According to a new report from Huawei Central, Huawei is currently testing its brand new operating system on the upcoming Mate 30 flagship. As most of you know, Huawei is developing its own OS called “Hongmeng OS”, and that operating system has been in development for a while now, even before the US issued a trading ban for China.
Huawei is expected to launch the Mate 30 series, including the high-end Pro model that has appeared in several leaks so far, in October and November. The actual launch date is yet to leak, but Huawei is only allowed to do business with American companies until mid-August when the three-month reprieve expires. That is, of course, unless Trump revokes the ban. He said a few days ago that Huawei would be allowed to do business with some tech companies, but no formal change has been made in that regard.
The Mate 30, meanwhile, is Huawei’s second flagship of the year, not counting the Mate X foldable, which will be a niche product for the time being. Not launching the Mate 30 because there’s no operating system available would be a disaster for Huawei. That’s where Hongmeng comes in handy.
Huawei’s CEO did note, back in March, that this OS was developed in case the US bans Huawei, like it did earlier, so the situation between the US and China will probably play a huge role in what OS comes pre-installed on the Huawei Mate 30 series. If everything ends up being solved by then, Huawei may opt to include EMUI on top of Android, instead of having Hongmeng pre-installed.
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The Huawei Mate 20 series arrived back in October last year, and the Mate 30 series is expected to do the same in October this year, unless Huawei’s plans get messed up by the US-China relations at some point.
Huawei will introduce two smartphones as part of the Mate 30 flagship series, the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro, while a mid-range Mate 30 Lite may also become official at some point. Both the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro will be made out of metal and glass, while Leica’s lenses will be included as well. Both devices will sport extremely thin bezels, and it remains to be seen if the company will include a display hole, notch, or find some other solution for the front-facing camera problem.
The two devices will be fueled by the upcoming Kirin 985 or 990 processor, while Android Q may come pre-installed on both phones, but we’ll see what will happen, as the situation with software is quite complicated for Huawei at the moment.
