Huawei CEO claims firm's own mobile OS will be faster than iOS and Android

Huawei CEO, Ren Zhengfei, has said that the company's home-grown mobile operating system (OS) will be faster than both iOS and Android... but it could struggle when it comes to apps.

Zhengfei made the claim during an interview with French magazine Le point, and the Huawei chief remains bullish about his company's chances in the market, no matter the long-term outcome of the current US-China trade war.

It's no secret that Huawei is working on its own OS, which it could employ on smartphones if the US follows through with its Huwaei ban, a ban which would see the Chinese manufacturer lose access to Google's vital Android services such as the Play Store, security updates and suite of Google apps.

While Huawei's HongMeng OS (also known as Ark OS) may run faster than the software found on rival devices, Zhengfei admitted that it may struggle when it comes to apps.