Huawei's New Phones Now Nearly 60% Chinese Parts, Teardown Shows Amid US Sanctions
A new teardown reveals Huawei's latest smartphones contain nearly 60% Chinese-made parts by value. The company is accelerating its tech self-sufficiency, successfully localizing key components like CPUs and memory chips despite US sanctions.
How do you build a smartphone under intense US sanctions? For Huawei, the answer is to build it yourself. A new teardown analysis shows the Chinese tech giant's latest smartphones now contain nearly 60% domestic components by value, a stark indicator of its accelerating push for self-sufficiency in the face of American export restrictions.
From Sanctions to Self-Reliance
According to a teardown report from Nikkei on December 25, 2025, Huawei has sharply increased the ratio of Chinese-made parts in its new devices. The flagship Pura 80 Pro, for instance, contains 57% domestic components by value. This marks a significant shift for the company, which has been grappling with US restrictions on its access to semiconductor technology since they were tightened.
Cracking the Core: CPUs and Memory Chips
The teardown's most crucial finding is the progress in localizing high-value components, specifically central processing units (CPUs) and memory chips. China's growing ability to produce these sophisticated parts domestically suggests that Huawei is successfully building an alternative supply chain that's less vulnerable to US pressure. This development is not just about smartphones; it has wider implications for China's ambitions in AI, autonomous vehicles, and other advanced tech sectors.
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