Only 0.9% of Huawei’s Latest Flagship Is Made in the US

Huawei is no longer allowed to use software and hardware developed by American firms following an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in mid-May, so the company is now looking for alternatives to build its devices using components made elsewhere.

And according to a teardown made by Nikkei, it may not be so difficult for Huawei to reduce reliance on American companies, as they account for only 0.9% of the parts used in the company’s latest flagship, the P30 Pro.

Nikkei says only 15 components used on the P30 Pro come from the United States, and these include the DRAM supplied by Micron, the Gorilla protection glass developed by Corning, and the printed circuit board made by Compeq.

The total cost of the parts built in the United States is $59.36, out of a final component cost of $363.83.

Japanese manufacturers shipping most parts

China, on the other hand, accounts for 4.9% of the Huawei P30 Pro, as 80 components used on the device are manufactured in the country. The total cost of Chinese components is $138.61.

Most of the Huawei P30 Pro, however, comes from Japan, as manufacturers here supply more than half of the components on this smartphone (53.2% or 869 parts). However, the costs of the Japanese components isn’t as big as you’d expect it to be, reaching only $83.71. This shows that the United States ships essential parts for the manufacturing of the P30 Pro.

The biggest challenge for Huawei is to find alternative suppliers or to build these parts supplied by American companies in-house in order to reduce the impact of the US ban on its smartphone plans.

Meanwhile, Huawei is hard at work on finalizing its very own Android replacement, which according to people familiar with the matter, should go live as soon this fall on Chinese devices.