After the first ban on Huawei by the U.S., the company unveiled its own operating system. This system is called Hongmeng OS in China and Harmony OS globally. According to the company, the first developers’ beta for this system will arrive on December 18. Furthermore, by April 2021, we should have the first public beta. Huawei claims that over 90% of its smartphones will be eligible for an upgrade to this new system.
Now, we have the first list of possible eligible devices from Huawei Central. Looking at the list, there are 42 Huawei and Honor smartphones, 3 smartwatches, and 3 tablets. The list even includes some devices that are not official presently
HarmonyOS eligible Huawei devices:
- Huawei Mate 40
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro
- Huawei-Mate 40 Pro+
- Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design
- Huawei Mate X
- Huawei-Mate Xs
- Huawei P40
- Huawei P40 Pro
- Huawei-P40 Pro+
- Huawei Mate 30 4G
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 4G
- Huawei-Mate 30 5G
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
- Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design
- Huawei-Nova 8 (Upcoming)
- Huawei Nova 8 Pro (Upcoming)
- Huawei Nova 7 Pro 5G
- Huawei-Nova 7 5G
- Huawei Nova 7 SE
- Huawei P30
- Huawei-P30 Pro
- Huawei Mate 20
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- Huawei-Mate 20 X 4G
- Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
- Huawei Mate 20 RS
- Huawei-Nova 6 5G
- Huawei Nova 6 SE
HarmonyOS eligible Honor devices:
- Honor V40 (Upcoming)
- Honor 30 Pro
- Honor-30 Pro+
- Honor V30
- Honor V30 Pro
- Honor-Play 4 Pro
- Honor X10 5G
- Honor 30
- Honor-30S
- Honor X10 5G
- Honor 20 Pro
- Honor-20
- Honor 9X
- Honor 9X Pro
Wearables:
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- Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro (pre-installed – Chinese version)
- Huawei Watch GT 2e
- Huawei-Watch GT 2
Tablets:
- Huawei MatePad Pro
- Huawei MatePad Pro 5G
- Honor Tablet V6
However, please note that this list is not officially confirmed in any way. Huawei Central compiles the list considering recent leaks and available device information. The source states that it will consistently update the list and may add/remove devices on the list. Nevertheless, it is interesting to note that only nova, P, and Mate series devices are in line for Harmony OS 2.0. The list does not include any smartphone from the Enjoy and Y series.
Furthermore, in the Honor segment, there is no entry-level phone on the list. It is possible that smartphones will Google Mobile Services will not be switching. Of course, we can see that three tablets and smartwatches are also on the list. As for the Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro, it will arrive with Harmony OS out-of-the-box.