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Report: Huawei placed a huge chip order with MediaTek, exceeding 120 million chips
According to the Taiwan media reports, Huawei not only signed a purchase agreement with Qualcomm but also signed a large purchase order with MediaTek, it is said the order exceeded 120 million chips.
Huawei estimates that it will ship about 180 million mobile phones in a single year in the past two years, MediaTek’s market share is more than two-thirds, far surpassing Qualcomm.
In response, MediaTek’s chief financial officer and a spokesperson responded: “According to company policy, we do not comment on information related to a single customer.” Huawei has not responded yet.
IT Home has learned that a Digitimes Research survey also pointed out that Huawei is increasing the proportion of mobile application processors (AP) provided by third-party suppliers for its smartphones to reduce the use of Kirin chips from its subsidiary HiSilicon Technologies.
Responding to the US trade ban. Digitimes Research also pointed out that since the second quarter of 2020, Huawei has increased the purchase of MediaTek’s mid-range Dimensity 800 5G SoC to produce its Huawei and Honor smartphones, and it may also be in the second half of 2020 and 2021.
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Huawei Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download
According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
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Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
Camera
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Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 official announcement
Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.