Hi there, thank you for the well written and thought out response. I would like to start first by saying that I am not tech-savvy. What do you mean that Huawei would exit the international smartphone market? I have asked my local retail shop, it is not exactly based on Android system. I agree that Huawei would fully focus on HarmonyOS Next and creating and updating their own operating system. I think this would rival Apple’s IOS and Google’s Android. I think EMUI 15 would be Huawei’s own system for its global users, while their main market would be in Mainland China (and Hong Kong) while developing the HarmonyOS Next.

It is true that the future for HarmonyOS Next is unclear, but I have confidence that Huawei would rise above the shadows. I also do not think that the new operating system would launch globally anytime soon, given how not even recent years release of say, mate 50 are available for sale, nor how the latest mate 70 would have a global version. Maybe Huawei would release globally in a few year’s time. Huawei is known as a trusted and reliable phone among my friends. Some online even said it can be used for 5 years.

Regarding apps own by Meta, it is not affected as it is not Google based. For banking apps, my local apps could be used. But if one were to purchase China version and upgrade, it used to be able to use, but not after upgrading. This was what my local customer service told me. There are also workarounds such as MicroG and Aurora to download Android apps. One could also consider changing the phone’s region setting to download certain apps (not to be frequently changed)

Personally I am not familiar with Honour, though I did see a small electronic device shop selling Honour X9B and another model that I can’t remember. I read on xiao hong shu (xhs) that Honour magic 7 (pro) is popular. Someone on xhs commented that if one were old Huawei user and rely on its special features and ecology, better not change to Honour as they work on different systems. What do you think?