Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications

HMS ecosystem:
 The Consumer BG continuously 
builds competitiveness, with a focus on the ecosystem 
and experiences. We have fully opened our HMS Core 
to developers around the world, giving them quick 
and convenient access to the HMS ecosystem for app 
innovation and ecosystem resource sharing.
In June 2020, Huawei officially launched HMS Core 
5.0, opening up more than 50 kits and nearly 13,000 
APIs to global developers. This meant that Huawei’s 
software and hardware system capabilities, as well as 
cloud capabilities, were all available to developers for 
use.
By December 31, 2020, over 120,000 apps worldwide 
had been integrated with HMS Core, and the number 
of global registered developers exceeded 2.3 million, 
including 300,000 developers outside China. The number 
of apps launched on AppGallery in 2020 outside China 
was more than 10 times that of 2019. Currently, HMS is 
the world’s third largest mobile app ecosystem.
In addition, the launch of all five basic service engines 
(i.e., Payment, Ads, Browsing, Search, and Map) gives 
the HMS ecosystem a solid foundation. An increasing 
number of high-quality and secure apps have been 
launched on AppGallery, and Petal Search and Petal 
Maps, designed for the mobile and intelligent era, 
have been launched outside China. Through such 
actions, Huawei continuously works to bring superior 
mobile experiences to consumers.
Ecosystem partners worldwide are supporting HMS 
apps, including HUAWEI Browser, HUAWEI Ads, 
HUAWEI Wallet, HUAWEI Video, HUAWEI Music, and 
HUAWEI Reader, helping them expand their global 
adoption and driving the development of a richer and 
seamless AI lifestyle for consumers. Huawei’s Seamless 
AI Life ecosystem continues to thrive and strives to 
lead the pack.

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Global Flagship Stores: The “City Square” 
Enhancing Brand Image
In 2020, the Consumer BG continued to explore and 
develop brand-new, premium retail and service models 
to improve Huawei’s brand image and optimize its 
“last-mile” retail and service system. By the end of 
2020, we had nearly 60,000 retail stores, display zones, 
and display counters worldwide, including over 5,000 
experience stores.
Huawei’s Global Flagship Stores are part of the 
company’s ongoing efforts to build a global, high-end 
retail system for direct sales. After our first Global 
Flagship Store was opened in the heart of Shenzhen’s 
vibrant MixC World on September 28, 2019, additional 
Global Flagship Stores were opened in Barcelona, 
Paris, London, Shanghai, Chengdu, and Shenzhen in 
2020.
These Global Flagship Stores have become the “City 
Square” of their respective cities, serving as social 
landmarks and the “living rooms” of cities. At the 
stores, customers can relax, meet up with friends, 
and participate in the free courses delivered by the 
HUAWEI Community every day, which cover areas 
like photography, videography, and fitness & health. 
Customers can also hear from professionals in various 
sectors, including art and tourism.
In terms of customer service, we are committed to 
building and improving basic service capabilities by 
focusing on three service platforms: offline services, 
online services, and self-service. During 2020, we 
provided services to over 57 million consumers, and 
also used AI technologies to pursue transformation 
towards intelligent customer services, allowing us to 
accept over 25 million consumer inquiries through 
robots.
Left: Huawei’s Global Flagship Store on East Nanjing Road, Shanghai, which is located in the Nanjing Building in the city’s commercial 
hub. This store covers an area of nearly 5,000 square meters. Careful design has allowed Huawei to preserve the original form of the 
Nanjing Building, while breathing new life into this historic and cultural landmark. 
Upper right: A corner of the HUAWEI Seamless AI Life Zone on the second floor. 
Lower right: HUAWEI Community invited Wang Xiaoshuai, a famous director in China, to share stories from the movie industry.

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By the end of 2020, the Consumer BG had 
approximately 3,200 offline service centers in 105 
countries and regions, providing convenient and fast 
repair services to consumers around the world. In 
2020, global customer satisfaction regarding Huawei’s 
services increased by 8 percentage points compared 
with 2019. We also took action based on more than 
1,000 consumer suggestions and requests related to 
the optimization of products and services, aiming to 
constantly improve consumer experiences.
To provide consumers with more considerate services, 
we have actively researched and built brand service 
flagship stores. These stores take advantage of 
Huawei’s strengths in aesthetics and design and adopt 
innovative service models to create tech-savvy and 
culture-rich spaces that deliver all-scenario services to 
consumers.
An Active, Responsible Corporate Citizen 
That Enriches Lives with Technology
Huawei considers providing global consumers with 
equal access to technology to be its corporate 
mission and responsibility. We always fully consider 
the needs and experiences of each and every user 
and maintain a focus on accessibility throughout the 
design of operating systems. We have been making 
drastic design changes to operating systems in terms 
of high-frequency use scenarios of disabled users 
and deliver functions like smart camera, smart object 
recognition, AI subtitling, and barrier-free payments. 
These improvements are helping every user to benefit 
from technology. Our smartphones currently offer 
15 accessibility options, benefiting roughly 10 million 
users worldwide every month.
For example, when a visually impaired user takes a 
photo, their Huawei phone will tell them where their 
face currently is within the frame, and guide them to 
make adjustments in order to get the best shot. During 
day-to-day life, the HiVision and HiVoice functions 
enable visually impaired individuals to clearly “see” 
the world around them. When they are on the go, the 
compass and screen reading functions can tell them 
which direction their phone is facing. When making 
payments, users can use their fingerprint or double-tap 
the power button to quickly open a payment page 
from the lock screen without opening the app and 
searching for the QR code.
Huawei has also made efforts to support deaf users. 
The latest AI subtitling function offered by EMUI 11 
can convert audio and video on smartphones into text 
and supports face-to-face translations, translating 
conversations collected through the microphone into 
text. This makes it much easier for deaf individuals to 
communicate with those around them.
Huawei’s Customer Service Center in Sanlitun, Beijing, was Huawei’s first service center to introduce face-to-face repairs. We repair 
products right in front of consumers to help reassure them of security.

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We also launched the StorySign app in partnership 
with the European Union of the Deaf, the British 
Deaf Association, and other organizations. This app 
uses AI technology to help hearing-impaired children 
experience the world of literature. When StorySign 
scans a child’s favorite book, an animated character 
will appear and vividly translate the text into sign 
language, helping the child fully experience the joy of 
books.
In terms of environmental protection, we are 
committed to designing more eco-friendly products 
to minimize the impact our products have on the 
environment. We carefully manage the energy 
efficiency of our smartphones in terms of hardware, 
software, and applications. Energy consumption tests 
for typical applications show that the energy efficiency 
of Huawei smartphones increased by around 50% 
between 2015 and 2019. Other examples of our 
achievements in environmental protection include:
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  Trade-in program: Nearly 500,000 used Huawei 
devices have found new owners since 2015.
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  HUAWEI P40 Series flagship phones: Plastic 
packaging has been changed to fiber to the 
greatest extent possible, and the proportion 
of plastic in the packaging of this series of 
phones was reduced by 17% compared to their 
predecessors. This allowed us to use 1,750 kg less 
plastic per million phones.
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  HUAWEI Mate 40 Series flagship phones: The 
packaging utilization rate increased by 68% 
compared with the HUAWEI Mate 7 Series, while 
the packaging weight of every phone was reduced 
by 55 grams. This means that paper usage was 
reduced by about 55 tons for every million units, 
equivalent to 935 trees.
Our affordable repair service means customers are far 
more likely to have their devices repaired, reducing 
the rate of replacements and maximizing resource 
utilization. We continue to implement our flat-rate 
battery replacement program worldwide, which covers 
more than 110 different models, and is supported in 
over 1,300 service centers and online marketplaces. 
Every month, this program provides over 200,000 
customers with our convenient, cost-effective battery 
replacement service. We have also established a 
system for replacing screens that are out of warranty 
in many countries, drastically increasing the amount of 
recycled resources and reducing resource consumption.
Huawei also actively participates in social contribution 
programs on environmental protection. In 2020, we