Sourcing chips is Huawei’s biggest problem currently says its chairman
Huawei expects to use 4G only versions of the Snapdragon 778G chipset and next year’s Snapdragon 898 heavyweight
Huawei’s Mate series flagship line usually features the company’s most technologically advanced phones each year. The Mate 50 line, which normally would be released during the fourth quarter this year, is being delayed into 2022. This means that they could end up powered by the Snapdragon 898 chipset although they will support 4G connectivity only, not 5G.
After being blocked from accessing its U.S. supply chain in 2019, Huawei has been forced to develop its own operating system and ecosystem to replace the Google version of Android. Huawei’s HarmonyOS 2.1 is the latest version of its operating system and Huawei Mobile Services (HMS) has over 700 million users at last count. It also has the third largest number of registered developers with over 2.7 million signed up for HMS.