It is reported that Huawei's own OS equipped smartphone will appear in 2019


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Huawei , a Chinese communications equipment manufacturer, is considered a security risk by the US government as “suspected of spying”. In 2019, President Trump signed a presidential decree that bans trades in “products that are at risk of information and communications,” and moves to eliminate Huawei are ongoing. Meanwhile, we found that Huawei is planning to release a smartphone with its own OS called “ HongMeng OS ” in 2019.

Huawei smartphone with HongMeng OS goes on sale in Q4, priced at 2,000 yuan: sources-Global Times
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1160250.shtml

Huawei tests smartphone with own operating system, possibly for sale this year: Chinese state media-Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-huawei-tech-hongmeng/huawei-tests-smartphone-with-own-operating-system-possibly-for-sale-this-year-chinese-state- media-idUSKCN1UV042

The movement to eliminate Huawei by the United States has had a major impact on the smartphone business, and it has developed into a situation where Google stops supporting Android on Huawei smartphones. In July 2019, the results of chip manufacturers' lobbying activities, etc., `` Allow export only for low-tech products that do not affect security '' `` If the semiconductor is small scale less than $ 1 billion a year (about 10 billion yen) The deregulation that it can be sold to Huawei was announced, but the future is still unclear.

Huawei sanctions relaxation is greatly influenced by lobbying activities of chip makers-GIGAZINE



Therefore, Huawei is testing smartphones equipped with its own HongMeng OS, reported by the Chinese English newspaper Global Times . HongMeng OS was originally intended for IoT and industrial use, but considering the possibility of not being able to continue transactions with Google, it seems that it is conducting tests to extend the use of the OS to smartphones.

Huawei plans to unveil HongMeng OS for the first time at the Huawei Developers Conference held in Guangdong on August 9, 2019. The first product equipped with HongMeng OS is the Honor Smart TV series, which will be put on the market on August 10, 2019. HongMeng OS will continue to expand into areas such as autonomous driving cars, telemedicine services, and industrial machine control.

Global Times pointed out that Huawei's emphasis is on compatibility with Android applications when installing HongMeng OS on smartphones. This system is also equipped with an encryption function that protects personal information and prevents infringement of user privacy.


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By the end of 2019, Huawei plans to launch a smartphone with HongMeng OS in the market targeting the mid-low price range. The price is expected to be about 2000 yuan (about 30,000 yen), and it will appear at the same time as the Mate 30 series , which is a flagship machine for Huawei smartphones. Millions of units will be prepared. Global Times argues that the target of smartphones equipped with HongMeng OS is mid-low price range because it wants to grow the market of HongMeng OS without placing an economic burden on users.

In the future, HongMeng OS will be expanded to run on many platforms, and Huawei has a plan to make IoT easier. Therefore, the Global Times reported that HongMeng OS is different from Android, which is based on the Linux kernel , and rather similar to the experimental OS under development by Google, Fuchsia .

While testing the smartphone with HongMeng OS, Huawei Chairman Liang Hua said, `` Huawei wants Google's Android OS to be installed on the smartphone '' at the earnings announcement in the first half of 2019, made by Huawei only Insist that Android is the best OS for smartphones. HongMeng OS is part of the “long-term strategy”, Hua said.


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