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Huawei’s 2021 smartphones might not be powered by its Kirin chipsets

While many Android handset makers largely rely on Qualcomm for their chipsets, Huawei, much like Apple, have been mostly self-reliant where their chipmaking arm, Hisilicon, makes the Kirin chipset which can be found in pretty much all of Huawei’s flagship P-series and Mate-series handsets.
But that could change in 2021 because according to reports, it seems that Huawei’s 2021 smartphones might rely on third-party chipsets, like those made by MediaTek. While Huawei’s Hisilicon designs its Kirin c
 

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