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China's Huawei says flagship smartphone will not be sold by U.S. carriers.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies said on Tuesday that its flagship smartphone Mate 10 Pro will be sold in the United States through the open channel and not by U.S. carriers.

“We remain committed in this market now and in the future. U.S. customers need a better choice, and as a leader in technology and innovation, Huawei is prepared to fill this need,” it said in a statement.

An expected partnership with U.S. carrier AT&T to distribute Huawei phones in the United States appeared to have fallen through, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday..

Reporting by Sijia Jiang

LG’s next flagship phone (LG G7) could be released this April.




Speculation last week suggested that LG may take a new approach with its flagship phone series in 2018. The company is expected to rebrand the long-standing “G” line, following a string of poor sales for the range. Until we learn the new naming convention, the LG G7 will remain our own title for the next flagship LG phone, and today, we’ve learned that its release date could be penned for this April.

The news arrives from ET News (via The Investor), which suggested that the device would be unveiled in March, putting it a month behind the LG G6 in terms of the yearly release cycle (that handset launched last February and went on sale in March).