Is there still time for Huawei to release the Mate 50 line this year?
If the phone being introduced next month is not the Mate 50 flagship line, it is possible that these handsets become official next year. Whenever the Mate 50 and Mate 50 Pro launch, they could come equipped with support for the Beidou satellite system. This feature will allow users to send and receive SMS messages using the satellite even when there is no cellular signal available.
Huawei is expected to be the seventh-largest global phone manufacturer this year
By all rights, Huawei should be the top smartphone manufacturer in the world. But having been given the designation “national security threat,” the U.S. went after Huawei by first putting the company on the entity list in 2019. That listing means that the company cannot access its U.S. supply chain without obtaining a license. Considering that the firm spent $11 billion on U.S. parts in 2018, it seems that U.S. tech firms were collateral damage.
But being placed on the entity list was not enough for the U.S. If there is one thing that China is not self-sufficient in, it is manufacturing chips. So the aforementioned new export rule was put in place and has been a real thorn in Huawei’s side