Huawei launches first smartphone to connect to China’s rival to GPS

Richard Yu, CEO Huawei’s consumer business and automotive technology unit, revealed the Huawei Mate 50 series on Tuesday. The Chinese giant’s smartphone business has been hurt by U.S. sanctions over the past two years which has cut the firm off from key technology.

The first device that is able to connect to China's global navigation satellite system is a flagship phone from the Chinese company.

After the U.S. imposed sanctions on its mobile phone business, the company is trying to stay relevant.

On Tuesday, the Chinese technology giant took the wraps off a number of new products.

The new camera in the Mate 50 has a circle on the back with 4 different types of lens. The phone is powered by the latest version of the self-developed operating system which was first released in 2019.

The company's key chip has been cut off due to U.S. sanctions. The phone connects to a different network.

This is the first phone that can connect to the internet in China. The U.S. government-owned Global Positioning System is used across the world.

If a user is in a remote area, they can still send a message even if they don't have a mobile phone.

The Mate 50 went on pre-sale in China on Tuesday at a starting price of $618.

Over the last two years, the company has shifted its focus to new growth areas, including software and cloud computing.

There is a focus on electric vehicles by the company. The firm is not making cars. The technology is being provided in various parts of the vehicle.

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei’s Automotive Solution business unit, shows off the Aito M5 electric car. Huawei does not manufacture cars but instead teams up with automakers and focuses on the technology within the vehicle. The Aito M5 is a collaboration between Huawei and Chinese carmaker Seres.

The AITO M5 electric vehicle was launched by the two companies. The car has a computing system to adjust the Torque of the vehicle, as well as the operating system for the digital cockpit. It improves the control of the vehicle.

A number of Chinese technology firms have entered the electric vehicle market in order to get a piece of the pie.

BAIC and Changan are both owned by the Chinese government.