Chinese phone maker Honor partners with key chip suppliers after Huawei split

FILE PHOTO: A visitor to the launch of Huawei's Honor 20 range of smartphones photographs the product at an event in London, Britain, May 21, 2019. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls/File Photo

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) - Chinese budget phone maker Honor said on Friday it had signed partnerships with major chip suppliers such as Intel and Qualcomm after being spun off from parent Huawei Technologies in the wake of U.S. sanctions last year.

Huawei had sold Honor to a consortium of 30 of the sub-brand's agents and dealers in November to help it resume sourcing components restricted by the sanctions.