Huawei sharpens aim at smartphone rivals

Chinese maker steals show at Mobile World Congress with P10 line

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Richard Yu Chengdong, head of Huawei Technologies' consumer business, unveils the P10 line of smartphones Feb. 26 at the Mobile World Congress in Spain.

AYA ONISHI, Nikkei staff writer

BARCELONA, Spain -- China's Huawei Technologies shines as the clear star of this year's Mobile World Congress, dazzling visitors here with new, powerful offerings that could help close the gap with long-standing market leaders.

The up-and-coming maker's new P10 line boasts a battery life 29% longer than that for Apple's iPhone 7, Richard Yu Chengdong, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, told a crowd at the line's unveiling Sunday.

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