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Huawei has released its new high-performance Kirin 9050 Pro chipset, and details about the silicon's architecture are now available across CPU, GPU, NPU, modem, security, and cooling. CPU, GPU, and NPU upgrades The chip's LinxiCore CPU supports simultaneous multi-threading and delivers a 24% gain in peak single-core performance alongside a 52% gain in multi-core concurrent
Android and iOS still dominate mobile software almost everywhere, and escaping that duopoly is close to impossible even for advanced users. In the US, the options mostly come down to iOS 27 on the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro or Android 17 on phones like the Pixel 11 and the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Huawei, one
The Huawei Watch GT 7 series is expected to launch next month with a notable range of new color options. The latest generation of Huawei's sports wearable could arrive with a refreshed design language, along with some striking shades and top-tier specifications. The details come from tipster FixedFocus, who reports that the Huawei Watch GT
Huawei is rolling out HarmonyOS 6.1 for Watch GT 6 users, and the update introduces a notable new feature that lets runners measure their running potential. Alongside that headline addition, the update brings several other sports-focused improvements to the wearable. The Watch GT 6 already comes packed with sports tracking capabilities, but HarmonyOS 6.1 pushes
The Huawei Nova 17 Air is beginning to take shape in leaks, with the latest report pointing to a possible debut window of late November or early December this year. If accurate, it would mark the first Airy-branded model in the Nova lineup. Weibo leaker SuperDimensional reported that the Huawei Nova 17 Air, also referred
Huawei's next Kirin 5G chipsets for the Mate 90 series are expected to deliver a meaningful performance step up over the 2025 versions, driven by a shift away from Moore's Law toward Tau's Scaling Law. According to a new leak, HarmonyOS 7 is being developed with this architectural shift in mind. Weibo leaker @FixedFocus reports
Huawei is rolling out the HarmonyOS 6.1 feature update to Huawei Watch 5 users globally, following its earlier release on the Watch Ultimate 2. The update arrives as firmware version HarmonyOS 6.1.0.330 and weighs 2.65GB, bringing new watch faces, health tracking additions, and a range of optimizations to the existing feature set. On the visual
A few hours before Huawei officially unveiled HarmonyOS 7.0 at HDC 2026, the company quietly dropped OpenHarmony 7.0 Beta 1 — a pre-release build that had first surfaced three weeks earlier and has now been formally released as a public testing framework for device makers and developers. OpenHarmony serves as the open-source foundation that device
Huawei took the wraps off HarmonyOS 7 at its Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) on June 12, 2026. The new OS update spans smartphones, tablets, PCs, wearables, and IoT devices, with Yu Chengdong - Huawei's Executive Director, Chairman of the Product Investment Review Committee, and Chairman of the Consumer Business Group - officially announcing the update
Huawei is rolling out a new update to Huawei Watch GT Runner 2 users globally, bringing a handful of additional sports-focused features to the running-oriented smartwatch. The device has always been built around athletic use, and this update adds a few more practical tools to its existing lineup. The Watch GT Runner 2 made its
Huawei has officially launched the Watch Fit 5 Pro in its home market, and the sports wearable arrives with a set of upgrades that put it in a different league from most competitors. Four features in particular stand out — all of them still absent from Apple and Samsung's current smartwatch lineup. Huawei has been
Hands-on testing of the Honor 600 over a full week raises questions about dropping thousands on flagships. This year's Honor 600 lineup includes both standard and Pro models, but availability tilts heavily toward the base Honor 600 over the pricier Pro variant in most markets. Practical experience suggests sticking with the cheaper option makes sense
Days before Huawei's April 20 launch event, live images of the Pura X Max have surfaced online — and the wide-folding phone looks every bit as ambitious in person as it did on paper. A design that makes a statement The leaked shots show the Pura X Max in glossy white, and the back panel
Huawei appears to be planning a revamp of its Watch Fit series shortly, and a new round of leaks has already provided us with an early glimpse at what to expect. The Huawei Watch Fit 5 Pro has appeared in real-world pictures, indicating a design that is familiar yet refined this time around. The leaked
Curve Pay is available in Europe for the Huawei Watch Ultimate 2, the Huawei Watch GT 6, and a number of other Huawei smartwatches, significantly enhancing the contactless payment experience. In the past, Quicko was the only contactless payment method available in Europe for smartwatches like the Huawei Watch GT 6. But as compared to
Huawei is pushing out a fresh firmware update for global variants of the Watch GT 5 Pro, bringing a wave of under-the-hood improvements to one of the brand's most premium wearables. This latest release builds on the momentum of the major HarmonyOS 6.0 upgrade the device received earlier this year, signaling that Huawei continues to
Owners of the Huawei Watch 5 vanilla model are currently quite pleased that the HarmonyOS 6.0 update is finally available on the global market. Your eligible wearable will soon receive the latest software version that the company has begun to push in batches. Huawei has upgraded numerous smartwatches to HarmonyOS 6 thus far. For example,
With the impending HarmonyOS 6.0 versions, Huawei has revealed additional intriguing AI photography features for its devices. Amazing watermarks, an AI color scheme for photos, touch-to-fireworks effects, and many other enhancements are included in the list. New AI camera functions for HarmonyOS 6.0 smartphones will soon be available, according to Richard Yu, Executive Director and
The battery life of the recently released Xiaomi Watch 5 is one of its problematic features compared to Huawei and other high-end smartwatches. Even if you use its cutting-edge capabilities all day, the smartphone can last longer than two weeks. We can rely on Huawei when it comes to wearable battery life because the company's
Thanks to some of its most cutting-edge features, the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max is one of the greatest flagship smartphones of 2025. No, we're talking about the unique features that are worth your consideration rather than the ultimate specs! With the Mate 80 Pro Max and its state-of-the-art features, Huawei has addressed every issue,
