Huawei hits 200 million smartphone sales

SHENZHEN - Chinese tech giant Huawei had sold more than 200 million smartphones in 2019 by Tuesday, the company announced Wednesday.

The news came 64 days faster than last year to surpass the same threshold, He Gang, head of Huawei's mobile phone product line, told a press conference.

Huawei recently launched several new 5G phones, speeding up its efforts in 5G market layout. The foldable Huawei Mate X is expected to be launched on Nov 15, He said.

Huawei's sales revenue rose 24.4 percent year-on-year to 610.8 billion yuan ($86 billion) in the first three quarters of 2019, according to the company's quarterly financial statement.