For a while in 2018 , Huawei looked set to simultaneously become a consumer technology company to rival Apple and Samsung , as well as an enterprise technology firm on par with IBM and SAP . However , following a string of scandals and international sanctions in 2019 , Huawei remains locked out of some of the world ’ s most profitable markets . As a result , other Chinese challenger firms have filled out the domestic market , and rarities like OnePlus have snapped up shares abroad . On the technology side of things , Huawei has begun licensing its intellectual property to foreign companies , rather than building and selling the technology itself . In the Chinese market , Huawei ’ s phones are still the industry-defining flagship products . Its P40 Pro Plus device has one of the best camera suites to ever be put in a phone , and is one of three 5G devices the company has released this year . 4