Business, Large Enterprise, Markets, Sales, Technology
Honor 7X smartphone
New Delhi : The continuous great response for Honor 7X smartphone forced the company to opt for the open-sale model for the device so that users who could not get their hands on it after three flash sales can own the phone, an executive from Huawei has said.
“With the launch of the Honor 7X, we have created a milestone for the competition in the budget category,” P Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei India-Consumer Business Group, told IANS.
Earlier this week, Huawei’s sub-brand Honor announced that global sales of its X series of smartphones including the recently-launched Honor 7X hit the 40 million mark and said the device will be available with offers in an open-sale model till January 5.
“X-series including Honor 4X, Honor5X, Honor 6X and Honor 7X have achieved over 40 million unit sales in the global market with the Honor 7X being recognised as the best-seller during the Christmas week sales on Amazon.in,” the company said in a statement.
Huawei launch Honor 6X in the begining of this year and created a new benchmark for the sub-15K phone category with an industry-first dual-camera technology.
“Honor 7X, like its predecessor, provides users access to premium features at an affordable price, be it the beautiful FHD+ full-view screen, or the premium sturdy yet sleek design,” Sanjeev added.
Earlier this month, Honor 7X was launched for Rs 12,999 for the 32GB storage variant and Rs 15,999 for the 64GB variant.
The device houses a bezel-less screen and dual-lens (16MP + 2MP) rear camera with large aperture and fast focusing.
With the “Phase Detection Auto Focus” (PDAF) technology and the latest algorithms, the device enables focusing in 0.18 seconds.
The Honor 7X is powered by an Octal-core Kirin 659 processor at 2.36GHz and is equipped with 4GB RAM and its custom EMUI5.1 OS.
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Corporate, Corporate Buzz, Markets, Technology
By Gokul Bhagabati,
New Delhi : With a viable and immediate solution to the growing problem of data breach eluding the international community for years, governments the world over should consider instituting a system of incentives and disincentives whereby companies failing to protect personal data could be penalised, suggests Chinese technology giant Huawei’s global head of cybersecurity John Suffolk.
“There is no magic solution for cybersecurity, but the governments can start by putting in place a system to entourage companies that do a good job in protecting personal data of users and penalise those found wanting in doing their job,” Suffolk, President of Cybersecurity and Privacy at Huawei, told IANS in an interview here.
The latest report of a massive data breach came from the ride-hailing platform Uber, which disclosed this month that the breach that occurred almost a year earlier affected 57 million customers and drivers.
And Uber is not alone in that league.
Earlier, US-based credit reporting agency Equifax announced that hackers had gained access to the company’s data, potentially impacting approximately 143 million consumers. A hacking attack dating back to 2013 reportedly affected three billion of Yahoo’s user accounts.
The 2012 LinkedIn breach, in which millions of passwords were stolen, will also be fresh in the memory of many. And the list, on which no one wants to be, could go on.
If heads do not roll and businesses run as usual, even after losing records of millions of people, how can we expect enhanced protection of data in the future, Suffolk asked.
“I think one of the gaps that we have at the moment is that we have not really worked on the incentives and disincentives to get the basics of cybersecurity done,” he added.
Finding a practical solution to the threats posed to the cyber space has become all the more urgent in view of the increased digitisation process currently underway in many parts of the world, including India, according to Suffolk, who served as the UK Government CIO and CISO from 2006 to 2011, before joining Huawei.
“The world, including India, rightly wants to digitise much of the public service and use technology to drive growth and innovation. While everybody is using technology to rebuild their economy, there also arises the need to protect the data and services,” Suffolk said.
“The importance of privacy and cybersecurity increases as an economy relies on digitial technology,” said Suffolk, who was in India for the just-concluded fifth edition of the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) here.
Data breach is a major concern because it can be used for illegal purposes. With personal data available at their disposal, criminals could use it for extracting money or applying for a bank loan in someone else’s name.
Ensuring cybersecurity, according to Suffolk, comes down to getting the basics right every day.
“Many people many not find this exciting, but it is also very important. In the case of Equifax, for example, they did not do the patching, something which is basic cybersecurity,” he pointed out.
“What I have to do to secure your phone may be different from what I have to do to secure telecommunication infrastructure, or for that matter a cloud infrastructure. There are differences in terms of scale, but the basics are similar,” Suffolk said, adding that putting in place just four simple controls can prevent 80 per cent of the attacks.
The governments should give incentives to those who do a good job at protecting data, he added.
Suffolk, however, did not discount the importance of global collaboration, which was the focus of discussions at GCCS 2017, for ensuring cybersecurity.
Because the world is becoming more and more reliant on digitisation, global network and global supply chains, Suffolk believes, every country has the responsibility to keep that inter-connected world up and running in a safe and secure way.
“It would be worthwhile to have real action-oriented statements of intents on a code of conduct on cybersecurity from leaders across the world. It may not be possible to declare every norm in one statement. But there should be a gradual progress forward in evolving such a mechanism on cybersecurity,” he added.
“Creating awareness among the people on how to use the digital platforms safely is also important for the governments. Teaching people how the crooks work is very significant because everybody may not be an expert,” Suffolk said.
He said that Huawei, which works on a range of areas, from chip manufacturing to cloud computing to telecommunications to device management, has a “built-in” approach, not an add-on approach, when it comes to security.
(Gokul Bhagabati can be contacted at gokul.b@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Branding, Business, Large Enterprise, Markets, Technology
By Sourabh Kulesh,
New Delhi : As smartwatches slowly gain traction and begin to make an impact globally — including in India — Chinese technology firm Huawei has now launched WATCH 2.
The Huawei WATCH 2 comes in Sports (4G) and classic variants, providing users more connectivity options. The Rs 29,999 device is available in black and has features that will compel you to ditch your smartphone.
Let’s see what works for the device that competes with LG Watch Sport, Samsung Gear 3 and Apple Watch 2.
Introduced earlier this year at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, the smartwatch inherits the classic design of the original Huawei WATCH, with improvements in each category.
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon Wear 2100 processor, the device runs Android Wear 2.0 platform and comes with built-in GPS and a heart rate detection system as well.
The high-quality plastic finish dial is complemented by a sweat-proof silicon strap that can be removed to insert a SIM for connectivity. The wearable has a round dial with two function buttons.
To make the device work efficiently, users need to install the ‘Android Wear’, ‘Huawei Wear’ and ‘Health’ apps.
Once synched with a smartphone, the top right button opens contact list, alarm, settings and torch, among other menus.
A user can use these to set up reminders, track fitness regime and even call and text people in the contact list.
The device sets up a connection via bluetooth and screens your smartphone’s basic functions on the display.
The second button on top right brings up detailed menus under the “Workout” section through which a user can set and track fitness goals.
A user can also check activities via sensors that allow the wearable to gather data including distance, speed and steps, among others.
The device has several in-built watch faces. Swipe right or left and the display will show you watch face options. To go back to previous menu, users can swipe right.
For settings menu, swipe down, and to see updates, pull up the notification bar by swiping up.
The feature-laden smartwatch also lets a user talk through it. When connected via bluetooth, users can pick calls, reject them and even send SMSes from the device. No need to reach out for the phone when you have the WATCH 2 on your wrist!
The device also shows you SMS and WhatsApp messages on the display and you can choose to reply from the watch itself.
If you don’t want to connect your device with your smartphone, you can put a SIM in WATCH 2 and make calls from it. Since you have already signed in with your Google account, you will get all your contacts in the smartwatch itself.
With Huawei WATCH 2, a user can speak to Google Assistant and send a message to his or her contact.
Once you play songs in your smartphone while driving, you won’t need to pick the phone and change the track. You can do it in the watch itself.
Not only that, users can stay connected on social media via WiFi. The device has 4GB in-built storage, enabling users to download several applications in the watch itself.
WATCH 2 gave a day’s battery life when connected to the smartphone and recorded our daily routine.
What doesn’t work?
While several fitness bands and watches have USB 2.0 charging ports, WATCH 2 has a charger that can only work with the device. So you have to carry the charger with you.
Conclusion: Huawei WATCH 2 is a great option for people as well as fitness freaks who want to stay connected when away from phones.
(Sourabh Kulesh can be contacted at sourabh.k@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Branding, Business, Markets, Medium Enterprise, Sales, SMEs, Technology
By Krishna SinhaChaudhury,
New Delhi : While some of us were thinking smartphone innovation is slowly running out of steam, Huawei has debuted “Honor 9i” with a dual camera set-up in the front as well as the rear, along with bezel-less display.
In the mid-price segment, the device is the first in India to come with a quad-camera system and bezel-less “FullVision” display for an immersive viewing experience.
At Rs 17,999 and with many firsts, how does Honor 9i fare when it comes to real-world performance?
Here is what we think of it.
The smartphone’s 5.9-inch FHD+ edge-to-edge display coupled with the 2.5D curved glass caught our attention the moment we switched the phone on.
The display is bright, has accurate colour reproduction and good sunlight legibility.
“Honor 9i” has beautifully accommodated a big screen into a small frame and how! The device has 83 per cent screen-to-body ratio which, interestingly, is at par with flagship Android smartphones from the stables of Samsung, LG and others.
The metal unibody build of the device exudes a premium feel.
The smartphone has antenna bands running at the top and bottom of the device, similar to what we have seen in the Honor 8 Pro.
The 16MP + 2MP vertical dual camera set-up at the rear captured good images in daylight with enough details and good colour balance.
The additional 2MP sensors on both front and rear captured depth data to produce images with “Bokeh” effect.
The rear shooter has handy features such as night-shot, panorama, HDR, portrait mode, pro-photo, capture smiles, light painting, time-lapse, slow-mo and watermark, among others.
An interesting addition is the “moving picture” feature that is similar to what we first saw in the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus. It lets the user create a moving image instead of capturing a still photo.
Honor 9i’s camera performance did not disappoint us much in low-light conditions either (we would have loved more detailed pictures, though).
The 13MP + 2MP selfie camera equipped with “selfie toning” flash — which is diffused white light for imaging in low- light conditions — is quite capable.
However, there was loss of details in the selfies when the “beauty level” was set to the highest.
It is impressive to see a decent 3,340mAh battery crammed into a fairly slim 7.5-mm body.
We did not find the phone getting heated while browsing videos or playing games.
The fingerprint sensor is very accurate and unlocks the device in a snap.
Huawei’s own mid-range “Hisilicon Kirin 659” chipset powers the device and does it well. The phone handled day-to-day tasks with ease.
We did not find any significant sluggishness while browsing the internet, running multiple applications and social media accounts.
Honor 9i sports 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage (expandable up to 128GB via Micro-SD card) which is quite standard for a smartphone in the sub-Rs 20,000 segment.
The device runs on the Android 7.0 Nougat operating system (OS) with the company’s custom EMUI 5.1 skin.
What does not work?
The 3,340mAh battery lasted only around 16-17 hours on single charge.
Considering the price, lack of a USB Type-C port in the device was disappointing.
Conclusion: Honor 9i’s solid frame with no visible creaks and taller-than-wide built is a delight to see and use. A capable camera and wholesome experience make it an interesting alternative to Nokia 6 and Moto G5S Plus.
(Krishna SinhaChaudhury can be contacted at krishna.s@ians.in)
—IANS
by admin | May 25, 2021 | Branding, Business, Economy, Large Enterprise, Markets, News, Sales, Technology
Panaji : Huawei’s sub-brand Honor has launched “Honor 9i” smartphone with four cameras and bezel-less display in India for Rs 17,999 but it would cost more in other countries, a top company executive has said.
“Huawei would introduce Honor 9i — that saw its global launch from India on Thursday — at a higher price in all other countries,” P. Sanjeev, Vice President, Sales, Huawei India-Consumer Business Group, told IANS on the sidelines of the global launch here.
A major highlight of the device is the 16MP dual-lens rear camera with flash and 13MP + 13MP front camera set-up at the front with “selfie toning” flash.
“Buyers in Rs 15,000-Rs 20,000 price bracket have tripled in India. The requirements of the users have also increased. So, to be fair to a consumer, we kept the price reasonable to help them upgrade further,” Sanjeev added.
The company, however, did not reveal which countries this device would debut next.
The Chinese handset giant recently surpassed Cupertino-based Apple in global smartphone sales consistently for June and July this year.
According to Counterpoint Research’s latest ‘Market Pulse for July 2017’, the Chinese handset maker is now at second spot after South Korean giant Samsung globally.
Meanwhile, unlike other Chinese smartphone makers like Xiaomi and Lenovo, the company does not want to open dedicated retail stores in the country.
The company also maintained that its offline sales expansion strategy is very much in place.
“We are putting the money on service. We have built exclusive service centres in 17 cities, including Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Bengaluru, among others,” Sanjeev said.
“Almost half of the business of smartphones comes from these cities,” he added.
With 20 percent overseas smartphones shipments year-on-year (YoY), Huawei is one of the fastest-growing Chinese smartphone makers.
—IANS
