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The delegation in lab coats at Honor, Shenzhen
Company visited · Smartphones

Honor

In house
  • 75% of critical machines
  • Motherboard
  • Battery
  • Camera
  • Software
Bought in
  • Screen
  • Casing
  • Chips and memory
18.5 s
per phone, under 1% rejects
What struck usHonor designs 75% of its critical machines, with 100 to 200 dedicated engineers.
For youName the three machines you need to be able to design, repair or upgrade yourself.
Public benchmarks
Brand created by Huawei in 2013, sold in November 2020 to a consortium controlled by Shenzhen public entities. Headquartered in Shenzhen. More than 14,000 employees at end-2025 according to the company.34
On site
Machines designed in-house
75% of critical machines are designed in house, then deployed across the company and at partners.
Quality control that corrects the line
Cameras and AI detect defects and correct upstream machines in a closed loop.
AI developed with local schools
The AI use cases are simple, built with engineering schools in the region.
Mobile robots moving shelves in a warehouse
Mobile robots move the shelves of Honor's warehouse, in Shenzhen. Video by the delegation.

“Their machine engineers are the company's asset, not the smartphones.”

The delegation, at Honor
Sources

34. Yicai, 27 June 2025; headcount according to Honor, reported by Yespress.