Successor model of the best-selling model
In recent years, Huawei has gained high popularity in the open market centered on the rapidly expanding SIM-free smartphones. The company is a high-end model such as "HUAWEI P20 Pro" and "HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro", and the multi-camera in collaboration with the long-established German optical equipment maker Leica has been highly evaluated, but it is 30,000 to 40,000 yen. Popular models that can be purchased at a reasonable price range are also doing well, and the "HUAWEI P20 lite" released in June last year recorded sales that temporarily exceeded the iPhone with the highest share in Japan in the sales ranking of each company. are doing.
Huawei "HUAWEI P30 lite", approx. 152.9mm (height) x 72.7mm (width) x 7.4mm (thickness), approx. 159g (weight), peacock blue (photo), pearl white, midnight black lineup
The "HUAWEI P30 lite" is positioned as the successor to such a best-selling model. The "HUAWEI P30" series was announced at an event held in Paris, France in March this year, and it was announced that it will be launched for the open market together with the "HUAWEI P30" at the domestic presentation held in May this year. Has been done.
Equipped with a camera and fingerprint sensor on the back.Horizontal design similar to high-end models, including the position of the camera and brand nameHowever, in response to the fact that 68 related companies including Huawei and its Japanese subsidiary were registered in the entity list (embargo target list) of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Industrial Safety Bureau in May this year, each mobile phone company and domestic companies MVNO companies have announced the postponement of sales one after another, and consumer electronics mass retailers and online shops have also decided not to handle them. As a result, at the stage of May 24, which was the original release date, only Yodobashi Camera and Bic Camera, which are mass electronics retailers, handle it, but on the contrary, I sympathize with both stores that handle products even under such circumstances. Some people raised their voices. After that, at MVNO, AEON Mobile started selling from the end of May, and Amazon.co.jp also resumed handling from the beginning of June.
Although each company remained stationary for a while, in August, au announced the release of "HUAWEI P30 lite Premium HWV33", and UQ Mobile and Ymobile also announced the start of sales of "HUAWEI P30 lite". .. This was followed by MVNO companies, and the "HUAWEI P30 lite" can now be purchased normally at both consumer electronics mass retailers and MVNO companies. By the way, among the same HUAWEI P30 series, NTT DoCoMo's "HUAWEI P30 Pro HW-02L" has been suspended from accepting pre-orders even after the sales of each company started, but it will be in advance from 10 o'clock on August 21st. It was announced that the reservation would be resumed.
Huawei's product handling has been postponed since it was listed on the entity list of the US Department of Commerce's Industrial Safety Bureau, but as a user, the most worrisome thing is support for the Android platform. In this regard, Huawei itself has already stated that it will continue to support products that are on sale and have been announced. Google, which provides the Android platform, also reportedly advised the White House that "if there are many devices for which updates and security patches are not provided, the risk of security will increase," in fact, Huawei's It is in the form of confirming the claim that "there is no problem with the current product". Regarding Huawei terminals that will be sold in Japan even after being announced on the entity list, security patches and Android platform upgrades are being provided steadily for both terminals supplied to each mobile phone company and SIM-free terminals. At the moment, it is available without any problems. For the time being, you can rest assured that it will continue to be available, so there is almost no doubt.
On the other hand, as for products, Huawei has introduced the large screen model "HUAWEI Mate" series in the fall and the standard size "HUAWEI P" series in the spring in recent years, as the conventional model has been covered many times in this magazine. Announced, each series has a lineup of high-end models, mid-range models, and popular models. The "HUAWEI P30 lite" featured this time is positioned as a popular model of the HUAWEI P30 series, and the retail price is set at around 30,000 yen, which is easy to purchase. Although sales channels have been limited since the launch in late May, sales seemed to be favorable, but it seems that sales have gained momentum with the start of sales by UQ Mobile, Ymobile, and MVNO companies in early August. , Already showing the momentum to fought for the top in the sales rankings of various places.
