As I was checking our Android Authority stats a few days ago, I noticed that our readers were flocking to an article about the HONOR Magic V2’s global launch. “Huh, curious,” I thought, as HONOR devices are — if I’m being blunt here — not the most popular Android phones on our site. The article was still in the top spot the next day and was later replaced by, well, another post about the HONOR Magic V2’s launch price. “Curiouser and curiouser.”
We’re used to seeing reader interest in Pixels, Galaxys, and iPhones, but Chinese brands, and China-only phones specifically, rarely nab the most eyeballs. This was clearly a signal of a different attitude towards the Magic V2, but was it just Android Authority readers or did the trend go beyond us? And what does it mean for the Magic V2’s global release?