Honor in talks with Google to bring its apps for upcoming phones

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By Ashish Mitra --
Friday, 29 Jan, 2021

Honor is known to launch its V-series phones internationally, though its close Huawei connection meant that its last few phones did not ship with Google apps and services outside China. This left them with a major disadvantage.

Recently, Honor launched the Honor V40 5G, its first phone after separating from Huawei. The phone comes with Dimensity 1000+ chipset, 50 MP camera, and 66W fast charging. It is based on Android 10 and because the phone is exclusive to China for now, obviously there are no Google services onboard.

But things could change now as Honor CEO, George Zhao has confirmed (via South China Morning Post) that the company is in talks with Google to bring back Google apps and services to coming Honor phones.

Honor has already officially confirmed its ‘renewed’ partnership with key US companies including Qualcomm, Intel, AMD and Microsoft but it has remained tight-lipped about an association with Google which would be ‘key’ if it is considering an overseas comeback and in the words of Zhao himself, planning to “make flagship phones that can compete with Apple and Huawei in China,” as soon as this year.

The Honor V40 5G could be a start. The phone is jam-packed with high-end specs and features, and if history is anything to go by, it could give the Galaxys and iPhones some run for their money at even more affordable prices. The report does not say if the Honor V40 5G would be the first phone to come with Google apps and services but, at least, there’s hope for things to get better in the days to come.

Honor in talks with Google to bring its apps for upcoming phones. Honor is known to launch its V-series phones internationally, though its close Huawei connection meant that its last few phones did not ship with Google apps and services outside China. This left them with a major disadvantage.

Recently, Honor launched the Honor V40 5G, its first phone after separating from Huawei. The phone comes with Dimensity 1000+ chipset, 50 MP camera, and 66W fast charging. It is based on Android 10 and because the phone is exclusive to China for now, obviously there are no Google services onboard.

But things could change now as Honor CEO, George Zhao has confirmed (via South China Morning Post) that the company is in talks with Google to bring back Google apps and services to coming Honor phones.

Honor has already officially confirmed its ‘renewed’ partnership with key US companies including Qualcomm, Intel, AMD and <a href="https://www.financialexpress.com/tag/microsoft/" target="_blank">Microsoft</a> but it has remained tight-lipped about an association with Google which would be ‘key’ if it is considering an overseas comeback and in the words of Zhao himself, planning to “make flagship phones that can compete with Apple and Huawei in China,” as soon as this year.

The Honor V40 5G could be a start. The phone is jam-packed with high-end specs and features, and if history is anything to go by, it could give the Galaxys and iPhones some run for their money at even more affordable prices. The report does not say if the Honor V40 5G would be the first phone to come with Google apps and services but, at least, there’s hope for things to get better in the days to come.