Huawei says new HarmonyOS desktop is fully Chinese-made

Huawei has launched the Qingyun HM650, its first desktop computer to run HarmonyOS. The company says every component in the machine was made in China, and the desktop is aimed at government agencies and businesses rather than consumers. Huawei unveiled the series on November 5 at the HarmonyOS Office Industry Summit in Wuhan, where Zhu Dongdong, president of its tablet and PC product line, said it had earned "100% localisation certification". One Chinese government agency has reportedly ordered 600 units.theregister.com+1

The launch extends Beijing's push to move state offices off Intel ↗ 4.02% and Windows machines. The Register said this is bad news for Intel, AMD Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. ↗ 12.89% and Qualcomm ↗ 5.51%, which are already dealing with a shrinking PC market.theregister.com

Made in China, not necessarily designed there

Huawei says the processor, memory, SSD and power supply are all made in China, and that Zhejiang Kezheng Electronic Information Product Inspection verified the claim. Even so, The Register said it is unclear whether every part also uses a Chinese design, since many foreign companies run factories in China. Silicon UK also said the exact scope of the certification is unclear. No independent teardown has confirmed the component claim yet. An earlier TechInsights analysis found that SMIC Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation makes the processor on its 7nm-class N+2 process.hwbusters.com+4

Kirin X90 and enterprise HarmonyOS

The desktop uses Huawei's Kirin X90, a 10-core, 20-thread chip with a 2.3GHz clock speed. Huawei first used the chip in laptops. Its 40W power rating is low for a desktop, which suggests performance suited to office work. No benchmarks have been published. The base model has 16GB of memory and a 512GB SSD. The software is HarmonyOS V1.0 Enterprise Edition, which includes Huawei's Xiaoyi AI assistant for drafting documents and transcribing meetings.technology.org+2

There are two versions. The HM650 is for businesses and the HM650g is for government offices. For IT departments, Huawei includes its Star Shield 2.0 security suite and two isolated workspaces that keep internal and external networks separate.hwbusters.com+1

Price and availability

Reports say sales start December 1, but they disagree on price, citing either 6,899 yuan or 7,199 yuan. Huawei has not confirmed an official price. IT Home reported that the desktop will be sold only through Huawei's corporate and government sales channels and authorized resellers, not in retail stores. No sales outside China have been announced. As Eastern Herald put it, whether the supply chain is fully domestic as claimed, and how much of the design is domestic too, remain "distinct questions that the available disclosures do not fully resolve".tbreak.com+2