It has been recently reported by the South China Morning Post that overseas sales for Huawei’s Mate 30 series might be subject to being delayed – a direct consequence of the US trade war that has constantly been on the news.
The sources have made claims suggesting that while the phones will be running Android, they won’t exactly have the luxuries of the Google Play Store or indeed Google Maps. The sources have also suggested that as of now, the plan isn’t exactly final – with further action from the US government likely to play a big hand in whatever is on offer next.
One would have to imagine that if it does turn out to be the case where Huawei is forced to delay the release of the Mate 30 series – the company would have to push hard in its home market in an attempt to soften the blow. The services given out by Google aren’t found to be Pre-installed in the phones that are currently sold in China.
The news for the possible delay comes just a few weeks after the Huawei revealed its very own HarmonyOS platform. This platform from Huawei is meant to be quite flexible and lightweight for a variety of devices – and is also in position to be used as a plan B if Huawei’s access to Android is subject to being affected. Might it be possible for Huawei to use this platform for the Mate 30?
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As far as the news goes for now, the Chinese manufacturer will launch both the Huawei Mate 30 Pro along with the vanilla Mate 30 at some point later in the year. The expected date according to the rumors is 18th of September. When the device launches, it would represent the very first flagship smartphone that the company has launched after being placed on the US government’s Entity list.
A spokesperson from Google recently stated that Huawei would be in violation of the ban placed on US firms working with the company if the Mate 30 devices feature with an officially licensed version of Android that includes both the Google Play Store as well as Google maps – along with other Google-branded apps on offer.
If Huawei wants to release the Mate 30 series that features with a fully licensed version of Android, Google will need to apply for a license from the government of the US as the Mate 30 Pro would be categorized as a new device and not one which existed when the trade ban went into effect.
