Huawei's Mate 70 smartphone chip shows limited redesign, teardown report reveals

Huawei's new Mate 70 smartphones feature the Kirin 9020 chip, but a teardown report reveals it is not a significant redesign. This suggests ongoing challenges for Huawei due to US sanctions limiting access to advanced semiconductors. Despite claims on Chinese social media of a 30% performance boost, the report from TechInsights indicates the new chip does not show major improvements over previous models. These findings follow recent US actions to tighten export controls on China's semiconductor industry, adding 140 firms to a trade blacklist and restricting sales of certain high-tech components.