Huawei's downfall started back in 2019 when the Trump administration sees the company as a threat to American national security and put it under a ban. The company was placed on an Entity list banning it from doing any business with US companies.

With the recent change of the Government in America, everyone saw it as a glimpse of hope, especially for Chinese smartphone maker Huawei. But Joe Biden's administration didn't prove to be as gentle as expected. Now that President has picked Gina Raimondo as a Commerce Secretary, she said, that she sees no reason why Huawei and other Chinese companies shouldn't remain under the trade sanctions.

She further added, "I understand that parties are placed on the Entity List and the Military End-User List generally because they pose a risk to US national security or foreign policy interests. I currently have no reason to believe that entities on those lists should not be there. If confirmed, I look forward to a briefing on these entities and others of concern".

Chinese Government sees the whole agenda as oppression and an attempt to stop Chinese companies from leading the industry. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman reacted to President Biden's administration's stance, and said, "We urge you to stop this wanton oppression against Chinese companies". Meanwhile, Huawei is witnessing a significant drop in its global smartphone market share.

The company has already lost its position in the list of top 5 smartphone vendor list, with an almost 35% drop in shipments for the fourth quarter of the last year. With these statements from the US officials, it looks unlikely that Huawei will get any relief from the US administration anytime soon.

Huawei meantime is developing its own operating system to replace Android and Google Mobile Services. However, the majority of users believe that it might not be enough. We have to wait and see what the future holds for Huawei and other Chinese companies.

As we progress more into the new year, we are getting more leaks and news about the upcoming smartphones this year. The latest rumor is about the OnePlus release date. According to the news, the OnePlus 9 series is expected to be launched in the first half of 2021. The report also suggests that a Lite variant could also unveil alongside OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. The lite variant will be further available in two different models and will be launched in China and India. The device could also be released for the European countries later on but so far, there isn't any news confirming the assumption,

Tipster TechDroider said in a tweet that the OnePlus 9 Lite will be available in two different variants - LE2100 and LE2101. The tweet further said that "It is Coming to China and India. Might come to the EU, can't confirm as of now. The device will feature a Snapdragon 865 5G CPU," Another leak suggests that the smartphone will use last year's Snapdragon 865 processing chip instead of the Snapdragon 888 which we will likely see integrated into the OnePlus 9 regular model and the Pro model. Some tech enthusiasts suggest that the Lite model will be a slightly upgraded version of the OnePlus 8T. The Lite could retain some features of the 8T as well, including a 120Hz refresh rate as well as the same primary camera and ultra-wide camera. But the 9T could be less expensive than the previous phone.

According to other leaks, the device features a 6.55-inches Full HD+ display with a flat display instead of a curved display. We don't have any official statement regarding the release of the phone yet, though rumors hint that the OnePlus 9 series could be announced in the first or second week of March. OnePlus 9 series is going to have 8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage on the board. The device is going to have a triple camera system without any optical zoom capability. So far, no OnePlus camera has a periscope camera either, which means the optical zoom ranges are likely to be around 3x. Another rumor suggests that the device is coming with 65W fast charging, 30W fast wireless charging, and a 4,500mAh battery on the board.

OnePlus dispatched its first keen wearable gadget, the OnePlus Band a month ago, however apparently the Chinse smartphone organization has more coming up. In a new tweet, OnePlus Pete Lau prodded that the organization has some "enormous plans" during the current year, yet without indicating subtleties. For quite a long time, we have seen various releases that have prodded the appearance of the cutting edge OnePlus 9 smartphones one month from now, and the organization has just affirmed the dispatch of OnePlus Watch this year. OnePlus may likewise invigorate its current sound and keen TV portfolio in 2021, however we are yet to hear more about those items.

OnePlus CEO in his most recent tweet noticed, "It's difficult to accept, yet January is just about finished, which means we're as of now an entire month into 2021. We have large plans this year, however-simply keep a watch out." The organization is now expected to improve the camera highlights for its next smartphone arrangement. Strikingly, OnePlus has additionally banded together with Leica to improve the camera equipment on the following OnePlus smartphones. The organization may utilize Leica optics on the OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro smartphones that are reputed to dispatch in March. The two gadgets may likewise convey the lead Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor. Outstandingly, both the phones are said to highlight a 120Hz presentation.

Another report had proposed the improvement of the OnePlus 9 Lite that may show up close by the ordinary OnePlus 9 and OnePlus 9 Pro. The Lite variation may pack the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor that underpins 5G network. Beforehand, it was tipped that the OnePlus 9 will sit somewhere close to the OnePlus 8T and the supposed vanilla OnePlus 9. This shows the phone may include 90Hz or 120Hz AMOLED show and backing in any event 65W quick charging.

Also, OnePlus has affirmed the dispatch of its smartwatch, the OnePlus Watch this year. The organization is supposed dispatch two variations of the smartwatch, and as of late, the gadget got certificate from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) that further alludes to its appearance in India. The OnePlus Watch may run on Google's Watch OS out of the container. Its different determinations stay muddled right now.

Today POCO organized an online event to reveal its latest smartphone in India. The company announced the POCO M3 smartphone which was already revealed for the global market in the last year. Only a few backs in November, POCO released M2 for the Indian market and now they have come up with its successor. The POCO M3 falls in the mid-range smartphone category and features a tall aspect ratio screen with a massive 6,000mAh battery. The best part about the phone is its price which is roughly starting from Rs. 9,999.

The phone has an IPS LCD panel of 5.3-inches. POCO didn't try anything crazy with the refresh rate and keep it to the usual 60Hz which helps the company to produce a lower-cost smartphone. The phone has a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The device has a Gorilla Glass 3 protection for the front panel. The device comes with support for Widevine L1 for playback of streaming content from OTT platforms. The phone has a unique large-sized rectangle-shaped camera housing on the rear side of the phone that has a 48-megapixel primary camera with f/1.79 aperture and two 2-megapixel camera sensor for creating depth effects and taking macro shots without compromising the quality of the pictures.

The POCO M3 also supports photography features like AI beautify, AI scene detection, night mode, portrait mode, panorama, and time-lapse, etc. You can shoot 120fps slow-motion video on the phone along with 1080p video at 30fps. The POCO M3 has a snapdragon 662 processing chip under its hood along with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 21 and 2.2 internal storage options. The POCO M3 comes with other features such as dual stereo speakers, an IR blaster, dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, USB-C, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The phone will be available in two variants in India with 6GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage configurations. You can purchase the phone in Yellow, Cool Blue, and Power Black colors. The POCO M3 will go on sale starting from Feb 9 at 12PM local time in India on Flipkart. ICIC bank card owners would get a flat discount of 1,000 on the device.