The pivot comes as Washington steps up pressure on allies to ban Huawei components from 5G networks, warning that it may be used by Beijing for spying or hacking
The plan was considered by the White House National Security Council
The watch is equipped with Huawei's proprietary Kirin A1 chipset, which augments its battery life drastically
The Federal Communications Commission last week branded Huawei and its Chinese rival ZTE as threats to US national security and blocked them from the fund
Honor is working on a strategy to overcome the difficulties being faced owing to the ongoing US-China trade war and restrictions imposed on the company
He said becoming a top player in the world of Android would not be a problem, adding "it will just take more time"
Net income rose to 3.47 billion yuan, up from 2.50 billion yuan a year ago
The HONOR View 30 series is the company's first smartphone to support both NSA (non-standalone) and SA (standalone) architectures simultaneously to ensure total access
Huawei MatePad Pro starts at 3,299 yuan for 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. The 8GB and 256GB version costs 4,999 yuan and comes with a stylus and keyboard
This is the latest in a series of actions by the US government aimed at barring American companies from purchasing Huawei and ZTE equipment
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump said this week it would allow some suppliers to restart sales to the Chinese telecoms giant
The smartwatch will also come with support for Bluetooth calling, in-device music and a capacity to store and play around 500 songs.
The administration earlier this week said it had extended for another 90 days the full implementation of the sanctions as part of an effort to make a transition easier for Huawei's US partners
Its 90-day license extensions aim to minimize disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks in rural America
Development comes amid discussions between the US and China aimed at coming to an initial agreement to resolve a trade war
Trump administration added Huawei to an economic blacklist in May citing national security concerns.
Huawei is scrambling to preserve its business following U.S. controls imposed in May on sales of American components and technology to the company, which Washington says is a security risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huawei Technologies Co and ZTE Corp <000063.SZ> "cannot be trusted," U.S. Attorney General William Barr said, labelling the Chinese firms a security threat as he backed a proposal to bar U.S. rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion (£6.64 billion) government fund to purchase equipment or services from them.
The chipset supports Bluetooth 5.1
Huawei's 180,000-member workforce also will receive an extra month's salary