I find that the lack of google services is a bonus.Just a shame it will never be worth with the lack of Google services.
Thanks for the excellent review. It seems like a craking phone. I've thinking of going Huawei. I had been in the Samsung camp so far.
Thanks for the excellent review. It seems like a craking phone. I've thinking of going Huawei. I had been in the Samsung camp so far.
I found interesting that there is no mention of 5G. Is there a 5G version?
I find that the lack of google services is a bonus.
Thanks, I saw the info from huawei website. I found peculiar that there was no mention of it.Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G - Full phone specifications
www.gsmarena.com
I do not like them. I have disabled youtube, never have email on my phone. I have used maps but there better alternatives that allow me to use it off line. I do not have facebook, twitter and the like.You must be a one in a million, can't think of any reason why?
WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, not Google. Is there a reprieve then for WhatsApp in the Har-One household?The only one app that I used regularly and will miss is whatsapp.
You must be a one in a million
LOL, judging by what one sees most people using their "phones" for in the present day, I guess you could make it into the "one in a million" club!I have disabled youtube, never have email on my phone. I do not have facebook, twitter and the like.
It's such a shame that what we can or cannot buy is now dictated by the whims of Donald Trump. I'm sure his motive is less about security and more about damaging the profits of this successful and innovative company. I've got a got a Huawei Mediapad M5 and it's faultless. It always puzzles me that his anti-China policy does not extend to Apple who manufacture the bulk of their production there and presumably import to the USA tariff free.
Huawei also stole IP and shamelessly copied for a very long time. They piggy-backed on what their competitors do, and bypassed all that R&D expense, so of course they could come out with really good stuff at great prices.It's such a shame that what we can or cannot buy is now dictated by the whims of Donald Trump. I'm sure his motive is less about security and more about damaging the profits of this successful and innovative company. I've got a got a Huawei Mediapad M5 and it's faultless. It always puzzles me that his anti-China policy does not extend to Apple who manufacture the bulk of their production there and presumably import to the USA tariff free.
Looks like good hardware, but with no Google Maps/Translate/Gmail/Youtube/Calendar/Photos/etc it's mortally hampered. Add the lack of banking apps, transport apps, social media apps etc. and it turns into a dead duck. What would you use it for? Browse the net/phone calls/take photos? That's extremely restrictive. It wouldn't be worth $300.
I have stuff like Philips Hue, the Google Wifi mesh network, they all have their control apps which simply wouldn't work.
Who'd have the time to side-load and update all the time? Only the most dedicated and tech-savvy users.
Plus, no amount of side-loading will fix the inability to run banking apps or Netflix.
Huawei also stole IP and shamelessly copied for a very long time. They piggy-backed on what their competitors do, and bypassed all that R&D expense, so of course they could come out with really good stuff at great prices.
I read carefully all the security assessments involving them, and two things stand out: (1) the mobile net infrastructure they sold to Vodafone Italy had backdoors in it, that were found out (2) in the UK they simply could not compile the source code that Huawei provided for the 4G infrastructure to give the same binaries that Huawei provided - draw your own conclusions.
Don't get me wrong, I bought a P9 (which still works and has some uses) which I loved, but I think Huawei had this coming.
I think it would be crazy to get another Huawei phone, under the current circumstances.
Lots of articles out there. Here’s one stating the opposite: Bloomberg - Are you a robot? - I watched the coverage very carefully, like I said, and my conclusion is that it is more likely than not that Huawei engages in very dubious practices, relatively easy to explain given they operate with the backing of the biggest totalitarian surveillance regime in the world.Not sure that Italy story is quite right;
Vodafone denies Huawei Italy security risk
Vulnerabilities in Italy could have given the Chinese firm access to people's home networks.www.bbc.co.uk
The press also have their own agenda, not just politicians. No company is cleaner than clean, they all "borrow" and bend the rules if they think they'll get away with it, but remember it's the US tech companies that keep getting fined over data misuse. Why anyone uses FB is beyond me.
Huawei are being used as a pawn in a trade war. Hopefully Trump will be out of the White House soon and someone sensible can get all this stuff sorted out.
I just want to be able to consider the P50 Pro when that arrives next Spring. I love my P30 Pro, best phone I've ever owned.
Yes, I know that it is owned by facebook. It is impossible to ignore it whenever it is starting but it was one of the apps mention in the review that might be problematic to get to work.WhatsApp is owned by Facebook, not Google. Is there a reprieve then for WhatsApp in the Har-One household?
Huawei did invite the experts to check the source code and opened their doors for it to be checked. The security services were inspecting, and they did not find anything. They recommended not use it in core system to pacify the US.Lots of articles out there. Here’s one stating the opposite: Bloomberg - Are you a robot? - I watched the coverage very carefully, like I said, and my conclusion is that it is more likely than not that Huawei engages in very dubious practices, relatively easy to explain given they operate with the backing of the biggest totalitarian surveillance regime in the world.
Their only defense would have been a policy of complete transparency, especially on source code producing the binaries they actually ship, and they haven’t done that, probably because they can’t.
Even now, their response to the Google fiasco is to clone the Play Services API, which is both unimaginative and means they’ll always be behind.
It’s doubtful that Trump will be out, given that Sanders is the most likely opposition candidate. Most likely the policy is here to stay, and probably Huawei will restrict itself to China in the long term, at least for handsets.