Ever thought of how to get rid of your old smartphone? Well Huawei is here to help. Huawei Technologies Malaysia has just become the first smartphone manufacturer in Malaysia to offer an online trade-in. The trade-in service can be done officially from the company's online retail portal, Vmall.my. 

“The digital era, with its many benefits, does result in e-waste. If not managed well, it can be significantly harmful to the environment. At Huawei, we believe that it is critical to pave the way for environmental sustainability together with business growth and product development. And the road to sustainability needs to be one that consumers can choose it easily. That is what we are trying to achieve through our online trade in service on Vmall.my. We hope that the move will also raise general awareness about e-waste management by providing consumers an effective channel of e-waste disposal,” said Mr Zhu Yonggang, Country Director of Consumer Business Group (MRO).

As of 18 January 2015, Huawei Technologies has opened up a new Asia Pacific Contact Center in Malaysia. The new center is to offer Malaysian customers business support service across 12 main markets in the Asia Pacific region, supported languages include Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Cambodian, Sri Lankan, Bengali and Laotian on top of the usual English, Mandarin and Bahasa Malaysia.

"As a consumer-centric company, providing the best experiences and services to end users is always the motto of Huawei Consumer Business Group. We believe that with the establishment of the Asia Pacific Contact Center, we will be able to provide better services to our smartphone users in the region. At the same time, Malaysia is one of the main markets after China and its encouraging investment policies and strategic location makes it the best choice for us to base our Asia Pacific Contact Center here. Our smartphone shipment volume has maintained a steady and rapid growth trend which is far beyond the industry average growth rate. As part of Huawei, we believe that our job does not involve only R&D, product development and sales. Top notch after-sales service is also the key to cementing customer satisfaction and this is how the Huawei brand embodies the solemn commitment to consumers. That is also what we aim to achieve through today’s announcement.” said Henry Hsu, CMO of Huawei’s South Pacific region consumer business group, during the opening ceremony of the contact center.

Having trouble what to get for your friends and family? Fret not, Huawei is here to help with a “Wei To Christmas Gift Guide” (you see what they did there?). The list below will assist you on which of the devices are suitable for your friends and family, so without further ado...

On 24 November  2015, Matthew Ng has been appointed by Huawei Technologies Malaysia to be a Sales Director of Consumer Business Group (BG), Huawei Malaysia.

Peter Tong, President of South Pacific Region of Huawei Consumer BG, said, “With Matthew on board, we now have a wider experience in mobile sales industry. We believe that he will enable Huawei’s Consumer Business Group to soar even further in the Malaysian market. Huawei Consumer Business Group in the Southern Pacific Region is currently experiencing a strategic transformation and we hope to attract other industry talents to join us and raise the bar for not just Huawei but also the industry.”

Recently Huawei announced a new next-gen quick charging technology using lithium-ion batteries – one with 600 mAh  capacity that can be charged to 68% capacity in just 2 minutes; and another with a 3000 mAh capacity and an energy density above 620 Wh/L, which can be charged to 48% capacity in 5 minutes. The second quick charging allows 10 hours of phone calls on Huawei mobile phones.

What does Huawei and University of Manchester have in common? Nothing really, except that they have recently announced their partnership to develop the next generation of electronic devices based on graphene in the future. What is a graphene you ask? Graphene is the thinnest and most conductive material in the world. In just an atom thick form of graphite, the possibilities  are endless and it has the potential to revolutionize the ICT sector. So just imagine a smartphone as light as a feather! (metaphorically speaking).