Review | Huawei P50 Pro review: one of the best smartphones in the world – if Google apps and 5G came with it. They don’t
- Huawei’s new flagship smartphone comes with incredible cameras, stunning design, great video stabilisation and a 6.6-inch, 120Hz display
- But US sanctions mean there’s no Google Play Services, Google Maps (and related third-party services), plus no 5G, and portrait mode photos are below par
“Giving up” seems not to be in the vocabulary of Huawei’s management. But you’d think by now they would have done exactly that.
Despite massive obstructions due to sanctions imposed by the United States over concerns that Huawei phones could be used by the Chinese government to spy on users, the Shenzhen, China-based company is still trying to sell premium smartphones in Asia, Europe and other places.
Check online or at your local electronics store and there’s a good chance you’ll find the new Huawei P50 Pro flagship and its flip phone sibling, the Huawei P50 Pocket.
In terms of visuals, they easily stand out from the competition. On the P50 Pro, the quad-camera system from Leica housed in two massive black circles on the back is a real eye-catcher.
If you like taking photos on your phone, then you can look forward to a camera system in the P50 Pro that delivers low image noise and a large dynamic range. Even in the dark it still takes great pictures, while many other smartphones show a blur of pixels.
