Huawei Consumer Business Group, a brand known for putting quality at the forefront of their product development strategy, recently revealed that a Huawei device saved a man\u2019s life in Cape Town, South Africa.<\/p>\n
According to 41-year-old Siraaj Abrahams, a father of five children who runs an IT and automotive business, Abrahams was attacked and a bullet that could have penetrated his chest had the bullet not hit his Huawei P8 Lite instead. After being shot, Abrahams passed out without knowing his Huawei smartphone had saved his life.<\/p>\n
Sometime later, Abrahams claimed to have seen the hole left by the bullet in his jacket and his broken Huawei smartphone and realized what had happened.<\/p>\n
As odd as the story sounds, it is not actually the first time a Huawei smartphone has blocked a bullet. A P7 user living in the tropical forests of Guatemala was another instance as well as a researcher from Milllward Brown who used the Media Pad as a shield to protect him from a gunshot fire exchange in Garissa, Kenya that could have taken his life while he was conducting field work research. Similarly, stories of other devices have been reported where devices are used for everything from cracking walnuts to catching bullets.<\/p>\n
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How has such a \u201csuper-power\u201d smartphone been forged?<\/strong><\/p>\n While these stories claim quite a bit of luck, world\u2019s leading smartphone manufacturers \u2013 including Huawei \u2013 have not only continuously perfected their hardware and software, but also gone a long way to refine their manufacturing and quality control processes. This ensures devices are crafted to perfection with multiple rounds of testing and developers pay meticulous attention to the device\u2019s design and manufacturing processes.<\/p>\n Huawei strictly enforces the QMS system from prototype design, to research and development, and from raw material procurement, to manufacturing and testing. Additionally, Huawei uses automated and smart manufacturing to ensure product quality and set world-class standards that surpass the mandatory standards in Africa, Europe or in the United States of America. When it comes to inspection, Huawei has a top-notch reliability test laboratory where comprehensive tests are conducted on Huawei handsets and at times these measures can be extreme. Some of these tests include:<\/p>\n All these test standards set an industry precedent and surpass all basic regulations set in place, particularly the drum, heat, touch screen and RF specification tests. Huawei also conducts tests on headphone jacks, charging ports and SIM card slots, which are not usually tested by industry peers. In addition, Huawei\u2019s products go through a series of rigorous network tests before going on sale, including overseas roaming and SAR laboratory tests to ensure they are 4G ready. In terms of quality management systems, Huawei\u2019s products meet the world\u2019s most rigid standards such as those applied in the US, Europe and Japan and all products passing through the human radiation safety laboratory testing fully comply with the US FCC certification.<\/p>\n With such thorough quality control protocols, Huawei\u2019s devices have helped many including a business tycoon in Myanmar who was stranded after his plane crashed into an icy lake. A group of six passengers tried to call for help using their cellphones, but none of them could get through except for the businessman with a Huawei smartphone. They were rescued after being stranded for more than three days making Huawei a household name in Myanmar.<\/p>\n Zero tolerance towards defective products<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cQuality is the integrity and lifeline of Huawei,\u201d said Robin Sun, Country Manager for Consumer business at Huawei Technologies Ghana. \u201cHuawei employs the \u2018craftsmen\u2019s spirit\u2019 to measure its products and ensure zero defects,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n To resolve an issue with a camera defect resulting from a fall that could only occur once in 3,000 times, Huawei invested millions of dollars to fix it. To deal with a small defect in a popular smartphone, Huawei shut down the whole production line for its Honor models, which led to a delivery delay for more than 100,000 devices.<\/p>\n Huawei became a top topic on social media in 2015 when it destroyed over fifteen thousand Honor smartphones valued at more than USD $3 million. Huawei\u2019s actions were in response to a rare tire fire during transportation and despite the fact that the defect rate was only 1.4%, Huawei destroyed all devices to ensure consumers would not face any issues for one year after purchase.<\/p>\n In addition to the internal quality control, Huawei works closely with all vendors to oversee the entire supply chain, including the glue used on the focusing motor of the device\u2019s camera as so not to affect the responsiveness and speed of autofocus. With a clear goal to be the quality benchmark of the industry, Huawei must ensure no stone goes unturned. \u201cIf the quality of our products falls below the industry benchmark, we need to try our best to catch up. We need to improve by 30% each year; once we become the industry benchmark, we will still keep improving by 20% every year,\u201d Robin added.<\/p>\n Thanks to its zero tolerance towards defective products and continued pursuit of innovation and quality, Huawei has earned its global success and widespread acclaim. In the telecommunication equipment market, Huawei is already the world\u2019s leading information and communication solutions provider. In the smartphone market, according to figures from market and user experience research consultancy GFK, Huawei\u2019s global market share has stayed in the top three, while taking the lead in the Chinese market. More than 60% of Huawei\u2019s revenue comes from the overseas market as its products are shipped to over 170 countries and regions. Huawei launched the P8 and P8 lite on August 28, 2015, onto the Ghanaian market.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source: Huawei<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Huawei Consumer Business Group, a brand known for putting quality at the forefront of their product development strategy, recently revealed that a Huawei device saved a man\u2019s life in Cape Town, South Africa. According to 41-year-old Siraaj Abrahams, a father of five children who runs an IT and automotive business, Abrahams was attacked and a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":261241,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[106],"tags":[1819],"yoast_head":"\n\n