Focused on telecommunications, Huawei quit its mobile business in Argentina in 2019. Photo: AP
the Chinese giant huawei resumed sales of devices in Argentina after two years of absence. While strengthening the business of telecommunicationswhere it pays for the development of 5G, with which the brand has landed laptops, smartwatches and wireless speakersas it paves the way for the imminent landing of their cell phones.
Huawei Consumer Business Group (CBG), the division of the technology giant Huawei dedicated to the development and production of consumer electronics, has reactivated its activities in Argentina after the second week of May.
“The Argentine market is very important to us and, after the global environment has motivated us to suspend operations in this country, we are very pleased to bring our products back to Argentine users, who will now be able to take advantage of the devices designed for your easier life, “he said Cristina Yi, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei CBG in Latin America.
For its part, Carlo MoralesPR Director of Huawei CBG in Latin America, explained that “in recent years we have focused heavily on expanding our product portfolio to offer a great experience to our users and it is a privilege for us to be able to bring the first of them to L ‘ Argentina, a market where we couldn’t wait to get back into business ”.
And he remarked: “Really Huawei has never lost faith in Argentina. Our pause in operations was due to a number of global factors and the resumption of operations was delayed by the pandemic, it was never our plan that that pause would take so long. “
When will they sell Huawei mobile phones in Argentina again
Huawei P30 Lite, the latest phone launched by Huawei in Argentina.
Huawei, on the other hand, plans to go beyond the brand new IoT devices it has started marketing in the country. In the near future there is a goal to make up for lost ground after leaving the business in 2019, when it launched the P30 Lite.
The task, a priori, will not be easy as he will have to compete a market dominated by Samsung and Motorolawhich share more than 90% of the cake between them, and with a Xiaomi arrived in mid-2021.
“The arrival of mobile phones is part of the plans, but it requires the preliminary development of a local ecosystem, which includes the inclusion of local applications in our application store, something we will work on in the next phase,” Morales told the newspaper. Clarione.
The Huawei P50 Pocket foldable phone was exhibited at Mobile World Congress 2022. Photo: AFP.
“As you know, the Huawei product portfolio has grown significantly in recent years and we see great potential in Argentina for the wearable and personal computer segments, so they are among the first categories to be offered. Similarly we see two additional advantages, are categories that can be adopted immediately since they are compatible with devices of any operating system and at the same time do not require the development of a dedicated digital ecosystem “, he admitted.
The first products to be offered in the country after a hiatus of just over two years are the Band 6 and WATCH FIT smartwatches, the Sound Joy wireless speaker and the ultra-thin MateBook D 14 laptop.
HUAWEI Watch Fit
The Huawei Watch Fit smartwatch.
It is a smartwatch with 1.64-inch AMOLED screen, battery with autonomy up to 10 days, monitoring of physical activity, quality and quantity of sleep, blood oxygen saturation, monitoring of the menstrual cycle, water resistance up to 50m depth and tracking of over 96 types of sports, all controlled via the Huawei Health app available for Huawei, Android and iOS devices.
HUAWEI Band 6
The Band 6 is aimed at users who are looking for features similar to a smartwatch, but only for sports.
It offers the same tracking and water resistance features as the HUAWEI WATCH FIT, but with a 1.47-inch AMOLED screen and up to two weeks of battery life on a single charge, all in a super compact form factor and light.
HUAWEI SoundJoy
The Sound Joy wireless speaker offers up to 26 hours of playback time.
The portable speaker jointly developed by Huawei and French premium audio company Devialet, which has a compact, lightweight and modern design, high-power, high-fidelity sound, and a battery that offers up to 26 hours of playback time.
In addition, it can be connected to another speaker to create a stereo pair and is ideal for taking to the beach or pool thanks to its water resistance.
HUAWEI MateBook D14
The MateBook D 14 notebook is powered by an Intel Core i7TM processor.
Meanwhile, students and workers who need a laptop of great quality and performance at a competitive price for the national market.
With a 14-inch Full HD display, Intel Core i7TM processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage and weighing less than 1.4kg, it’s perfect for work at home or in the office, but also in voyage.
Price of new Huawei products in Argentina
Huawei products are on sale in the country through Claro and the official Huawei store in Mercado Libre. Users will be able to receive technical assistance and / or validate the warranty of their products through the Contact Center, which will work with the authorized service centers in the country to offer diagnosis and repair of the same.
Currently, all four products are sold to the general public: HUAWEI Band 6 (Graphite Black and Forest Green) costs $ 10,299; NEW HUAWEI FIT WATCH (Graphite Black) $ 18,999; HUAWEI Sound Joy (black and green) $ 37,999; and HUAWEI MateBook D 14 (Space Gray) closed at $ 189,999.
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Source: Clarin
