Did this have anything to do with Scarlett Johansson and Henry Cavill, two top celebrities being the ambassador for the smartphone? Partly, while the duo were phenomenal this year as Black Widow and Superman, the phone itself had super skills to gain market confidence and garner awards with its camera features.

Huawei P9, broke in to the increasingly self-aware consumer segment who were snapping up smartphones based on the camera megapixels and quality they represent. Taking steps to appease the global trend for picture taking, the P9 was a result of joining forces with German optical giant Leica, known for precision and high grade lens and cameras bringing the next level of photography to smart devices. Dual lens on the smartphone that is able to take near DSLR type imagery was the final result of the P9.

Not surprisingly the smartphone will become the flagship to exceed 10 million in sales for the Shenzen based telecommunication vendor since launch in April, a feat Samsung desires with its sales. Consumers are no longer doubtful of China made phones on reliability or quality issues, commodotisation is allowing these gadgets to prosper regardless on where they are from, even decades old manufacturers from Korea are not sparred from perfect quality record.

China is moving up from backwater sweat shops to main stream contenders.