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Huawei managed to squeak by Apple terminal year to become the earth'southward second largest smartphone maker, thanks to huge success in Asia and Europe. However, the US market place remains a tough nut to fissure. Afterwards AT&T and Verizon backed out of deals to sell the company's Mate 10 Pro flagship smartphone, Huawei is reportedly getting some more bad news. Electronics retailer Best Purchase may be ending sales of the company'south unlocked phones.

The Mate 10 Pro was designed to compete directly with the latest phones from Samsung and Apple, simply American consumers are largely unaware of Huawei as a brand. The carrier deals early on this twelvemonth were supposed to be the start of a major expansion for the company. AT&T is said to take walked abroad at the last minute after getting pressure from the US authorities, which expressed concern over Huawei's association with the Chinese government.

That left Huawei with no choice just to sell the Mate ten Pro equally an unlocked phone in the US. That'due south what it did for several recent devices, and it failed to brand much of an bear upon. Fifty-fifty though unlocked phones offer more freedom and faster updates, most American consumers get their smartphones straight from carriers because it's easier than ownership them elsewhere. If you can't sell on a carrier, having your phone in retail stores is ameliorate than nil. Now, Huawei might not even have that.

According to Reuters, Best Buy has stopped purchasing new stock from Huawei. It will sell through what it has, and they will exist the end of its retail relationship with the Chinese phone maker. Neither Best Buy nor Huawei would annotate on the record well-nigh this state of affairs, but Reuters cites sources with knowledge of the matter.

Best Buy currently sells the Huawei Mate 10 Pro for $800 (on auction for $100 off currently) and the Mate SE for $250. It also lists a few phones from Huawei'southward Honour sub-make. Presumably, all these devices will go away if Best Purchase follows through.

We don't know why Best Purchase would drop Huawei. There's some speculation it could exist thanks to Huawei'southward social media business relationship attempting to stuff the Mate x Pro listing with fake reviews. It's also possible the Mate 10 Pro simply isn't selling well plenty to go along stocking it. In addition, there'south an exterior chance someone in the government is pushing Best Purchase to stop selling Huawei phones.

Without Best Buy, Huawei'south retail operations in the US will be limited to Amazon, Newegg, and B&H — none of which take existent-world retail operations.