Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, launches the Mate 30 smartphone series in Munich, Germany, on September 19, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, launches the Mate 30 smartphone series in Munich, Germany, on September 19, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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Huawei smartphones could be less appealing to consumers without in-house Kirin chips that compete with Qualcomm and Apple

  • Huawei’s Kirin chips make smartphones such as the P40 and upcoming Mate 40 top-performers in areas like photography
  • Huawei can work closely with Chinese chip suppliers, but it will lose some key advantages, analysts say

Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, launches the Mate 30 smartphone series in Munich, Germany, on September 19, 2019. Photo: Reuters
Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei's consumer business group, launches the Mate 30 smartphone series in Munich, Germany, on September 19, 2019. Photo: Reuters
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