After being in the rumor mill for several months, Huawei finally unveiled the P50 series in China with the P50 and P50 Pro. This time around, there will be no Pro+ model or a Porsche Design RS special variant.
In addition to that, both P50 variants only come with 4G connectivity despite that the processors they use are capable of 5G.
Huawei P50 Pro Specs
- Snapdragon 888 / Kirin 9000 processor
- 8GB/12GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 128GB/256GB/512GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 6.6-inch Curved AMOLED display, 1225 x 2700 resolution, 120hz refresh rate, 300hz touch sampling rate, support for HDR10+ and DCI-P3
- 50-megapixel 23mm f/1.8 main camera with OIS, 40-megapixel 26mm f/1.6 monochrome camera, 13-megapixel 13mm f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera, 64-megapixel f/3.5 periscope camera with 3.5x optical zoom and OIS
- Laser Autofocus, XD Fusion Pro
- 13-megapixel selfie camera
- 4G
- WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, in-display fingerprint scanner
- IP68 rating, stereo speakers
- 4360mAh battery
- 66w wired charging, 50w wireless charging
- HarmonyOS 2.0
Huawei P50 Specs
- Snapdragon 888 processor
- 8GB LPDDR5 RAM
- 128GB/256GB UFS 3.1 storage
- 6.5-inch AMOLED display, 1225 x 2700 resolution, 120hz refresh rate, 300hz touch sampling rate, support for HDR10+ and DCI-P3
- 50-megapixel 23mm f/1.8 main camera, 40-megapixel f/1.6 monochrome camera, 13-megapixel 16mm f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera, 12-megapixel f/3.4 periscope camera with 5x optical zoom and OIS
- 13-megapixel selfie camera
- 4G
- WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.1, in-display fingerprint scanner
- IP68 rating, stereo speakers
- 4100mAh battery
- 66w wired charging, 50w wireless charging
- HarmonyOS 2.0
Among the key selling points of the P50 series is that Huawei managed to put a bigger display and bigger batteries on both the vanilla and Pro model while being thinner and only a smidge larger than their predecessors. The P50 Pro has a 6.6-inch curved AMOLED display with a 120hz refresh rate, while its vanilla sibling has a flat 6.5-inch AMOLED panel with a 90hz refresh rate. Both phones come with 300hz touch response rate, 1225 x 2700 resolution, and support for HDR content.
The P50 and P50 Pro come with a 4100mAh and 4360mAh batteries respectively. Both phones support 66w wired charging and 50w wireless charging, along with stereo speakers and an IP68 rating.
Photography is the main forte of the P series, and the P50 series come with a Leica-branded rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel f/1.8 main camera and 13-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle camera. The Pro model adds OIS on the main camera and has a wider 13mm focal length on the ultra-wide-angle camera, while the vanilla model comes with a 16mm focal length.
Both phones come with periscope cameras, but are configured differently: the vanilla P50 has a 12-megapixel f/3.4 periscope camera with 5x optical zoom and OIS, while the Pro model uses a high-resolution 64-megapixel f/3.5 periscope camera with 3.5x optical zoom and OIS. While the Pro model has a lower optical zoom range, its resolution makes it capable of digital zoom equivalent to 2700mm. In addition to that, the P50 Pro has an additional 40-megapixel f/1.6 monochrome camera and XD Fusion Pro for increased dynamic range.
The P50 series come with a 4G-only Snapdragon 888 processor, though the Pro model can be ordered with a Kirin 9000–again, only with 4G connectivity. The vanilla P50 comes with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB internal storage, while the Pro model can have up to 12GB RAM and up to 512GB internal storage. Both phones come with HarmonyOS 2.0 out of the box.
Huawei P50, P50 Pro Price
The P50 is priced at CNY 4488(~Php 35k) for the 8GB/128GB variant and CNY 4988(~Php 39.8k) for the 8GB/256GB variant. The P50 Pro is priced at CNY 5988(~Php 46.6k)Â for the 8GB/128GB variant, CNY 6488(~Php 50.5k)Â for the 8GB/256GB variant, CNY 7488(~Php 58.3k) for the 8GB/512GB variant, CNY 7988(~Php 62.2k) for the 12GB/512GB variant, and CNY 8488(~Php 66.1k) for the collector’s edition 12GB/512GB variant.
The Snapdragon P50 Pro is available in 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB, while the Kirin version is available in 8GB/256GB, 8GB/512GB, and 12GB/512GB. Huawei did confirm that the P50 series will be available globally, but did not give official pricing and release date as of press time.
