Daily Tech Roundup: Huawei Smartphone Shipments Surge, China Limits Facial Recognition at Hotel Check-In

Welcome to the Daily Tech Roundup — a briefing of the top technology news making headlines in China and the rest of Asia.

Huawei’s smartphone shipments surge

Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. was the fastest-growing smartphone brand in China in the first quarter, as its shipments surged 69.7% year-on-year, according to a new report. Huawei controlled 15.5% of the domestic smartphone market, taking the title of the country’s No. 4 vendor, up from the sixth place in the same quarter of 2023, according to a report published Tuesday by Counterpoint Research. Counterpoint attributed Huawei’s growth to its “successful launch of the 5G-capable Mate 60 series,” which helped it gain a massive share of the $600-plus market segment.