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  • Huawei Mate 30 launch date announced

    Huawei Mate 30 launch date announced

    The Huawei Mate 30 is set to go official at an event in Munich on September 19. The Chinese manufacturer recently posted the event’s invite which shows a gradient ring with the caption ” We’re going full circle in Munich on 19.09.2019″. The teaser image does fall in line with earlier leaks, which shows a round camera housing with a thick ring around it. Besides, the teaser also tips at a quad-camera setup, along with an almost bezel-free display with a wider notch. The teaser primarily focuses on the camera lens graphic, which suggests the flagship is likely to pack a top-notch camera.

    Key sources suggest that both the Huawei Mate 30 and Huawei Mate 30 Pro will be unveiled at the event. The Chinese manufacturer’s upcoming flagship will also get powered by the latest Kirin 990 processor. Other rumored features include support for wireless charging.

    That said, the fact that Mate 30 phones possibly won’t use Google apps and services thanks to the current trade disputes between China and the US, Huawei might have to consider other alternatives so that the handset’s sales aren’t affected. If the Huawei Mate 20 isn’t allowed to be sold with licensed Google apps and services, the handset could be offered an open-source version of Android. Another alternative for Huawei is to release it own HarmonyOS that’ll support Android apps. That said, it’s still possible that Google might apply for an exempt for the Huawei Mate 30.

    We will bring you all the news and updates from the Mate 30 launch event set for Sept 19. in Munich. In the meantime, more leaks about the Huawei’s upcoming flagship are likely to surface as we near its official release. We’ll update you as soon as we hear anything new. Until then, keep checking back for more.

  • Huawei announces Harmony OS after US ban

    Huawei announces Harmony OS after US ban

    Huawei has finally announced Harmony OS, the official Android replacement following its ban in the United States. The new OS is supposed to run on all of Huawei’s consumer gadgets and smartphones. The move comes following a trade war between the US and China.

    To recall, the United States government blacklisted Huawei in mid-May. Back then, the President of the United States signed an executive order in which the Chinese brand was banned to do any business with American firms. This restricted Huawei to use American products like Android and Windows, which means that its new consumer gadgets would have remained without an operating system to run them.

    The main issue with Huawei has been about its close ties with the Chinese government. Now, this triggered fears in the US that its equipment could be used to spy on other nations and companies, which banned companies from using Huawei networking equipment in 2012. Following this, Huawei was added to the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List in May after an executive order from President Donald Trump, effectively banning Huawei from United States communications networks.

    Huawei then started working on an internal operating system to replace Android on its own devices. Sources indicate that Huawei has been working on the new Harmony OS for quite sometime now, and recent developments forced Huawei to accelerate its development. The Chinese brand finally announced the OS during the Huawei developers conference.

    Just like Android, Huawei’s new Harmony OS uses micro-kernel, implying that kernel is developed using only the necessary drivers. This would allow Huawei to deploy the OS swiftly on multiple devices. The Chinese brand also added that Harmony OS is faster than Android because the connections between the phone’s hardware and several parts of the OS is made through a single layer. Besides, the company also plans to make Harmony an open-source OS in the near future, which would allow developers to create apps easily for this OS.