Huawei is finally back in the global market with two flagships, no matter that it is not able to use 5G components or put Google Mobile Services into its devices. The Chinese giant came up with two handsets from the same series: the Huawei P50 Pocket and the Huawei P50 Pro. The first is a foldable phone with a clamshell form factor just like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3, while the latter is a traditional top-tier flagship. Unfortunately, both of these devices lack the 5G connectivity and Google Mobile Sevices, but for the rest, they have nothing to envy if compared to other flagships. In this comparison, you will find the differences between their specifications.

Huawei P50 Pocket vs Huawei P50 Pro

Huawei P50 Pocket Huawei P50 Pro
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 170 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm,
190 g		 158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5 mm,
195 g
DISPLAY 6.9 inches, 1188 x 2790 pixels (Full HD+), OLED 6.6 inches, 1228 x 2700 pixels (Full HD+), OLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, octa-core 2.84 GHz Huawei Hisilicon Kirin 9000, octa-core 3.13 GHz or Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, octa-core 2.84 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB –  8 GB RAM, 512 GB –  12 GB RAM, 512 GB
SOFTWARE HarmonyOS 2.0 or EMUI HarmonyOS 2.0 / EMUI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 40 + 13 + 32 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/1.8
10.7 MP f/2.2 front camera		 Quad 50 + 64 + 13 + 40 MP, f/1.8 + f/3.5 + f/2.2 + f/1.6
13 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 4000 mAh, fast charging 40W 4360 mAh, Fast Charging 66W, fast wireless charging 50W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, reverse charging Optional dual SIM, IP68 waterproof

Design

The Huawei P50 Pocket is one of the few foldable phones in the market and it wins the design comparison just for this reason. But besides being a foldable phone, this is also a very beautiful device. Its circular external display looks gorgeous just like its materials. Being a clamshell phone, it is able to fold in half and become extremely compact. Last but not least, it is very thin while unfolded: its thickness is just 7.2 mm. The Huawei P50 Pro is a beautiful phone as well, but it is a traditional smartphone with a glass back and an aluminum frame. However, unlike its internal rival, it is waterproof and dustproof with the IP68 certification.

 

Display

The technical specifications of the displays found on the Huawei P50 Pocket and the P50 Pro are more or less the same. They are OLED panels with one billion colors, a Full HD+ resolution, and a 120 Hz refresh rate. They are not the best displays in the market, but they definitely belong to the high-end segment. The Huawei P50 Pocket is more interesting because it has a foldable display with a 21:9 aspect ratio. As already mentioned, it is able to reduce its dimensions by folding and, while the phone is folded, you can use a small external display to check notifications and shoot selfies with the rear cameras.

 

Specs & Software

The Huawei P50 Pocket is powered by the Snapdragon 888 mobile platform: one of the two best Qualcomm chipsets of 2021, providing flagship specifications. Despite being a flagship chipset, it lacks the 5G support due to the U.S. ban restrictions, but it is paired with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of internal storage. You can get exactly the same hardware department with the Huawei P50 Pro, but in some markets, this phone is powered by the proprietary Kirin 9000 chipsets. Even the software is the same on both the phones: HarmonyOS 2 in China and EMUI 12 without Google Mobile Services in the global market.

 

Camera

The Huawei P50 Pro is the best camera phone without any doubt: it is not only better than the Huawei P50 Pocket, but it is also better than almost every phone on the shelves right now. It has a 50 MP main camera with OIS and laser autofocus, a 64 MP periscope sensor with 3.5x optical zoom, a 13 MP ultrawide camera, and a 40 MP monochromatic sensor co-developed with Leica. There is no way for the P50 Pocket to compete with its 40 MP main camera, 13 MP ultrawide sensor, and 32 MP lens, but it allows shooting selfies with the rear cameras thanks to an external display.

 

Battery

The Huawei P50 Pro is able to provide longer battery life thanks to a bigger 4300 mAh battery. It even features wireless charging, unlike the P50 Pocket. Last but not least, the fast charging technology is more powerful as it is rated at 66W.

 

Price

The Huawei P50 Pro has a listing price of €1200/$1372 in the global market, while you need €1300/$1487 to grab a unit of the P50 Pocket. If we only look at the technical specifications, the Huawei P50 Pro is a better phone due to its superior cameras, bigger battery, waterproof body, and wireless charging. But the P50 Pocket is a foldable phone and for those who love innovative and compact devices, it may be a better choice.

 

Huawei P50 Pocket vs Huawei P50 Pro: PRO and CONS

Huawei P50 Pocket

PRO

  • Foldable
  • Rear cameras usable as front cameras
  • Thinner
  • More compact if folded

CONS

  • Not waterproof

 

Huawei P50 Pro

PRO

  • Waterproof
  • Amazing cameras
  • Bigger battery
  • Wireless charging

CONS

  • Thicker

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