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While the reports claiming that Huawei Pura 70 phones have 90% of their parts sourced from Chinese suppliers turned out to be false, research firm TechInsight’s analysis reveals that the phones indeed have a record number of locally sourced semiconductors.

TechInsights’ analysis reveals that the majority of components in the Pura 70 series are from China. The base Pura 70 model shows the highest reliance on Chinese parts, with 33 out of 69 components sourced domestically, compared to only five from non-Chinese suppliers.

The Pura 70 Ultra exclusively uses memory from Yangtze Memory Technologies Corporation (YMTC), China’s leading NAND memory maker, which is also facing US sanctions.

“The ratio of Chinese-procured components was higher in the standard Pura 70 than in the Pro Plus model,” said Stacy Wegner, a TechInsights analyst.

A previous TechInsights analysis revealed that the HiSilicon Kirin chips powering the Pura 70 series are manufactured by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest chipmaker. That is consistent with the production of the Mate 60 chips, all using the same 7-nanometer process.

Huawei’s reduced reliance on foreign manufacturers is a significant win for the company, especially given the tight restrictions imposed by the US.

Recently, the US revoked chip export licenses from Qualcomm and Intel for Huawei, further limiting access to their products. However, analysts downplay the impact of this move, noting Huawei’s existing capabilities in producing 4G and 5G chipsets for various phone models.

“We don’t expect the revoked licenses to significantly affect Huawei’s smartphone business in 2024,” said Linda Sui, a senior analyst at TechInsights.

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