Huawei Spinoff Honor Plans IPO
The move comes as Honor seeks to challenge Apple and Samsung in the high-end smartphone market.
- Honor, a spinoff of Chinese tech giant Huawei, is planning to go public through an initial public offering (IPO).
- The company did not disclose which country it would list in.
- Huawei was forced to sell Honor in 2020 to a consortium of buyers, including the government of Shenzhen, after U.S. sanctions crippled its smartphone business.
- Honor is looking to mount a serious challenge to Apple and Samsung in the high-end smartphone market.
- The company has launched two expensive foldable phones this year to help build its brand.