Huawei turns to pig farming and coal mining as phone sales drop 42%

Huawei turns to pig farming and coal mining as phone sales drop 42%

Huawei, the Chinese smartphone specialist that once dominated the telecoms industry, has now turned to pig farming and coal mining following plummeting sales for its core business.

Despite once ruling the roost and having produced some of the best camera phones in the world, Huawei's fortunes have turned swiftly south since falling foul of the Trump administration. 

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James Artaius
Editor

James has 22 years experience as a journalist, serving as editor of Digital Camera World for 6 of them. He started working in the photography industry in 2014, product testing and shooting ad campaigns for Olympus, as well as clients like Aston Martin Racing, Elinchrom and L'Oréal. An Olympus / OM System, Canon and Hasselblad shooter, he has a wealth of knowledge on cameras of all makes – and he loves instant cameras, too.