After Huawei sold off HONOR, the public has started to question whether HONOR will regain access to Google Mobile Services (GMS). Now, it looks like that the answer has been revealed with a reputable Russian newspaper reported that the smartphone company is working on a new line that runs the GMS.

After leaving HUAWEI and becoming an independent brand, HONOR's future is now brighter without limitations brought by the trade ban. The company has now signed a deal with the US's tech giant Microsoft to get the official license of Windows 10 for the upcoming 2021 laptop lineup. Let's read on to find out more details!

Based on a statement by gizmochina, it seems that HONOR’s CEO recently posted a statement on his weibo account, stating that they will be launching a new flagship smartphone possibly in Q1 2021. While not much is exactly known in regards to the exact smartphone they will be announcing, our source did mention that the CEO might make the announcement somewhere around January 2021.

Now that Honor is independent of Huawei, it's not surprising that its product direction may change. But at the Honor 7th Anniversary Fan Roundtable, Honor revealed that it aims to launch pretty more of the same type of products it always has.

Based on a report spotted on xueqiu.com, it seems that HONOR is currently in the talks with Qualcomm to have their premium smartphones outfitted with the Snapdragon 888 chipset. While not much is known in regards to which smartphone will be getting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, it does give us an idea on what to expect from HONOR in the year 2021.

The news of HUAWEI selling HONOR might have been one of the biggest news in the tech industry this year. HONOR was under HUAWEI as a sub-brand for almost seven years starting from 2013 but the relationship has eventually come to an end. Today, the founder of HUAWEI Ren Zhengfei has spoken regarding the departure by hoping HONOR to be big enough to rival HUAWEI one day.

Now that the Honor has been sold to another new company, the brand will most likely start going through some changes to its operations. More importantly, we can expect its products to undergo some key changes as well. Here are a few points that are being speculated at the moment.

Previously, we wrote a piece of news that Huawei could have sold off their HONOR brand and the announcement could be made on 20 November 2020. Looks like we don't need to wait any longer because it's now official as reported by Reuters, XDA-Developers and Shenzhen Special Zone Daily (a Chinese newspaper agency).

HUAWEI's in-house operating system (OS) HarmonyOS has been improving and will make its debut sooner or later on mobile devices. Earlier news has reported that some of the current HUAWEI and HONOR smartphones will be able to make the switch by the time when the mobile version of the OS arrives. Now, the list of smartphones has appeared online showing us which of the devices will be eligible for it.

Earlier, HUAWEI was speculated to be selling their sub-brand HONOR to another company. Now, the news has come confirming that the Chinese tech giant has already done so. Sooner or later, HONOR will become a standalone brand from HUAWEI with an official announcement.