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Huawei launches PC it calls "fully made in China"

DevicesNovember 6, 20261 min read

Huawei has launched the Qinyun HM650, a desktop computer that it says is made entirely with Chinese-made parts. It is sold only to businesses and governments.

Huawei launches a 'fully domestic' desktop PC

On November 5, Huawei unveiled the Qinyun HM650 in Shenzhen. The company says it is "100% made in China", from the processor and memory modules to the operating system and control software. The PC is aimed at business and government users.

Key facts and figures

Chip: Huawei's own Kirin X90, with 10 cores and 20 threads
Memory: 16 GB RAM, with 256 GB or 512 GB SSD storage (SSD is fast storage that works like a hard drive)
Operating system: HarmonyOS V1.0, enterprise edition. This is the first time HarmonyOS runs on a desktop PC, according to Huawei.
Huawei says overall performance is up 15% because software, hardware, chips and cloud computing work together.
By October, Huawei had sold more than 1 million HarmonyOS computers and expects to reach 1.2 million by the end of this year.

Why Huawei has been building its own parts

In 2019, the United States put strict limits on Huawei. Before that, most Huawei computers used Intel Core processors, and a few used Qualcomm's Snapdragon chips. Now Huawei wants to make its own chips and software, so it does not depend on foreign suppliers.

Why this matters

This launch shows how Huawei is moving toward technology independence. Its new LogicFolding design is also a different way to make faster chips without the advanced machines China cannot easily buy. Instead of shrinking transistors (the tiny switches inside chips), Huawei stacks circuits upward like a tall building.

What to watch

The price of the Qinyun HM650, which Huawei has not announced yet
Whether Huawei reaches its goal of 1.2 million HarmonyOS computers by the end of the year
Whether the next generation of Kirin chips meets Huawei's expectations

Glossary

Huawei: A Chinese company that makes phones, computers, chips and software.
Kirin X90: A chip designed by Huawei for its laptops, tablets and this new PC.
HarmonyOS: Huawei's own operating system, the software that runs a computer.
LogicFolding: A Huawei chip design that stacks circuits upward in 3D instead of making transistors smaller.

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