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Anyone upgrade to new phones? which one & why?
- Thread starter Papamalo
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I upgraded to the nexus 6 but interested going back to s7 at some point
joe71
Android Expert
How could you upgrade to the Nexus 6 from an S7 when the Nexus 6 was discontinue in 2015 and the S7 came out in 2016 or where you talking about the Nexus 6p?
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Nooe tye Nexus 6(shamu) because i threw my s7 and its screen broke lol
psionandy
Extreme Android User
I'm so sorry for you.. the timing sucks
Maybe if they are able to work out some deal with the US government things wil work out.
Thanks for your support, But I think we will get some solution soon from Huawei so don't need to worry about it.
psionandy
Extreme Android User
The problem is.. that whilst the current range of devices will work fine.... They are going to take a massive problem on their new ones.
If they have to cut costs going forward, decreasing support for the existing ones may be an option.
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/24/huawei-sd-association-ban/?guccounter=1
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/22/arm-suspends-business-huawei/
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/20/intel-qualcomm-cut-off-supplies-to-huawei/
yes they can work around the issues.. but thats gonna cost them a lot.
ARM strikes me as the biggest problem, since Huawei's Kirin processors rely on ARM cores. If this means that they lose the license to use ARM designs it will be a very serious headache. Even if they retain access to the IP they're already using it will leave them the same problem, just will take a bit longer to become critical.
You are right, let see what will we get about it.
I use a Huawei phone myself at the moment, a Mate 10, which I'm happy with. But for my next phone might well be a Samsung, especially if the POTUS, Google, ARM, and anyone else cuts Huawei off.
We will see. Watch this space.
We will see. Watch this space.
waiting for the note 10 to come out.
Are Huawei bowing down to anything? Google, ARM etc are bowing down to US Govt. pressure, Huawei will certainly look for negotiated solutions if those are available, but that would be for commercial reasons (and I'm sure they will also be working to reduce their dependence on US companies, and companies vulnerable to US pressure, in future - they would be insane not to, and I'm sure that would also mesh well with Chinese government priorities).
Actually it's Google and ARM(a UK company) who are bowing down to the POTUS. And I suspect Huawei will fight.