In recent years, Huawei’s Hisilicon has managed to make chips that go head to head with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon and Samsung’s Exynos flagship series. However, this year, the company aims to take lead in the chipmaking industry by launching two new SoCs in the market. In addition to the Kirin 985 that’s expected to launch alongside the new Mate 30 series, Huawei is said to release an integrated 5G chipset later in the year.
Nikkei Asian Review reports that Kirin 985 will adopt the new-generation EUV technology, making it one of the most advanced mobile processors in the industry. Followed by its release, the company is said to release its new mobile chipset with an integrated 5G modem sometime around October-December of 2019. If true, Huawei is likely to beat Qualcomm in releasing the world’s first integrated 5G chipset in the market. Qualcomm’s 5G integrated chip is said to release only in the first half of 2020.
The new 5G integrated mobile chipset could likely be featured in the special 5G edition of the Mate 30 series that will launch by the end of the year. Nikkei adds that Huawei has set an aggressive internal goal of selling 10 million 5G smartphones by the end of the year. A majority of these sales should be driven by its first 5G smartphone, the Mate 20 X 5G which is already selling in Europe and will go on sale in August in China. It is worth adding that Huawei had certified four 5G smartphones in China earlier this month. In comparison, other manufacturers have just one commercial 5G smartphone under their belt. This goes on to show Huawei’s aggressive stand for the 5G market.
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Recently, Huawei executive, He Gang had said that the company decided to price the Mate 20 X 5G aggressively in China because it was hoping for quicker adoption of the new age cellular technology. The company wants more people to start using 5G and the Mate 20 X is a powerful smartphone for anyone to start their journey into the new world of 5G.
Nikkei Asian Review also adds that Huawei is looking to decrease its reliance on US companies in the coming years. It quotes one of its sources saying that the company’s “priority will be to figure out detailed backup plans and imagine a world without American suppliers”. So even if the Trump Administration decides to loosen up its policies with regards to Huawei, the company will still look to reduce its reliance on US companies.
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