Huawei was reported to have attained a new milestone as its Pura 70 lineup was said to be comprised of 90 percent components sourced from Chinese partners. This approach would have meant that shortly, the company would be even less dependent on foreign suppliers that are strongly influenced by the U.S., assuming the claim turned out true. The report mentioned that the Japanese electronics consultancy firm Fomalhaut Techno Solutions analyzed the latest smartphones, but the Chief Executive has denied this information.
The Tokyo-based research firm’s CEO, Minatake Mitchell Kashio, responded to an email inquiry from the South China Morning Post, stating that he cannot comment on the newest Pura 70 series because neither he nor the company received any product to review, analyze, or disassemble to provide an impartial overview. It appears that the multitude of reports from Chinese media outlets ended up false, so for now, no one knows how many Chinese suppliers provided the parts for the Pura 70 family.
Huawei has also kept mum about what exactly is inside the Pura 70 lineup, likely to avoid any unwanted attention from the U.S., with even the official announcement devoid of any detailed information revolving around the Kirin 9010. Earlier, it was reported that the Pura 70 Ultra was the only model out of the four that features a Sony sensor, with the remaining sporting an OmniVision camera, a part belonging to a subsidiary of the Chinese semiconductor firm Will Semiconductor.
Perhaps the only valuable information that we know about the Pura 70 components is that the Kirin 9010 is mass produced on the same 7nm process from SMIC that was used for the Kirin 9000S found in last year’s Mate 60 family. While it is disappointing that these Chinese
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