HarmonyOS Will Compete With iOS in 2 Years, Claims Huawei CEO

The recently-unveiled HarmonyOS may not however be ready for commercial smartphones, but Huawei has big plans for it nonetheless. In an interview to Fortune Magazine last week, the company's founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, reportedly claimed that the software volition be expert enough to compete with Apple's iOS in just two to three years' time. He also apparently said that the timeline is, if anything, on the bourgeois side, and it may take substantially less time in reality.

According to an English language transcript of the interview published by China Daily, Zhengfei said: "I think it will have less than two to three years. Since I'thou function of the company's leadership, I need to be a fleck more than bourgeois when discussing timelines. Otherwise, I may end up putting too much pressure on our staff … But in truth, I personally don't think they need a full two to three years".

Market inquiry analysts and industry insiders besides seem to exist positive on the new operating organization, with a new report from Counterpoint claiming it will surpass Linux to become the fifth largest operating platform across devices. The report further suggested that its share in Mainland china will reach 0.ane per centum by the end of this year and 5 percent by the end of 2020.

Known as HongMeng in Communist china, HarmonyOS was unveiled by Huawei on the first day of its annual Developer Briefing in Dongguan City back in Baronial. While it is designed primarily for IoT devices such as smart displays, televisions, wearables, smart speakers and automobiles, Harmony is also expected to power smartphones in the future, although the company is notwithstanding to provide whatever details virtually that officially.