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South China Morning Post
7 days ago
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Huawei to launch premium Pura 80 smartphone series on June 11, featuring HarmonyOS Next
Huawei Technologies plans to release the latest update to its premium Pura smartphone series next week, as speculation grows that the new devices would feature an upgraded in-house-designed chipset. The Pura 80 series would be available in China from June 11, Huawei said via its official Weibo account on Tuesday. The devices will retain the triangular-shaped camera bump seen in previous models, according to a teaser image, but are expected to feature notable upgrades in cameras, sensors and lens compared to the Pura 70, according to local media reports. Just like the Pura X foldable smartphone unveiled in March, the Pura 80 handsets would run on Huawei's HarmonyOS Next operating system, the fifth generation of the company's self-developed mobile platform, which is no longer compatible with Google's Android, the company said. Huawei's smartphone business has become a symbol of the Chinese company's resilience against US sanctions. Although overseas sales have suffered partly because of the absence of Google services like Gmail, the firm has made a strong comeback in the domestic high-end smartphone market. A billboard advertisement for the Huawei Pura X smartphone launched in March. Shenzhen-based Huawei surprised the market in August 2023 when it launched the Mate 60 series equipped with an advanced 5G chip, which was thought to be impossible under US sanctions. While Huawei has been tight-lipped about its chip, a third-party teardown analysis found that the 7-nanometre chip was the Kirin 9000s, an in-house design.
Malay Mail
28-04-2025
- Business
- Malay Mail
Huawei's Ascend 910D aims to beat Nvidia H100 in race for AI processor supremacy
NEW YORK, April 28 — Huawei Technologies is preparing to test its new AI processor, the Ascend 910D, which it hopes could rival high-end products from US chip giant Nvidia. According to the Wall Street Journal, the development signals the ongoing progress of China's semiconductor industry, despite US efforts to hinder it, including cutting access to Western chip-making equipment. Huawei has reportedly approached some Chinese tech companies to test the technical feasibility of the new chip, with samples expected to arrive as soon as late May. Although still in the early stages, several tests are needed to assess the chip's performance before it can be released to customers. Huawei is aiming for the Ascend 910D to surpass Nvidia's popular H100 chip, which is widely used in AI training and released in 2022. The company has become a leader in China's push to build a self-sufficient semiconductor industry, providing alternatives to Nvidia's chips. Despite being on the US trade blacklist for nearly six years, Huawei proved its resilience by releasing the Mate 60 smartphone in 2023, powered by a domestically produced processor. Earlier this month, the US restricted sales of Nvidia's H20 chip to China, further intensifying trade tensions, which has created an opportunity for Chinese competitors like Huawei. This year, Huawei is set to ship more than 800,000 Ascend 910B and 910C chips, with discussions underway to increase orders following US export restrictions. Although Huawei and other Chinese firms face manufacturing challenges, they have managed to produce chips comparable to Nvidia's, leveraging multi-chip technologies for more powerful processors.
Yahoo
07-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Huawei revenue exceeded $118 billion last year, and analysts think the company is showing it's able to live with U.S. sanctions
China tech darling Huawei is thriving, having 'adapted' to Washington's sanctions with continued successes in smartphones, EVs, semiconductors and other leading-edge technologies. Huawei's revenue reached 860 billion yuan ($118.1 billion) in 2024, a 22% increase, according to remarks on Wednesday by chairman Howard Hua Liang. Huawei typically reports its revenue as part of its annual report, released in March. 'ICT infrastructure will remain stable, consumer business will return to growth, and the smart car solution business will develop rapidly,' Liang said, according to the Shenzhen Business Daily. The double-digit growth adds to Huawei's comeback story. Just a few years ago, founder Ren Zhengfei admitted that survival was the company's primary goal amid U.S. trade sanctions. The U.S. added Huawei to its trade blacklist in 2019, forcing companies to get a license if they wanted to continue doing business with the Chinese tech giant. Washington then tightened the screws on Huawei in 2020, and blocked it from getting advanced semiconductors made using U.S. technology or software. 'Living with U.S. sanctions won't be easy, but Huawei has adapted,' says Will Wong, senior research manager at the global market intelligence firm IDC. Still, Huawei hasn't quite recovered completely from U.S. sanctions. The tech firm's 2024 revenue is the second-highest in company history, following revenue of 891.1 billion yuan ($122.4 billion) in 2020—the year the U.S. imposed its chip controls. Huawei's revenue then declined sharply in 2021 and 2022. Part of Huawei's success has come from its smartphone business. The company re-entered the premium smartphone market in 2023 with its Mate 60 series phone that featured a domestically-produced advanced processor, surprising both analysts and U.S. government officials. Huawei has since released even more smartphones, eating into Apple's China business. Data released by IDC in late January ranked Huawei as the No. 2 smartphone brand in China by shipments, with 16.6% of the market last year. Apple came in at No. 3, with 15.6%. Huawei's smartphone business also grew 50% year-on-year, according to the market research firm. 'Considering the significant financial contribution of the consumer business segment, a successful return to the smartphone market is important for Huawei,' Wong stresses. Yet Wong explains that the positive impact for Huawei extends beyond just being able to produce high-end smartphones domestically. A 'demonstrated ability to survive the U.S. ban' could bring confidence to customers for Huawei's other business areas—like its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) infrastructure and intelligent vehicles business—Wong says. Ivan Lam, a senior analyst at Counterpoint Research, also points out that while Huawei's consumer electronics are grabbing attention, Huawei is also growing its cloud computing and ICT businesses. 'Undoubtedly, the sustained investment in R&D and supply chain restructuring has enabled Huawei's business to get back on track in the post-sanctions era,' Lam says. Huawei is positioning itself at the forefront of China's push for tech self-sufficiency. One such area where it's doing so is in semiconductors and chips. DeepSeek's most recent AI model reportedly uses Huawei's Ascend AI chips for inference. Huawei has also developed its own operating system, HarmonyOS, for its devices after being cut off from Google's Android. Huawei launched HarmonyOS Next in October last year that is completely independent from Android, and companies like Xiaohongshu and Alibaba have developed native apps for that platform. The Chinese tech giant has also entered the autos business, and is developing autonomous driving technology for electric carmakers. On Thursday, Liang said that Huawei and GAC Group are working together to provide consumers a better intelligent driving experience. This story was originally featured on Sign in to access your portfolio
