Huawei may be the world’s top smartphone maker at the moment when it comes to the number of devices shipped. But due to actions by the US government, the company is going to have a hard time sourcing components for its phones soon. In fact, the company won’t even be able to continue making its […]
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Huawei’s hardware challenges stack up as company explores software options
When US hardware and software companies started severing ties with Huawei this week, I figured that would be tough on the Chinese company’s smartphone division, but it wouldn’t necessarily be the end of the world. After all, Huawei is one of only a handful of phone makers that designs its own chips. So even if […]
Kirin chips likely to remain a Huawei exclusive
While the PC processor market has been dominated by Intel and AMD for the last few decades, there’s a bit more competition in the smartphone and tablet space, where Qualcomm, Apple, Samsung, Huawei, and MediaTek all have offerings that are competitive in their own way. Well, sort of. While there are a lot of companies […]
Huawei Mate 20 with Kirin 980 processor in the works?
Huawei’s new P20 Plus smartphone with a triple camera system is a pretty impressive looking device, but it packs the same Kirin 970 processor as last year’s Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro smartphones. So what’s next for Huawei? Apparently a Mate 20 smartphone with a next-gen Kirin 980 processor. As the folks at Chinese […]
Huawei introduces Kirin930 octa-core 64-bit CPU
Huawei has been developing its own chips for mobile devices including smartphones and tablets for a few years. The company’s latest is a 64-bit, 8-core chip called the Kirin930. It could be used in upcoming smartphones and tablets such as the Huawei P8 and Huawei MediaPad X2. Like a lot of octa-core processors, the Kirin930 uses […]