Huawei-Leica Alliance: Reinventing Smartphone Photography or Building Brand Image? Case Solution
The company had identified German camera company Leica Camera AG (Leica) as a long-term partner to reinvent Huawei's smartphone photography to beat an influx of domestic rivals and the market leaders, Apple and Samsung. The flagship dual camera smartphone that was co-engineered by Huawei and Leica, the P9, contained a camera module that was actually made by a Chinese manufacturer, Sunny Optical Technology Co., under Leica's authorization. As a result, Huawei's motives for the partnership with Leica were criticized as a quick fix to beat Apple in the dual camera market and repair negative publicity the company had suffered earlier.
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PUBLICATION DATE: January 31, 2017
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