Huawei Mate 30 & Mate 30 Pro release date, features & specs
Huawei has fast risen to become one of the world's biggest mobile players, ousting Apple for the number two spot in global smartphone sales in 2019. Just as it was getting going, however, the US-imposed ban took hold and has since hindered the company's otherwise unrelenting march towards the top.
The ban directly relates to the relationship between the US and China. Huawei was placed on the US’ Entity List back in 2019, effectively banning trade between Huawei and any American company. This caused Google to cease trade with Huawei, and although the Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro run open-source Android, they were the first of the company's handsets that didn't come with Google Mobile Services (or GMS) preinstalled.
Sadly, even with the election of the Biden administration, we don't see this changing anytime soon, and that's bad news for the foldable Huawei Mate Xs and the Huawei P40 range and the new Mate 40 series too. They're all clearly capable phones but the lack of Google Play is a dealbreaker for many in Western markets. Huawei does offer its own alternative store, dubbed the App Gallery, but it pales in comparison to Google's offerings.
The good news is that all Huawei phones that originally shipped with Google Play Services will continue to get access to security updates, Google apps and services. That includes essentially everything up to the Mate 30 range, which arrived at the tail end of 2021.
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