Honor dons novelty mustache, unveils first new phone with Google Apps

The super-sparkly Honor 50 and 50 Pro are the company's first new phones with Google Apps in almost two years

By  Michael Crider Jun 16, 2021

Thanks to the US and other countries' trade sanctions on China-based Huawei, one of the world's biggest phone manufacturers was effectively cut off from Google's proprietary Android software. With few choices remaining, Huawei sold off its Honor sub-brand to a consortium of new owners, effectively making it an entirely new corporate entity. With its B2B relationships restored, the Honor 50 and the 50 Pro are the company's first new Android phones to receive Google apps in almost two years.