Here are the Huawei and Honor smartphones that will not get EMUI 10 [Official Replies]

January 30, 2020:

Huawei India clarifies specific reasons for not providing EMUI 10 for specific devices.

“We would like to inform you that the updates for the device have been stopped due to hardware specifications as the motherboard cannot take more updates hence it is a risk for rolling the updates which may harm your device. We appreciate your understanding and patience.”

We’ll wait for more official confirmation on this matter as the rollout for EMUI 10 goes wide for older devices.

January 15, 2020:

Huawei and Honor launching EMUI 10/Android 10 rollout for several smartphones, yet still, some of the most capable smartphones haven’t got their ticket to the latest version of EMUI.

Recently we’ve gathered some of the replies regarding the EMUI 10 eligibility for some of the Huawei and Honor smartphones mentioned below.

• Honor Play
• Honor 9
• Honor 9 Lite
• Honor 8X Max
• Huawei Y9 2019
• Huawei Nova 3
• Huawei Nova 3i
• Huawei P20 Lite

Honor Play:

Honor Play comes at the top of this list because it’s equipped with high-end specs including flagship processor Kirin 970 but didn’t make it to the EMUI 10. Check below what Honor has to say about it.

“We understand your interest in EMUI upgrade. Please be informed that we have roll-out our EMUI upgrade plan for all the devices. For Honor Play we will continue to provide regular security updates and necessary update enhancing devices to perform at optimum level. For more details kindly stay tuned to our official pages. We appreciate your cooperation, understanding, and patience” Honor India.

On the other hand, the UK remains optimistic and gave the following replies.

Reply 1: “The release dates for some devices is still to be determined. However, for all the other devices, it should be released around the end of March.” Honor UK.

Reply 2: “is looking like a March release for EMUI 10 for Honor, but we are still waiting for the dates/ devices to be confirmed” Honor UK.

For other smartphones, Huawei has clearly denied their eligibility for Android 10.

Honor 8X Max, Honor 9 and 9 Lite:

“We regret to inform you that EMUI 10.0 / Android 10 will not be available for Honor 9 devices due to hardware limitations as it requires higher hardware specifications for optimal performance. We appreciate your understanding and patience” Honor.

Huawei Nova 3, Nova 3i, Y9 2019 and P20 Lite:

Huawei Nova 3, Huawei Nova 3i, Huawei Y9 2019 and Huawei P20 Lite gets the same denial:

“We regret to inform you that EMUI 10.0 / Android 10 will not be available for your device due to hardware limitations as it requires higher hardware specifications for optimal performance“ Huawei.

Note: We’ll keep looking for more information as we receive new inputs.

Question: What do you think of these replies and which devices do you have that didn’t receive the EMUI 10? Let us know in the comments.