On Dec. 1, Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform at the Snapdragon Tech Summit. All the major smartphone brands are expected to release SD888 powered flagship phones in 2021. It appears that Honor may also launch a Snapdragon 885 powered smartphone next year.
When Qualcomm President Cristiano Amon was asked about cooperation with Honor during a video interview, he responded by saying, “Qualcomm is very pleased with the emergence of a new participant in the market. It will bring more consumption potential to the market and consumers will like it. I like the vitality of the Chinese mobile phone market and hope that Honor can bring more good products. But now everything has just begun, and we will also have a dialogue.”
Honor was previously expected to announce the Honor V40 series in December. However, a fresh leak has revealed that it may go official in January 2021. Due to the U.S. trade ban, the Honor V40 series may not feature the new Kirin 9000 that fuels the Mate 40 series. Speculations are rife that the Dimensity 1000+ chipsets could be powering the V40 models.
Honor is also expected to announce the Honor 40 series of flagship phones around the Q2 of 2021. It is unclear whether it will be equipped with the Snapdragon 888 chipset.
Amon also spoke on the cooperation between Qualcomm and Huawei. He said that while the company applied for the licensing all its product lines to the U.S. government, it has been only allowed to provide 4G chips, computing, and Wi-Fi products to Huawei. Amon added, ” Of course we hope to have business dealings with Huawei on 5G flagship products, but this can only be done after approval.”
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