China techHuawei 'working extra hours' to meet surging smartphone demand
Chinese tech giant quiet on 5G specs but says displays, earbuds use its own chips
Huawei's autumn launch event was highly anticipated after the company quietly put its Mate 60 Pro on sale in late August. (Screenshot from video of Huawei launch event)
CHENG TING-FANG and CISSY ZHOU, Nikkei staff writers
September 25, 2023 20:40 JST
TAIPEI/HONG KONG -- Huawei said on Monday it was "working extra hours" to meet surging domestic demand for its smartphones after the Chinese tech company last month quietly unveiled its first 5G-capable handset, despite U.S. sanctions that had cut off vital chip supplies since 2020.