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You told us: You’d buy an HONOR phone now that Google support is seemingly back
August 24, 2025
HUAWEI was forced to sell off sub-brand HONOR last year due to theongoing US sanctions, and the newly independent company has subsequently signed agreements with a host of US partners. This includes Qualcomm, and HONOR confirmed that the upcoming HONOR 50 series will be launching with the new Snapdragon 778G processor (among othernotable chipset announcements).
What about Google support though? Well, HONOR Germany noted in asince-deleted tweetthat the HONOR 50 range would be coming with Google Mobile Services (GMS). So that got us thinking whetherAndroid Authorityreaders would buy an HONOR phone now that Google services seem to be back.
Would you buy an HONOR phone now that Google support is coming back?
Weposted the pollon May 24 and it received just over 3,100 votes. It turns out that two-thirds of polledAndroid Authorityreaders would buy an HONOR phone in light of the apparent Google support. It’s easy to understand the enthusiasm too, as it would be the first time HONOR phones received Google support since 2019. These new HONOR devices are also going to be equipped with Snapdragon silicon and the Magic UI skin, with the latter being closely related to HUAWEI’s EMUI skin.
Meanwhile, 17% of polled readers said they wouldn’t be buying an HONOR phone now that Google is seemingly on board. The comments point to a dislike of HUAWEI and HONOR’s previous software, the lack of an unlockable bootloader on previous devices, and skepticism of Chinese brands.
Roughly 16% of respondents were on the wall about buying an HONOR phone with Google support, voting “maybe” as a result. This is understandable, as we don’t have any details regarding these new phones yet, aside from the chipsets and presence of the Magic UI skin. Furthermore, HONOR claimed that its new HONOR Magic phones would have great image quality. But other details like the rest of the spec sheet, availability, and pricing are obviously not known just yet.
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