After the first US ban on Huawei, the company introduced its own operating system. This system is called Hongmeng OS in China and Harmony OS worldwide and is designed to offer a diverse user experience on all Huawei and Honor phones. According to the company, the first developer beta of this system will arrive on December 18.
By April 2021, we should have the first public beta. Huawei claims that more than 90% of its smartphones will be eligible for an upgrade to this new system. Now, we have the first list of possible eligible devices from Huawei Central. Looking at the list, there are 42 Huawei and Honor smartphones, 3 smartwatches, and 3 tablets. The list even includes some devices that are not currently official.
Huawei devices eligible for HarmonyOS:
- Huawei Mate 40
- Huawei Mate 40 Pro
- The Huawei Mate 40 Pro +
- Huawei Mate 40 RS Porsche Design
- Huawei Mate X
- The Huawei Mate Xs
- Huawei P40
- Huawei P40 Pro
- The Huawei P40 Pro +
- Huawei Mate 30 4G
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 4G
- The Huawei Mate 30 5G
- Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G
- Huawei Mate 30 RS Porsche Design
- The Huawei Nova 8 (upcoming)
- Huawei Nova 8 Pro (upcoming)
- Huawei Nova 7 Pro 5G
- The Huawei Nova 7 5G
- Huawei Nova 7 SE
- Huawei P30
- The Huawei P30 Pro
- Huawei Mate 20
- Huawei Mate 20 Pro
- The Huawei Mate 20 X 4G
- Huawei Mate 20 X 5G
- Huawei Mate 20 RS
- The Huawei Nova 6 5G
- Huawei Nova 6 SE
Honor devices eligible for HarmonyOS:
- Honor V40 (upcoming)
- Honor 30 Pro
- The Honor 30 Pro +
- Honor V30
- Honor V30 Pro
- The Honor Play 4 Pro
- Honor X10 5G
- Honor 30
- The Honor 30S
- Honor X10 5G
- Honor 20 Pro
- The Honor 20
- Honor 9X
- Honor 9X Pro
Usable:
- Huawei Watch GT 2 Pro (pre-installed – Chinese version)
- Huawei Watch GT 2e
- Huawei-Watch GT 2
Tablets:
- Huawei MatePad Pro
- Huawei MatePad Pro 5G
- Honor Tablet V6
However, please note that this list is not officially confirmed in any way. Huawei Central compiles the list considering recent leaks and available device information. The source claims that it will constantly update the list and you can add / remove devices on the list. However, it is interesting to note that only nova, P and Mate series devices are online for Harmony OS 2.0. The list does not include any Enjoy and Y series smartphones.