Huawei Honor 5X VS LeTV 1S VS Lenovo K4 Note

Huawei has launched its Honor 5X budget smartphone in India at Rs 12,999, adding another feature-rich model to the already overcrowded affordable segment of the market. The new Huawei smartphone is in direct competition with two other newly-launched handsets: Lenovo's K4 Note and LeTV Le 1S.

Huawei smartphone 300% sales growth in India

Chinese telecom gear major Huawei is eyeing a 300% growth in its India smartphone sales.

Huawei sold one million smartphones in 2015 that includes 8,00,000 Honor phones. Globally, Huawei shipped 108 million smartphones in 2015 and became the third largest player after Apple and Samsung.

Huawei Honor Holly 2 release in India

Huawei Mobile is not anymore satisfied with just being a dominant force in its native China. They have expanded in several markets outside to also offset the economic slowdown affecting their country. India is the new darling of the smartphone industry, at least in term of budget and mid-range devices. Along with its Huawei Honor 5X, Huawei has released another budget smartphone called Honor Holly 2.

Huawei's newest device will be released on February 21

Huawei has sent out invites for its Mobile World Congress press conference. The event will be held at Barcelona's Montjuic Exhibition Centre on February 21, which is a day before this year's MWC formally begins.

Huawei P9 will not released on MWC

Huawei has just sent out invitations to media for an event taking place in Barcelona on February 21st, the day before MWC 2016 kicks off in earnest. Time hasn't yet been specified, but the event will take place at the Montjuic Exhibition Centre, a location the manufacturer has used in the past to announce new products.

Huawei predicted to be smartphone market leader in 2016

Huawei is expected to lead smartphone vendors with the highest shipment growth rate in 2016 as other brands including Samsung Electronics, Apple and Xiaomi are likely to see their shipments stay flat or even decline on year, according to industry sources.

Huawei P9 Using Kirin 950 Chipset

Rumors about Huawei's next flagship phone, the Huawei P9, are emerging, with recent reports claiming that the device will be released in four variants, according to GSM Arena. A Tech Times report, on the other hand, claims that the device recently topped benchmark tests, indicating that it has a Kirin 950 chipset.