"Google Apps" threatens sales of the new Huawei phone

Translations - Abu Dhabi
The trade war between the United States and China is on the verge of reducing the revenue of the unit of the Chinese technology giant Huawei for smartphones, after Google confirmed that the next Huawei phone will be released without the basic applications of Google's Android system.

Huawei is expected to unveil the new phone "Mate 30 Pro" next month, making it the first launch since Washington included in the so-called "list of entities", and prevented it from obtaining components and technology of America.

In a temporary breakthrough for Huawei, Washington said a few days ago that it would extend the 90-day deadline to allow Huawei to buy components from US companies to provide existing consumers, while adding more than 40 units of the company to its blacklist.

But Google said its core applications for its Android system would not be available on the new Huawei phone, Bloomberg reported Thursday.

For Huawei, this means a clear cut in Mate 30 Pro sales in markets outside China.

Bloomberg News reported in June that blacklisting the company would harm its revenue by 40 percent to 60 percent.
"Huawei cannot stay outside China without Google apps and services," said Ancel Sag, a telephone industry analyst at Motor Insights and Strategy. "Failure to provide these applications and services to Huawei customers would be a huge loss."

As a result, Huawei is poised for a decline in phone sales to about 60 million people outside China.

Without the ability to supply devices with YouTube, Chrome, Gmail or Google Maps, Huawei devices will suffer and become less useful, Bloomberg says.

But China will remain an exception, with Huawei running its own operating system, due to the absence of Google there.

With US accusations of being a security threat, Huawei continues to enjoy strong growth in other international markets, particularly Europe.