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New Huawei global launch event on October 21, a flagship is coming
That’s surprising, Huawei is set to hold a new global launch event on October 21 in Vienna Austria. The keynote will be delivered by Derek Yu – President, Central Eastern Europe, Nordic and Canada, Huawei Consumer Business Group.
What’s Unveiling?
Currently, there’s no information available on the Huawei global launch event, nor about the unveiling product. However, the promo poster coming from Phonearena reveals a smartphone that closely follows the Huawei P50. Yet there are no specifics available on this device.
Even after its launch on July 29, the Huawei P50 series didn’t make its way to the global market. Therefore, it will make more sense to put the P50 on the stage rather than introducing any other smartphone.
There could also be some other products that unveil alongside the smartphone. However, more information on this matter is still awaited.
EMUI 12:
The Huawei P50 series Chinese version runs HarmonyOS 2.0 mobile operating system. Therefore, it’s possible that the Chinese tech maker may only reveal the Huawei P50 with EMUI 12 at the global launch event. The latest EMUI version replicates the same user interface as the HarmonyOS 2.0.
HDC 2021:
According to the information, Huawei Developer Conference 2021 is scheduled from October 22 to October 24. At this time, the company will discuss various software services with developers and industry partners.
Huawei P50 Pro:
Featuring the hole-punch display, the Huawei P50 Pro has 6.6 inches OLED screen, 2700 x 1228 resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, and 300Hz touch sampling rate for mesmerizing touch and viewing experience.
Moving on to the processor, it comes pre-pack with HarmonyOS 2.0, and Kirin 9000 processor paired with 8GB and 12GB RAM. Meanwhile, the P50 Pro equips a 4360 mAh battery and supports 66W SuperCharge along with 50W wireless charging.
In terms of camera capabilities, the Huawei P50 Pro has a 50MP quad-camera arrangement on the back and 13MP on the front. At the rear, it features a 50MP primary lens of f/1.8 and OIS, a 40MP secondary lens of f/1.6, a 13MP ultra-wide lens of f/2.2, and a 64MP telephoto lens of f/3.5 aperture.
Furthermore, it comes with an in-display fingerprint scanner, WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 5.2 support, dual speakers, dual SIM slots, external memory slot, IP68 waterproof rating, dust resistance, and USB Type C port.
The company also prepared another version in the Huawei P50 series with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset. However, it’ll go on sale later in September alongside the standard variant- Huawei P50.
After banning Huawei, the U.S. government is now aiming at Honor. The US agencies have recently conducted a meeting to discuss whether to add the former subsidiary of Huawei to the US entity list or not. The meeting seems to soon turn into an argument due to the lack of agreement among the members.
A report from The Washington Post reveals, there are apparently four security organizations that are presenting their perspective on this matter. The Pentagon and Energy Department wants the authorities to black-listed Honor in the market. Meanwhile, the Commerce Department and State Department are strictly against this vote.
In 2019, the Trump administration banned Huawei in suspicion of being a security threat to the nation. Afterward, the US companies withdrew their supply and left Huawei to struggle alone. However, taking it as an opportunity the company started to polish its technologies and making its own empire. Still, there is a long way to cover.
On the other hand, the Chinese firm never accepted the false blame and always opposes them. Furthermore, the Huawei authorities claim all the charges of the US Federal Ministry groundless.
Last December, Huawei sold its subsidiary to a group of Chinese businesses. Thereafter, Honor regained its supply chain including chipsets, Google Mobile Services as well as other partnerships with global tech makers.
Why the US wants to Blacklist Honor:
There is no clear statement why the US wants to ban Honor. The company is no longer part of Huawei and become an independent firm last year. Moving ahead, it doesn’t have a strong position in 5G networking devices manufacturing, which causes any security threat in the country and causes a ban like it did with Huawei.
However, if the company is anyhow banned in the US, it’ll surely bring devastating outcomes. It might lead the owners to give up on the company as it’ll directly cut the supplies from the biggest market. But first, the US has to clear its confusion to ban Honor or not. If yes, then why?
The 5G RF (radio frequency) components are a big concern for Huawei as it’s forced to launch its flagship with 4G network access. Launched on July 29 this year, the Huawei P50 series packs a sumptuous camera system, software capabilities, and design. However, the smartphone lacks a 5G communication network.
As reported previously, core 5G components use radiofrequency waves divided into Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) and Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW). Among them, the smartphone makers prefer BAW, whose market is mainly ruled by US chipmakers that are restricted to sell 5G chips to Huawei due to US-Sanctions.
Furthermore, a recent report shows that like other markets, the chip industry has its own working flow. It includes manufactories, packaging, and testing plants to supply 5G RF components. Now the chip foundries are working to expand their business relations and planed of producing more 5G smartphone chips. The positive side of this news is that Huawei could also get access to 5G RF components to bring its 5G smartphones.
Chip Market Status in China:
According to the report, Vanchip Technologies which is a sub-foundry of MediaTek is seeking to work with GaAs. The two parties are accelerating their production to meet the 5G demands across the mainland.
Moving ahead, Qualcomm also contacted Wenmao that will responsible for G sub-6GHz power amplifier (PA). Adding to this, another Chinese supplier Hongjie Technology will provide Qualcomm the advanced 6-inch wafers.
In this line, Qualcomm also extending the RF collaboration on 5G RF front-end products with GlobalFoundries (GF). The collaboration includes sub-6 GHz and cutting-edge mmWave technology to unlock everyday 5G access.
Global Chip Market Status:
The United States and Japan are monopolizing the global chip market at present. The fabless manufacturers including Qualcomm, Qorvo, and Skyworks are planning to work together.
Besides, the other manufactures such as ASE, Amkor, and Changjiang Electronics Technology have ramp-up system-in-package (SiP) and antenna packaging (AiP) integration in their products.
Huawei Nova 9 will unveil on September 23rd offering four different solid colors- Blue, Violet, Green, and Black. The Nova 9 lineup comes with a 120Hz refresh rate display and features a 300Hz touch sampling rate for maximized touch interactions.
Along with the launch, the Nova 9 will also become one of the unique devices with 90Hz refresh rate support Honor of King game. According to the official information, the next Honor of Kings S25 will also launch on September 23. In this regard, this game expands the new 120 Hz game mode support for more devices for Xiaomi, Black Shark. realme, and others. (check the list below).
Meanwhile, the yet-to-launch Huawei Nova 9 along with Lenovo Xiaoxin Pad Pro 12.6 will support 90 Hz game mode. However, Huawei Nova 9 originally supports a 120 Hz screen rate, and the 300 Hz touch sampling rate providing a 10-bit color depth.
Meanwhile, the upcoming Huawei Nova 9 along with a Lenovo tablet will support the 90Hz refresh rate. However, it’s interesting that Huawei Nova 9 gets a different variation of the game with a high-performance refresh rate for faster gameplay.
Related: Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro: Renders, live images, and full specifications
Device List for 120 Hz Support:
- iQOO: iQOO 8 and 8 Pro
- Vivo: Vivo X70 Pro+
- Redmi: Redmi K40 Pro
- Xiaomi: Xiaomi 11 Ultra and 11 Pro
- Tencent: Tencent ROG phone 3, ROG phone 5, Red Magic 6, and 6 Pro
- Black Shark: Black Shark 4, 4 Pro, 4S, 4S Pro, and Black Shark 4 Oversea Version
- realme: realme GT, and GT Neo2
Note: The players of the listed devices can find the switch button for high frame rate mode in the setting interface to enable this function.
Honor of Kings:
Also known as Glory of Kings, it’s a Chinese multiplayer battle arena launched by Tencent games. It was launched in October 2015 and counts among the world’s most popular and one of the highest-grossing games of all time.
Moreover, the official information shows, the next’s season of the game will be updated on 23rd September from 0:00-7:30. The website will be taken down for the changes by the time.
(Via- Ithome)