I think it has to compete against both Android AND iOS, not just Android. iOS is a good OS in my opinion because it is more user-friendly, but sadly the price-entry is more expensive. If Huawei make something like iOS but as cheap as android devices, that would be so good for them.
Mostly Chinese phones usually have better tech for less cost, and before you say they have a privacy disadvantage they have the same disadvantage as any other phones manufactured anywhere else.