Earlier today the rumors regarding Huawei's future flagship smartphone suggested it would cost just $330 (http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p6_retail_pricing_revealed_will_cost_you_330-news-6114.php), but the company's CEO was quick to debunk them. Interestingly, at the very same time, a new official image was leaked by
evleaks, showing the device in multiple colors, including white, black and pink.
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Richard Yu, who is in charge of the management of the Chinese-based smartphone manufacturer, has tuned in today and officially denied the rumors of the Huawei P6 (http://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_ascend_p6-5467.php) being so cheaply priced. According to him, the more "reasonable price" is around the $490 mark.
However, "those experienced in the industry", as Yu puts them, have said to him that the P6 should be priced at as much as $570.
Moroever, Yu goes on to saying that the Huawei P6's low price bruits were started by a Western company, which he didn't name, to damage the reputation of his company. Here are his exact words on the matter:
Huawei isn't emphasizing on high pricing and high profits. The Huawei Ascend P Series is an affordable smartphone line with nice design. There were rumors stated that the Huawei Ascend P6 will be priced at $330. This is one of the tricks from Western companies to strangle and damage the reputation of high quality devices from China. Please don