Huawei is already working on bringing its proprietary operating system, HarmonyOS (HongMengOS in China) to smartphones. Earlier, the company confirmed that it will arrive in smartphones sometime in 2021 and a recent report has now revealed that the Kirin 9000 5G powered smartphones will be the first to feature the new OS.
According to a new leak from @勇气数码君 on Weibo, the Chinese microblogging website, the first batch of devices that run HarmonyOS will be smartphones powered by the Kirin 9000 5G. Furthermore, the subsequent batches will include handsets that feature the Kirin 990 5G, followed by the 4G variant of the Kirin 990 and other processors like the Kirin 985, 980, 820, 810, and even 710 later down the road.
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The fact that the Kirin 9000 5G powered smartphones will be the first to feature the company’s own OS, indicates that the Huawei Mate 40 series may be the first lineup to feature the proprietary operating system. Similarly, other assumptions can also be made, with the Huawei P40 Pro being possibly the second to receive the new OS as it sports the Kirin 990 5G chipset as well. This process of updates might take place gradually over the course of a few months and may soon include most smartphone models from the company.
Unfortunately, this is still an unconfirmed report so take it with a pinch of salt for now. Furthermore, it is also unknown which devices the company is planning on including for the HarmonyOS update. So stay tuned for more updates, which should arrive soon as we grow closer to the Mate 40 series launch.
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