Huawei News
The world’s top ten semiconductor buyers: Huawei’s purchases plummeted

On February 10th, Gartner the market research announced the data of the world’s top ten semiconductor buyers in 2020. According to Gartner data, the top 10 semiconductor buyers in 2020 are still the same as in 2019, but with a 10% increase in spending by 10%, these ten manufacturers purchased 42% of global chips in 2019. A year-on-year increase of 40%.
In terms of specific manufacturer rankings, Apple is the largest buyer of semiconductor chips in 2020, with an amount of US$53.616 billion, an increase of 24% compared with the same period last year, and accounting for 11.9% of the global market share. In the second position, Samsung ranked with an amount of US$36.416 billion, a year-on-year increase of 20.4%.
Although Huawei was affected by US sanctions and its spending on semiconductor chip procurement decreased by 23% year-on-year last year, it is still the world’s third-largest semiconductor buyer.
Manufacturers ranked 4th to 10th are Lenovo, Dell, BBK Electronics, HP, Xiaomi , Hon Hai Group, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Gartner Research Director Masatsune Yamaji said: “There are two main factors affecting the semiconductor spending of top OEMs in 2020, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and the conflict between China and the United States.”
Yamaji said: “The U.S. government has increased trade restrictions on Huawei in 2020, limiting its ability to purchase semiconductors, thereby limiting the supply of its smartphones and reducing its market share.”
Join Huawei Update (Social Links) – Facebook, Twitter & Telegram
Huawei News
Huawei Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download

According to the official information, the Huawei released the delisting announcement of its Petal Mail App. The full text of the announcement is as follows: [translated]
Thank you for your continued attention and support to the Huawei Petal Mail App. In order to better adapt to the changing needs of product experience, service content and local markets, we have made strategic adjustments to the Huawei Petal Mail App.
The Petal Mail App will officially switch to the Email App on December 31, 2024, and the Petal Mail App will no longer be available for download from the App Store. The Petal Mail App you have installed can be used normally. We apologize for the inconvenience. You can continue to view, send or receive emails in the pre-installed Email App on your Huawei phone or use a computer browser to open the Petal Mail official website ( https://www.petalmail.com ), and your emails and personal data will not be lost.
Huawei News
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced

Huawei released the Mate 70 series of mobile phones, with a starting price of 5,499 yuan. At present, the prices of spare parts for the new Mate 70 series have been announced on Huawei’s official website.
Huawei Mate 70 lineup repair spare parts prices announced
Battery and motherboard
Mate 70
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2499
12GB+512GB — 2899
12GB+1TB — 3599
Mate 70 Pro
Battery — 199
12GB+256GB — 2899
12GB+512GB — 3299
12GB+1TB — 3999
Mate 70 Pro+
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 4399
16GB+1TB — 4899
Mate 70 RS
Battery — 299
16GB+512GB — 6499
16GB+1TB — 6999
Camera
Huawei News
Huawei FreeBuds Pro 4 official announcement

Huawei officially announced the new FreeBuds Pro 4 headphones. This is the first TWS headset equipped with HarmonyOS NEXT and will be officially launched at the Huawei Mate Brand Festival on November 26.
As can be seen from the poster, the headset adopts an in-ear design with black and gold color matching, and the overall shape is similar to the previous generation. With the support of the new system, FreeBuds Pro 4 is expected to bring more functional upgrades.
For reference, Huawei FreeBuds Pro 3 was released in September last year with an initial price of 1,499 yuan . It is equipped with the Kirin A2 chip that uses Polar code, supports Star Flash connection core technology and Bluetooth technology, and the new L2HC 3.0 protocol.