Huawei Technologies Co.s Mate 60 Pro smartphone shows “significant progress” in Chinas domestic design and engineering of radio-frequency chips, according to the latest findings from research firm TechInsights. Importantly, the advances in chip design suggest Huaweis hardware is capable of competing with the worlds best, even without access to US suppliers. Radio-frequency chips manage a smartphones communication with base stations that link to the internet, a core function for any device.