Huawei is still very much present in the markets outside of China, but nowhere near the level it was before. The US ban managed to derail the company in that regard. Well, based on multiple reports from China, Huawei is actually planning a major return to the global smartphone market.
Huawei is seemingly planning its return to the global smartphone market
What does that mean, exactly? Well, Huawei smartphones were available in a number of markets outside of China, but not to the capacity of some other brands. Also, even though they were available in Europe, for example, the availability was not balanced, nor were the phones available in all markets.
Huawei is seemingly planning to change that. The company launched three Huawei Mate 60 series phones in the last couple of weeks, and also its Mate X5 book-style foldable handset.
All of those devices are fueled by Huawei’s very own Kirin 9000s processor. That chip managed to create a lot of controversy, as Huawei and SMIC somehow managed to make it without US tech, and it supports 5G. That pushed the US to react, as it wants to know how’s that possible.
In any case, sources from China claim that the Mate 60 devices are the first step towards a new global offensive for Huawei smartphones. IT Home actually quoted insiders who claim that will be the case.
At least some Mate 60 models are expected to launch globally, based on reports
Unfortunately, no exact timeline was shared, nor anything like that. Based on this, however, at least some Mate 60 models will become available outside of China. That goes against what Huawei said not long ago. Huawei said that the Mate 60 Pro will remain exclusive to China. Truth be said, that confirmation was regarding only one of three Mate 60 phones, so… there’s still hope.
With the Kirin 9000s, Huawei kind of solved one of its problems. It managed to secure a rather modern chip with 5G support, that the US cannot block. Still, this chip is on a similar level as the Snapdragon 888 in terms of power, and that processor is not exactly the most modern.
Huawei allegedly managed to optimize this processor (and its phones) really well, however, and the Mate 60 series runs great. Besides, the Snapdragon 888 may be a couple of years old now, but it’s still quite powerful, so… the Kirin 9000s may not be the most powerful chip out there, but it does the job.
It remains to be seen what will happen next. It would be nice to see Huawei’s latest high-end offerings in more markets, though.
2023-09-12 15:05:51