Huawei is apparently focusing on 4G smartphones again. A new report suggests that the company is planning on restarting 4G handset production and has begun placing orders with its suppliers for related components.
A source from the Chinese tech giant revealed this information, as per a Yicai report. Apparently, Huawei is stocking up on components for 4G smartphones at the moment and “Currently, small batches of rolling orders are placed, and there is no way to estimate the specific order volume.”
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The source also stated that at the pace of market order shipments, the first finished smartphones are expected to hit the market in the first half of next year, with the earliest being within the first quarter of 2021. Notably, the source added that some of the component makers within Huawei’s supply chain will be receiving a notice from the company stating that they will resume purchasing motherboard and other components products this month.
Interestingly, this would be in line with our previous reports as Qualcomm was recently given the green light to supply the company with mobile processors. Although, the chip maker would only be able to supply Huawei with 4G chips and not 5G SoC. Unfortunately, Huawei has yet to respond to this matter. So, we have no means of confirming the report at the moment and will have to wait for an official company announcement to know for sure.
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