Honor CEO Zhao Ming made bold statements while talking about Honor's competition with Huawei

Both Honor and Huawei have recently launched their highly anticipated flagship smartphones for 2024, with both brands boasting improved specs, new features, and revamped designs. Honor, under the leadership of CEO Zhao Ming, has made bold statements about the competition, especially in light of Huawei’s latest Mate 70 series. Speaking during a live broadcast on Weibo, Zhao Ming expressed confidence in Honor’s ability to not only compete with Huawei but to surpass its innovations in certain areas.

Zhao Ming’s confidence in Honor’s growth

Zhao Ming highlighted Honor’s recognition of Huawei’s technological prowess, particularly in the Mate 70 series, which was unveiled just a day before the broadcast. However, he emphasized that Honor has taken a “completely different path” since its independence, with a strong focus on establishing its own identity. Zhao Ming expressed that Honor can “compete” with Huawei, and in some areas, it can even outperform its former parent company.

The Honor CEO mentioned a friendly rivalry between the brands, alluding to Huawei’s recent claims about the Mate 70 series being the most powerful Mate yet. This is good news because the “friendly collision” between the two brands should be beneficial for end users.

One of the standout features of the Mate 70 series is its antenna technology. The Mate 70 is the first smartphone in the industry to feature a smart multi-antenna design on the back, increasing signal strength by 3dB compared to its predecessor. The 5G peak rate has also been boosted by 68%, providing faster and more stable connectivity. Additionally, the Mate 70 series is Huawei’s first Wi-Fi 7 smartphone, supporting the latest wireless technology for better performance and reliability. You can read more about the offerings of the Magic 7 series and Mate 70 series here.

Mate 70 series comes with a higher price tag

Mate 70 12GB+256GB comes for 5499 yuan, while the same configuration of the Honor Magic 7 is priced a lot cheaper, at 4499 Yuan.

Mate 70 Pro 12GB+256GB for 6499 yuan, while the same configuration of the Honor Magic 7 Pro is also a lot cheaper – 5699 Yuan.

While Huawei has achieved some improvements with the “Kirin 9020” chip, the Snapdragon 8 Elite chip on the Honor Magic 7 series is still a lot more capable. For instance, the Mate 70 Pro+ scored 1,248,520 in AnTuTu while the 8 Elite chip surpassed 3,000,000 points in the test.

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