When electronics giant Huawei unveiled its new processors for mobile devices at the IFA expo in Berlin this week, it was revealing not so much a single secret weapon as lifting the lid on a massive arsenal. Huawei is unusual in that most people know the brand only from one angle: smartphones, or telecoms infrastructure, or for its dominance in mobile Wi-Fi devices. As a result, when it announces a breakthrough new smartphone, we hear much talk about it representing a breakthrough for the business as a whole.
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