Huawei is the third biggest smartphone manufacturer and to grow even more, the company plans to launch a flagship smartphone in the US. Huawei's consumer products chief Richard Yu has confirmed the speculation, but didn't say which phone will be launched.

The device, which is rumoured to be the upcoming Huawei P9, will have a hard time competing with the Samsung Galaxy S7, LG G5, HTC 10 and the Apple iPhone 6s. Maybe we'll find out more about the US launch at the event scheduled for April 12.

Huawei's market share is still far behind the two leaders, Samsung and Apple. Those two hold around 21% and 19%, while Huawei's share is around 8%.