Huawei P50 Pocket initial review: So shiny!

The P50 Pocket is quite different in approach to what we've seen so far - particularly when compared to Samsung's Z Flip 3. The round screen on the cover, and the textured, patterned finish make it very unique-looking. It is very expensive though, and comes without Google services.

Eye-catching design; Barely a crease on the screen; Big battery (for a flip phone); Big and bright OLED display;

No Google Play Service; Hinge doesn't feel as sturdy as Samsung's; It's very expensive;

Hands on: Huawei P50 Pocket Review

Great camera; Distinctive foldable design; Large, sharp inner display;

Very small outer screen; No access to Google Mobile Services; No 5G connectivity;

Huawei P50 Pocket review: The folding smartphone brings some positive and negative surprises

No crease. In many aspects, the Huawei P50 Pocket is an equal to a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip3, and in one point, the Huawei smartphone even surprises with an unexpected quality for a foldable. Find out in this review what strengths and weaknesses we determined for the foldable P50 smartphone.

The P50 Pocket gave us some surprises in our test. On the positive side, we can mention the quality ...

bright, foldable OLED panel; very good cameras; great speakers;

now GMS; low battery life; high heat development and throttling;

Huawei P50 Pocket review

The P50 Pocket has fantastic hardware that’s beyond Samsung’s best efforts, but ultimately the big problem remains that there’s no 5G connectivity and no support for core Google apps and services.

Gapless folding hinge design; Powerful main camera; Decent battery life;

No Google services; No 5G; No wireless charging;