Huawei eyes bigger slice of high-end pie

Smartphone vendor Huawei Technologies Co Ltd unveiled its latest smartphones in Paris on Tuesday, in a new push to grab market share from Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co in Europe.

"Western Europe is of great strategic significance to Huawei, especially as the company encounters bottlenecks in the US. It is adjusting its strategies toward the high-end smartphone segment in Europe to gain a greater market share," said Jia Mo, senior analyst at market research firm Canalys.

Huawei's P20 premium version, the P20 Pro, comes with a triple Leica camera which is regarded as the best camera among existing handsets, an upgrade in clear response to the recent unveiling of the Samsung Galaxy S9 in Barcelona.