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Honor has long been known as one of Huawei's sub-brands, and with all of Huawei's US woes, Honor phones were also affected — just like Huawei handsets, Honor devices became notorious for their lack of Google apps. To ensure the survival of the brand, Huawei sold off the Honor name not too long ago. And under new ownership, the manufacturer recently unveiled the Honor 50, a phone that works properly in the West thanks to the presence Google apps and services. Now you're finally getting your chance to buy that smartphone outside its Chinese home market.
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
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.
Honor phones are getting the apps they need to matter in 2021
Good news for competition in the mid-range market
Huawei's unfortunate US sanctions cut the company down in its prime, and we missed out on some of the best Android camera phones ever made because of it. Its sub-brand Honor was putting out products almost as good for a fraction of the price, too. Thankfully, it looks like Honor's next flagship smartphone is going to mark the return of Google apps and services.