Huawei recently rolled out a new HarmonyOS NEXT update for the Pura 80 series in China, and it’s a hefty one at 1.52GB. The version 5.1.0.217 SP2 update brings the usual system optimizations along with a handful of tweaks to the Calendar and Memo apps.
But what makes this update stand out is a small yet significant change. For the first time in years, Huawei is openly listing the processor inside its flagship phones.
Kirin 9020 confirmed!
On the Pura 80 Pro+’s About page, the phone is now confirmed to be running on Huawei’s in-house Kirin 9020 chip, something we had long suspected.
The Kirin 9020 is built on a 1+3+4 CPU architecture (one 2.5GHz large core, three 2.15GHz mid-cores, and four 1.6GHz efficiency cores) paired with Huawei’s in-house Maleoon 920 GPU.
It’s the first time in years that Huawei has openly shared a chip detail on its device. The company stopped naming processors or even acknowledging them in the launch events since the Kirin 9000 series.
The reason was clear, though. The decision came as US restrictions hit its supply chain and raised uncertainty around Huawei’s chip development. For years, every new Huawei phone launch led to online speculation and teardown reports just to figure out what processor was inside.
That seems to be changing now, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Huawei rolls out similar updates to the rest of its lineup soon.
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