Huawei Watch Ultimate users are getting a big update! It adds a new Beidou Satellite SMS quick help feature. This new tool lets you send important messages super fast, without a lot of steps.

Your Watch Ultimate can already send and receive satellite messages, even when you’re somewhere with no phone signal. It’s the first wearable that can do that.

Huawei is adding a useful ““ feature to its Watch Ultimate. This means you can send emergency messages fast, without getting bogged down in complicated procedures or worrying about network connections.

Additionally, an anti-accidental touch feature is being introduced for the golf course and diving modes. This enhancement allows users to engage in these activities freely, without concern for unintended interactions with their smartwatch.

Huawei Watch Ultimate

The company has also made the screen look better, improved how the offline maps work, and made the watch more stable with this new update. Your Huawei Watch Ultimate is getting these new features and improvements with the HarmonyOS 5.0.0.30 update. You can find all the details about what’s new below.

Versions:

• New: HarmonyOS 5.0.0.30
• Baseline: HarmonyOS 4.2.0.110/5.0.0.13/5.0.0.22

New Features:

• Beidou satellite SMS quick help: Quickly send crucial emergency messages.
• New rotating crown: Now with anti-accidental touch for diving.
• Golf mode: Added anti-accidental touch feature for uninterrupted play.
• Payment app quick launch: Double-click the lower button to open it fast.

Optimizations:

• Support downloading more golf courses.
• Optimized the experience of temporarily saving a round in the golf course mode.
• Optimized the experience of using offline maps during exercise.
• Optimized the display of some interface content.
• Optimized system stability is some scenarios.

The Mate 70 and Nova 13 series helped HiSilicon Kirin chips sell a lot in the first three months of this year.According to a new Counterpoint report, Huawei’s HiSilicon chips are part of the global smartphone chip sales in early 2025.

The sales performance of global smartphone chip brands in Q1 2025 has been revealed in a new Counterpoint report, which also highlights Huawei’s HiSilicon chip’s place on the shipments list.

In spite of securing the sixth position and 4% of the market, Huawei’s HiSilicon experienced a decline in sales during the first quarter of 2025.

But it looks like the fall off did not  affect the company’s growth much. The report notes that Huawei continues to enjoy a strong brand preference in its home ground.

HiSilicon’s strong Q1 2025 chip shipments are a testament to Huawei’s loyal customers. Even with chip-making challenges, the Nova 13 (with its Kirin 8010 5G) and Mate 70 (with Kirin 9020 5G) series really boosted sales this quarter.

MediaTek’s chip sales are surging, placing them at the top of the Q1 2025 global smartphone chip list with a 26% market share. The Dimensity 8400 is a key factor, driving growth in the mid-to-high chip segment.

In Q1 2025, Qualcomm ranked second in smartphone chip market share (28%), fueled by new flagship processors. Apple was third with 17% of the market, largely propelled by the iPhone 16e’s A18 chip, despite a minor sales downturn.

UNISOC and Samsung hold the fourth and fifth positions respectively. The former owns 10% of the market share while the latter has 5% of the market share.

While UNISOC’s sales are declining, Samsung, the South Korean tech maker, achieved positive growth in shipments this quarter, largely thanks to strong sales of its Galaxy A26 and A56 series.

Huawei has shared details about how well its new Pocket 2 Premium Edition performs. They say it gives a better experience than their older flip phones. However, it is  a little less powerful than the regular Pocket 2 model.

Huawei first released a flip phone called the P50 Pocket in December 2021. Since then, they have launched other flip models like the Pocket S and Pocket 2. Their newest and most advanced foldable phone is now the Pura X.

Huawei is getting ready to launch a new version of its Pocket 2 flip phone, called the Pocket 2 Premium Edition. Before it officially goes on sale, the company shared some details about how powerful this new phone will be.

Huawei is set to introduce the Pocket 2 Premium Edition, expanding its Pocket 2 range. The company has proactively disclosed the performance capabilities of this new variant prior to its official launch.

Huawei Pocket 2

In accordance with the Huawei Customer Service moderator, Pocket 2 Premium Edition can deliver a 15% performance boost over the P50 Pocket. But that is slightly less than the original version, which brings 20% increased performance than P50 Pocket.

Information suggests the Pocket 2 Premium Edition will be a tiny bit less powerful than the main Pocket 2. The performance difference will be so small you likely won’t even notice it, similar to the Mate 70 Pro situation.

The moderator further adds that apart from the performance, the rest of the features like photography, camera functions, and reliability will be similar to Pocket 2.

Here’s the translation:

Compared with P50 Pocket, the overall performance of Pocket 2 has increased by 20%, and the overall performance of Pocket 2 Premium Edition has increased by 15%. In terms of functions and feature support, such as photography and reliability, Pocket 2 and Pocket 2 Premium Edition are consistent.

We do not  know for sure what chip the Pocket 2 Premium Edition will have yet. However, early guesses suggest it might come with the Kirin 9020A processor.

The good news is, the new phone goes on sale very soon, on June 26th. So, we should get all the detailed information about its chip after that.