[gwicks56]

I'm hesitant to bring this up, for lots of different reasons, but people I know and mostly trust, who work in places where they should be in a position to know, all tell me the same thing: "Never buy Huawei anything, for any reason". Anybody have any real knowledge about this? @danielmicay is doing some interesting stuff in relation to being able to verify different Android build, but I have not tested yet to see.

[krackers]

I'd assume it'd be in relation to some sort of China-related backdoor or datamining. About half a year ago intelligence agencies also publicly recommended against buying Huwawei/ZTE phones, for presumably whatever reasons the people you mentioned may be privy to.

[TheForumTroll]

The secret: They are not made by a US company. It is called "Propaganda" outside the US.