Every product display table also featured a Thai-language copy of the company's May 20 statement, saying it would continue providing support for existing products.But some shoppers remained concerned about being cut off from Android updates and possibly losing access to Google applications. "I'm worried that the old phone won't be able to get updates because of what happened with Huawei," said Theerapong Jitjareonmanee, an existing Huawei smartphone user whose concerns held him back from buying more of the Chinese firm's products at the expo.According to research firm Canalys, Huawei held the third-largest market share for smartphones in Thailand in the last quarter of 2018, after Oppo and Samsung, with 73.4 percent growth from a year earlier. Thailand is Southeast Asia's second-largest smartphone market.Huawei has said it has been developing its own technology in case it is blocked from using Android.Potential customer Kiathanaphat Boriboon, who came to the expo to buy Huawei's P30 Pro smartphone, said he had confidence in the world's second-largest smartphone maker. "Personally I think Huawei will find solutions for their users. They will not leave the users with problems," he said.

Source: Economic Times June 03, 2019 08:31 UTC