Huawei’s smartphones are among the most popular handsets available today. However, given that Huawei is enthralled in security controversies and Donald Trump’s executive order, should you still consider a Huawei phone?
This meant it came as something of a shock for millions of users when Google announced that it was restricting access to many of its apps – a consequence of anAs with Samsung phones, Huawei devices run Google’s Android operating system, meaning that many users have come to rely on popular Google apps such as Maps, Youtube, Gmail, and the Chrome browser.
As Huawei’s phones aren’t officially available in the US, this post is mainly aimed at readers in Europe, where Huawei has seen tremendous success in recent years, and other parts of the world where their phones are readily available and packaged with monthly tariffs by major mobile operators. Huawei users in China, where Google’s services are largely blocked anyway, will be mostly unaffected.
Moving on to targeting consumer devices is a new and unprecedented step which could, in theory, leave millions out-of-pocket by removing essential functions from their handsets, which can cost upwards of $1,000.
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