Huawei P20 is all set to launch on 27 March, should give it enough time to fine-tune its messaging after Galaxy S9 launch say analysts

China’s Huawei launched a **new laptop** and **tablet** on Sunday as it seeks to cement its place among the world’s three biggest electronic device manufacturers. This year Huawei will present its new flagship smartphone — the P20 — on 27 March 27 Paris, in what is seen as a bid not to be eclipsed by Samsung’s launch of its new top-end phone later Sunday. [caption id=“attachment_4367491” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Huawei P20 invite[/caption] “By launching the new P20 smartphones only a month later in Paris, Huawei will be able to fine-tune its marketing message based on how the new Samsung S9 devices are perceived by consumers,” said Forrester analyst Thomas Husson. The laptop, the **MateBook X Pro** , and the tablet, the **MediaPad M5** , were presented on the eve of the opening of the **Mobile World Congress** in Barcelona — the scene of previous major Huawei launches. Both the new Huawei laptop and tablet feature long-lasting batteries and quicker charge times and are available in grey and silver. The laptop’s power button doubles as a fingerprint scanner, which Huawei says will start and securely log into Windows in under eight seconds. Huawei also unveiled what it said is the world’s first commercial chipset that meets the standards of the super-fast 5G wireless networks which are poised to start being rolled out. The company said the chipset can hit download speeds of 2.3 Gb per second, significantly faster than speeds reached in current 4G networks. Huawei remained the world’s third biggest seller of smartphones in 2017, behind Samsung and Apple. It boasted a 10.4 percent market share, up from 9.5 percent, according to research firm IDC. Samsung had a 21.6 percent share while Apple held 14.7 percent.