The movement of personnel in large technology companies, in addition to being subject to the typical confidentiality agreements to which they are bound, is always an issue that draws attention, especially if employees move to a rival company. One of those that has attracted the most attention in recent years was the departure of Hugo Barra from Google to Xiaomi, becoming one of the top managers of the Chinese company's smartphone division. Since its arrival, Barra has managed to make Xiaomi the number one device seller in China, the main market for many smartphone manufacturers today.
Huawei, the other Chinese company, which instead of copying Apple, has managed to become a real alternative to the big smartphone manufacturers around the world, has hired Abigail Brody, one of the designers who was a key player in the aesthetic appearance of the iPhone user interface. Abigail will be in charge of completely remodeling the user interface, the customization layer that Huawei adds to all its phones and that the Chinese firm wants to present with the new models that it plans to launch before the end of this year.
The company wants to get rid of the iOS-like resemblance that its devices have with some square icons with rounded corners to try to look more like the pure version of Android. It also states that the muted colors that it uses in the EMUI interface will disappear completely for other more vivid and striking.
Although the price of Huawei's terminals around the world are not the same as in China, the company has managed to gain a foothold in the international market and It is currently the third largest smartphone manufacturer in the world, behind Samsung and Apple, which continue to dominate the market.