Last week, Huawei announced the Enjoy 50 mid-range phone in China. As scheduled, the device went on sale starting today in the home market. It offers a massive 6.75-inch display and a huge battery of 6,000mAh battery. The device carries a starting price of 1,299 Yuan (~$193).

Huawei Enjoy 50 price

The Enjoy 50 has arrived in three variants, such as 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage, and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage. These variants are priced at 1,299 Yuan (~$193), 1,499 Yuan (~$223), and 1,699 Yuan (~$253), respectively. The device comes in shades like Crystal Blue, Pearl White, and Midnight Black. The handset is a tweaked version of the Huawei Nova Y70, which went official in the Philippines last week.

Huawei Enjoy 50 specifications and features

The Huawei Enjoy 50 has a 6.75-inch IPS LCD panel that delivers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels, an aspect ratio of 20:9, and a pixel density of 269 ppi. Its display notch houses an 8-megapixel selfie camera.

There is a dual-camera system placed on the rear shell of the Enjoy 50. It includes a 13-megapixel main camera and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The smartphone runs on the Harmony OS 2.0. For security, it has a side-facing fingerprint scanner.

The Kirin 710A chipset powers the Enjoy 50. A popular tipster recently revealed that the Kirin 710A chip that powers the device offers better performance than its regular version. The tipster claimed that the SoC should be called Kirin 710A+. The device packs a 6,000mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging.  The device offers dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

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Huawei has announced the Huawei Enjoy 50 mid-range phone in China. Last year, the company unveiled a couple of Enjoy series smartphones such as the Enjoy 20 5G, Enjoy 20 Plus 5G, Enjoy 20 SE, and Enjoy 20 Pro. The Chinese manufacturer has skipped the Enjoy 30 and Enjoy 40 monikers to announce the Enjoy 50 handset. It offers key features such as a massive LCD display, HarmonyOS, and a behemoth battery with fast charging support.

Huawei Enjoy 50 specifications and features

To begin with, the Huawei Enjoy 50 has a 6.75-inch PS LCD panel with a teardrop notch. The massive display offers an HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and a 260ppi pixel density. For security, it offers features like face unlock and a side-facing fingerprint scanner.

It is powered by an unspecified 2.0GHz octa-core processor. Reports claim that it features the obsolete Kirin 710A chipset. The device comes with up to 8 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of storage. It houses a 6,000mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging.

The rear panel of the phone has a 13-megapixel main camera, a 2-megapixel macro snapper, and an LED flash. Its front features an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The device has dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, a USB-C port, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It runs on the HarmonyOS 2 operating system.

Huawei Enjoy 50 price and availability

The Huawei Enjoy 50 has arrive in multiple variants, such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage. These models are priced at 1,299 Yuan (~$195), 1,499 Yuan (~$225), and 1,699 Yuan (~$255), respectively. It comes in three colors, such as Crystal Blue, Pearl White, and Midnight Black. It is unclear whether the device will be made available in markets outside China.

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Huawei has silently unveiled the Huawei Nova 8 SE smartphone in China. It is third Nova 8 SE model from the brand after the Nova 8 SE Youth, Nova 8 SE 5Gv (Dimensity 720), and Nova 8 SE 5G (Dimensity 800U). Unlike these phones, the Nova 8 SE that has gone official now in China is a 4G LTE device. It is powered by the older Kirin 710A chipset.

Huawei Nova 8 SE specifications and features

The Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G has a 6.5-inch OLED panel with a teardrop notch. It offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, 403ppi pixel density, DCI-P3 color gamut, and an in-screen fingerprint scanner.

The front side of the phone features a 16-megapixel selfie camera. Its back panel has a 64-megapixel main camera with an f/1.9 aperture, which is assisted by an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth assist sensor.

The Kirin 710A chipset is present under the hood of the Nova 8 SE 4G. Its offers 8 GB RAM of RAM and 128 GB of built-in storage. The device lacks support for a microSD card. It comes preinstalled with HarmonyOS 2.

The Nova 8 SE 4G has a 3,800mAh battery that carries support for 66W fast charging. It is equipped with other features like a heat dissipation system, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, and a USB-C port. Lastly, the handset measures 7.5mm in thickness and weighs 180 grams.

Huawei Nova 8 SE pricing and availability

The Nova 8 SE is priced at 2,099 Yuan (~$328) and is up for purchase in China. It comes in colors like black, white, silver, and blue.

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Last year, Huawei announced the Nova 8 SE 5G in Dimensity 720 and Dimensity 800U chipset variants. This year, the Huawei Nova 8 SE Youth featuring the Kirin 710A chipset was made official in July. Fresh information reveals that the brand is now gearing up to launch Nova 8 SE 4G in China. Tipster Why Lab has shared the key details of the smartphone.

Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G specifications (Rumored)

The Huawei Nova 8 SE 4G will feature a 6.5-inch OLED panel that offers a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The device will measure 161.6 x 74.8 x 7.5mm and weigh 180 grams.

The Kirin 710A, which debuted back in 2018, will be powering the Nova 8 SE 4G. It is expected to arrive with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. it will be backed by a 3,800mAh battery that supports 66W fast charging through a USB-C port.

The Nova 8 SE 4G will run on HarmonyOS 2. It will feature a 16-megapixel camera for shooting selfies. Its rear camera unit will comprise a 64-megapixel primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens, a 2-megapixel macro camera, and a 2-megapixel depth assist lens. It will come in colors like blue, silver, black, and white.

The specs of the Nova 8 SE 4G is identical to the Nova 8 SE 5G from last year. The only noticeable difference is that the Dimensity 720/800U chip has been replaced by the Kirin 710A SoC. At present, there is no word on the pricing and release date of the Nova 8 SE 4G.

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Recent reports have spilled a lot of information about the upcoming Honor 10X Lite mid-range phone. It is now confirmed that the device will be made official tomorrow (Oct. 23) in Russia. Saudi Arabia is another market that is expected to receive the handset soon. In Russia, Honor will be carrying out the pre-orders of the Honor 10X Lite on Nov. 6. The handset will be available for purchase starting from Nov. 13.

The machine-translated screengrabs shared by a tipster from the Honor 10X Lite promo page reveal all the above-mentioned dates. Also, the official renders show the phone in Emerald Green and Icelandic Frost color editions. A third color variant of the Midnight Black will be also available in Russia. The display of the device features a top-center positioned punch-hole and its back panel has a rectangle-shaped camera module that houses quad cameras.

Honor 10X Lite Available For Pre-Order From November 6 & Available For Purchase From November 13 in Russia. pic.twitter.com/482EBWjxU7

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) October 21, 2020

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Honor 10X Lite specifications and price

The Honor 10X Lite has a Full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio supporting an IPS LCD screen of 6.67 inches. The device is driven by the Kirin 710A chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The handset features a microSD card slot apart from the big internal storage of 128 GB.

The EMUI based Android 10 OS comes preloaded on the Honor 10X Lite. It is having an 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The quad-camera setup of the phone has a primary lens of 48-megapixel, a superwide lens of 8-megapixel a macro shooter of 2-megapixel, and a depth assist lens of 2-megapixel. It is fueled by a 5,000mAh battery and it carries support for 22.5W rapid charging.

The pricing of the Honor 10X Lite for Russia is not known. In Europe, it could be costing around 200 euros and in Saudi Arabia, it could be priced at SAR 799 (~$213).

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Huawei has silently unveiled a new phone named the Huawei Y7a in Asian and Latin American markets. The major highlights of the Huawei Y7a include a large-sized punch-hole display, a 48-megapixel quad-camera setup, and a big battery with fast charging support.

Huawei Y7a specifications and features

The Huawei Y7a measures 165.5.65 x 76.88 x 9.26mm and it weighs 206 grams. The phone houses an IPS LCD screen of 6.67 inches that produces a tall aspect ratio of 20:9 and a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. The handset is loaded with EMUI 10.1 skinned Android 10 OS and Huawei’s AppGallery. It does not come with Google’s apps and services.

The Kirin 710A chipset is at the helm of the Huawei Y7a. In Latin America, the Chinese firm is selling the 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM edition of the smartphone. In other regions, the phone comes with 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of built-in storage. There is a microSD card slot on the device for more storage.

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The Huawei Y7a has a front-facing camera of 8-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture. The rectangle-shaped camera module placed on the backside of the phone features a 48-megapixel primary shooter with f/1.8 aperture, a 120-degree 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with f/2.4 aperture, a 2-megapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel macro shooter with f/2.4 aperture.

The Huawei Y7a has a 5,000mAh battery that comes with 22.5W fast charging support. The other specs of the phone include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The phone also features a side-facing fingerprint reader.

In the European markets like the U.K and Austria, the handset is already selling as the Huawei P Smart 2021.

Huawei Y7a price and availability

The Huawei Y7A comes in colors like Crush Green, Blush Gold, and Midnight Black. The 128 GB variant that is available in Malaysia is priced at RM 799 (~$193).

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Honor is gearing up to launch the Honor 10X Lite mid-range phone that has a DNN-LX9 model number. Rumors surrounding the smartphone have revealed that Russia will be the first market to receive it. Recent reports have revealed the key specifications of the smartphone. Today, tipster Sudhanshu Ambhore shared renders of the Honor 10X Lite to showcase its three color variants.

The Honor 10X Lite will be the first Honor phone to sport a display with a top-center positioned punch-hole. The device is equipped with a side-facing fingerprint scanner. The backside of the phone has a rectangle-shape camera module that houses four cameras. In terms of specs and design, the Honor 10X Lite is identical to the Huawei P Smart 2021 that went official last month. Both phones differ slightly in the arrangement of the rear cameras and LED flash. The renders show that the Honor 10X Lite will be available in Emerland Green, Icelandic Frost, and Midnight Black.

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Honor 10X Lite specifications (Rumored)

The Honor 10X Lite could be sporting a 6.67-inch IPS LCD screen that produces a full HD+ resolution and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The Kirin 710A chipset is present at the helm of the device with 4 GB of RAM. The handset has an internal storage of 128 GB.

The smartphone is loaded with Android 10 OS. It has a microSD card slot for additional storage. The phone houses a 5,000mAh battery that supports 22.5W fast charging.

The Honor 10X Lite has a selfie snapper of 8-megapixel. The rear-facing quad-camera system of the 10X Lite has a 48-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor, a 2-megapixel macro lens, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It is equipped with other features like 2.4GHz Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack. The phone may cost around 200 euros in Europe.

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The Huawei P Smart 2021 smartphone has gone in some of the European markets such as Austria, Croatia, Estonia, and Slovenia. It is the first smartphone from the brand to come equipped with a display that features a top-center positioned punch-hole camera cutout. The phone is flanked with a 48-megapixel quad-camera system on its rear and it carries support for fast charging technology. It has arrived as the successor for the Huawei P Smart 2020 that went official in April this year.

Huawei P Smart 2021 specifications and features

The Huawei P Smart 2021 measures 165.65 x 76.88 x 9.26mm and it weighs 206 grams. The device houses a large IPS LCD screen of 6.67 inches that produces 1080 x 2400 pixels full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. The phone offers a screen-to-body ratio of 90.3 percent.

The Kirin 710A chipset and 4 GB of RAM is present under the hoof of the Huawei P Smart 2021. The device is equipped with an internal storage of 128 GB and it has a microSD card slot for more storage. The smartphone boots to EMUI 10.1 based Android 10 OS. The device does not come preinstalled with Google apps and services. Huawei is providing its Huawei AppGallery and Huawei Mobile Services on the P Smart 2021.

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The P Smart 2021 has an 8-megapixel selfie camera with an f/2.0 aperture. The back panel of the smartphone features a vertical camera module that houses a 48-megapixel main shooter with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor with 120-degree FOV and f/2.4 aperture, a 2-mgeapixel depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture, and a 2-megapixel macro lens with f/2.4 aperture.

The Huawei P Smart 2021 houses a 5,000mAh battery that is coupled with 22.5W SuperCharge fast charging support. The phone offers users with other features a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Huawei P Smart 2021 pricing and availability

The Huawei P Smart 2021 is priced at 229 euros in Austria and it will be available for purchase in the European markets in October. The smartphone comes in color options such as Midnight Black, Blush Gold, and Crush Green.

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Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) last year secured a partnership with Huawei to manufacture some of its chipsets. It later emerged that the Kirin 710A was manufactured at SMIC foundry using the 14nm Finfet process. The chipset was used on the Honor Play 4T and Huawei Enjoy Tablet 2 meaning a level of mass production has been achieved.

SMIC has now announced during an interactive platform held on Tuesday (August 11) that it has now been able to improve the yield rate of its 14nm manufacturing node. Apparently, the company was yet to finish fine-tuning the process but had to test run it with supplies for the Kirin 710A to Huawei who is under pressure to source for an alternative after the USgoovernment tended the ban on the use of US technology on Huawei to foreign companies such as TSMC which usesUS tech for their manufacturing processes.

Huawei has kept the Kirin 710 series chipset alive for a long while now. The Kirin 710 is the first chipset in the series followed by the Kirin 710F.  They are both manufactured using TSMC’s 12nm node and integrates four A73 and four A53 CPU cores, with a maximum frequency of 2.2GHz. However, the Kirin 710A features the same architecture but since it uses SMIC’s 14nm process, the maximum frequency has dropped to 2.0GHz.

The patronage by Huawei has impacted positively on SMIC’s financial standing going by its report for the second quarter of the year. The financial report shows that as of June 30, 2020, the company’s revenue reached US$938 million, an increase of 4% month-on-month and 19% year-on-year. Gross profit was US$249 million, an increase of 6.4% month-on-month, and a year-on-year increase of 64.5%.

The 14nm/28nm advanced process revenue accounted for a new high, reaching 9.1%, compared with only 7.8% in the previous quarter.

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Huawei had announced its Enjoy Tablet in November 2018 and now the company is hearing up to launch its successor in its home market China, which is likely to be called Huawei Enjoy Tablet 2.

Ahead of its official announcement, the upcoming tablet’s key specifications have leaked online. The leak reveals that the device will come with a 10.1-inch LCD display, offering 1920 x 1200 pixels screen resolution.

The display size is the same as the previous-generation model but there’s a slight increase in the screen resolution. The Huawei Enjoy tablet featured a 10.1-inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution.

It is also revealed that the device will be powered by the company’s own Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 710A chipset. This is the same chipset that powers the recently launched Honor Tab 6 and Tab X6. This is an upgrade compared to the Kirin 659 chipset on its predecessor.

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As for the camera department, the tablet could feature a 5-megapixel camera sensor on the back and a 2-megapixel front-facing snapper. It is reportedly powered by a 5,100mAh battery with 10W charging support — same as the original Enjoy tablet.

For those who are unaware, Kirin 710A is the first chipset from Huawei which is being mass-produced locally by SMIC in China. The chipset is almost similar to the Kirin 710 but is manufactured using the 14nm FinFET process instead of 12nm node.

While the company has not yet revealed the official launch date for the Huawei Enjoy Tablet 2, we expect the launch to take place pretty soon, in the coming weeks, given that the specs have already surfaced online.

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Earlier today (15th July 2020), The Honor Tab 6 and Honor Tab X6 were officially unveiled. The Tab 6 features the Kirin 710A processor, which was manufactured by SMIC.

Honor Tab 6

The Honor Tab 6 sports a 10.1 inch FHD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a contrast ratio of 1000:1. It has a thickness of just 7.55mm and weighs 460 grams. One of its highlighting features is its sound system (Histen 6.1) which has large speakers with a 2.2cc large sound cavity for better low frequency output and thicker sound quality. The Tab 6 runs on the new MagicUI 3.1 custom skin and arrives with Honor Magic pen as well. Under the hood, it is equipped with the Kirin 710A SoC along with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB, 64GB and 128GB of internal storage.

Honor Tab X6

The Tab X6 is the more affordable tablet of the two launches. Its display has a resolution of 1200 x 800px, which is lower than the Tab 6’s FHD screen. In terms of memory, it arrives with either 3GB or 4GB of RAM alongside 32GB or 64GB of internal storage. However, the Tab X6 does not support a touch sensitive stylus. Further details regarding the Tab X6 will be added when more information is available.

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Price and Availability

The Honor Tab 6 will start its first sale on 16th July 2020 from 5 pm in China and will be available in two color variants, followed by another sale on 28th July 2020 at 12 am.

• 3GB + 32GB (Wi-Fi version) – 1,299 Yuan (185 US Dollars)
• 4GB + 64GB (Wi-Fi version) – 1,399 Yuan (200 US Dollars)
• 4GB + 128GB (Wi-Fi version) – 1,699 Yuan (242 US Dollars)
• 4GB + 64GB (4G LTE) – 1,599 Yuan (228 US Dollars)
• 4GB + 128GB (4G LTE) – 1,899 Yuan (271 US Dollars)

The Honor Tab X6 will be launched sometime in the month of August 2020 and will be offered in a single color variant.

• 3GB + 32GB (Wi-Fi version) – 1,099 Yuan (157 US Dollars)
• 4GB + 64GB (Wi-Fi version) – 1,199 Yuan (171 US Dollars)
• 3GB + 32GB (4G LTE) – 1,199 Yuan (171 US Dollars)

Notably, the company also announced the launch of a new color variant for the Honor Tab V6. It is the Sky Silver color and is priced at 2499 yuan (roughly 357 US Dollars) and will also be released on 16th July 2020.

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A new leak has revealed the specifications of a pair of upcoming budget Huawei tablets. The leak is for the MatePad T10 and MatePad T10s, both of which feature the HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC.

Huawei MatePad T10
Huawei MatePad T10s

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— Roland Quandt (@rquandt) July 10, 2020

The leak was shared by Roland Quandt (@rquandt) on Twitter. Huawei MediaPad T10 is the smaller of the two, with a 9.7 inch display with a 1280 x 800px resolution and a pixel density of 156ppi. The octa core Kirin 710A runs the tablet which arrives with Android 10 out of the box, with EMUI 10.1 custom skin and AppGallery. The tablet apparently features two memory variants, namely 2GB RAM + 16GB storage and 2GB RAM + 32GB storage with support for a microSD card expansion of up to 512GB.

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The MediaPad T10 is powered by a 5,100mAh battery pack and supports the usual sensors, connectivity, and other ports. For optics, the rear has a 5 megapixel primary lens and a 2 megapixel selfie shooter. The Huawei MatePad T10s, on the other hand, features a larger 10.1 inch display with a resolution of 1920 x 1200px and a pixel density of 220ppi.

In terms of camera, battery, OS, and connectivity, the tablet has the same features as the MatePad T10. Apart from the display, the primary difference is also the storage variants, with a 2GB RAM + 32GB storage and 3GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. Unfortunately, the pricing and launch details of these tablets are currently unknown and we will have to wait for an official announcement, so take this report with a pinch of salt for now.

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In April, Honor announced the Honor Play 4T and Honor Play 4T Pro. The more powerful Honor Play4 and Honor Play4 Pro were made official earlier this month. It appears that the Huawei sub-brand is gearing up to launch another phone in the same series. A leaked poster of the Honor Play 4e is now doing rounds on Weibo. The key specs of the smartphone are mentioned on the poster.

The Honor Play 4e poster reveals that it has a punch-hole display and its gradient is equipped with a triple camera system. The poster mentions that the Play 4e features a 6.39-inch display and it is packed with a big battery of 4,000mAh capacity.

The handset is fueled by Kirin 710A chipset and 4 GB of RAM. The internal storage of the device is 128 GB. The rear-facing camera setup is led by a 13-megapixel lens. The starting variant of the phone likely features 4 GB of RAM + 128 GB storage and it has a three-digit pricing for China.

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The appearance of Honor Play 4e phone is quite similar to that of the Honor Play 3 that debuted last year in September. The Play 4e differs in departments like cameras and chipset. The Honor Play 3 is powered by Kirin 710F, but the Play 4e is said to be equipped with its variant dubbed as Kirin 710A. The Play 3 has a 48-megapixel triple camera system whereas the Play 4e has 13-megapixel triple rear cameras.

Honor is yet to confirm the existence of the Honor Play 4e. The Chinese brand will be announcing the Honor X10 Max 5G phone on July 2. The same unveil event may see the arrival of the Honor 30 Lite 5G. It remains to be seen whether the Honor Play 4e also goes official through the same event.

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Earlier last month, Honor launched the Honor Play 4T in China. The handset comes powered by new Kirin 710A SoC. This chip is manufactured by SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) and not TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) like most chips designed by HiSilicon. To celebrate this partnership as well as SMIC’s 20th anniversary, employees of SMIC received a special edition of Honor Play 4T.

The Honor Play 4T Special Edition has the exact same specifications as the standard retail unit. But additionally, it features SMIC’s 20th anniversary logo on the back with ‘Powered by SMIC FinFET’ text below it. This version of the handset has been gifted to all the employees of SMIC in Shanghai. There’s a less chance of this variant to be made available for regular customers.

Anyway, the partnership is more important to both the firms that the special edition Honor Play 4T. Until now, the Kirin 710 series (Kirin 710, Kirin 710F) was manufactured by TSMC using its 12nm FinFET process technology. But the newly released Kirin 710A uses 14nm FinFET process technology by SMIC. The new variant also slightly differs in the clock speeds but the CPU cores are similar.

One would be wondering why celebrate in manufacturing a inferior chip. The answer to this is  all the IP (Intellectual Property) used in designing and producing this chipset is said to be 100% Chinese. Thus, paving a way for Huawei to minimize its dependence on other foreign companies.

That doesn’t mean the Chinese telecom giant will drop partnership with TSMC anytime soon. The Taiwanese chipmaker is the market leader with the best technology. It will be manufacturing HiSilcon Kirin 1000 SoC using 5nm process to power phones like Huawei Mate 40 series later this year.

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Huawei’s new chipset, the HiSilicon Kirin 710A which is based on the 14nm process, has finally entered the mass-production stage, making it the first pure Chinese chip with independent intellectual property rights.

The chipset is also the first one for the company to be manufactured by Shanghai-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC). Both the companies reportedly started working on this chipset since last year.

As per the report, almost every employee of SMIC Shanghai received an Honor Play 4T smartphone last week which has “Powered by SMIC FinFET” printed on the back, showcasing the commercialisation of 14-nm FinFET chips made by SMIC.

While nothing much about the chipset is know, it is believed that Huawei is re-releasing the Kirin 710 processor branded as the Kirin 710A, but this time with a 14nm FinFET process. The original Kirin 710 SoC is made using the 12nm node by TSMC.

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The Chinese giant isn’t yet ready to retire its Kirin 710 series and it keeps launching new variants of the chipset. Prior to this new 710A, the company had launched Kirin 710F which is powering the Honor 9X and Honor Play 3 smartphones.

The development comes just weeks after it was reported that Huawei is shifting its 14nm chipset orders from TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) to SMIC which is China’s leading chipmaker.

This seems like a major blow to TSMC which has been historically manufacturing Huawei’s HiSilicon chips, ranging anywhere from its 14nm, 12nm or even 7 or 5nm chipsets. This could be a trial run by the company to shift productions closer to its home. The decision seems to have been taken after the United States government recently tried hampering Huawei’s operations by limiting its chip supplies through TSMC.

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Honor has unveiled three smartphones names Honor 9S, Honor 9C and Honor 9C in Russia. These are budget-friendly phones from the company that are packed with modest specs. These devices are equipped with Android 10 OS and Magic UI but lack support for Google Mobile Services.

Honor 9S specifications and features

The Honor 9S is the cheapest as compared to Honor 9A and Honor 9C.  The handset is priced at RUB 6,990 (~$95). The color variants of the Honor 9S are black, red and blue.

The Honor 9S has a display of 5.45 inches and it supports HD+ resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and 18:9 aspect ratio. It has a frontal snapper of 8-mgeapixel. The rear side of the phone has a square-shaped camera setup that includes an 8-megapixel lens and an LED flash. The Helio P22 powers it with 2 GB of RAM. The phone has 32 GB of native storage. It is driven by 3,020mAh battery. It lacks a fingerprint scanner.

Honor 9A specifications and price

The Honor 9A has a 6.3-inch waterdrop notch display that supports 720 x 1600 pixels resolutions. The Helio P22 SoC powers the phone with 3 GB of RAM. It has 64 GB of built-in storage. The Honor 9A has a front camera of 8-megapixel. Its back panel has a 13-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual camera setup.

The Honor 9A has a 5,000mAh battery. It has a rear mounted fingerprint scanner. The handset is priced at RUB 10,990 (~$150) and it comes in black, blue and green colors.

Honor 9C specifications and price

Costliest phone in the pack, the Honor 9C flaunts a 6.39-inch punch-hole display that supports HD+ resolution of 1560 x 720 pixels. It also features an 8-megapixel selfie camera.  The rear shell of the phone has a triple camera setup that is compiled with a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor and a 2-megapixel depth sensor.

The Honor 9C is powered by Kirin 710A chipset. It has 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of built-in storage. There is a 4,000mAh battery inside. It comes with a fingerprint reader and NFC. It costs 12,990 RUB (~$175) and it comes in black and blue colors.

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