Huawei P50 series unveiled: not one, but two camera bumps on these superphones

Huawei has unveiled its latest series of superphones. It unveiled the P50 and P50 Pro on Thursday at an online event, each of which is currently only available in China.

The main superpower in Huawei’s phones has long been their cameras – and the P50 line is no exception. In fact, you can see Huawei’s focus on cameras as soon as you look at the phones: the P50 and P50 Pro don’t have one but two camera bumps, which together take up over a third. the back width of the phone. This was not entirely a surprise, since Huawei had teased pictures and videos of the lineup before the event, but it results in an eye-catching new design, which does away with the double-punched design of the P40 series.

The P50 Pro has four cameras on the back: a 50-megapixel main, a 64-megapixel telephoto lens, a 40-megapixel monochrome, and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens. The P50 has a similar camera bump, but it has one lens less. There’s a 50-megapixel main camera, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide. Surprisingly, the basic version has better optical zoom than the Pro version (5x optical zoom versus 3.5x). Each has 13 megapixel selfie cameras.

Beyond the camera, the P50 series stacks up an enviable range of features, as expected (see spec list below for details). A crisp and smooth OLED display, a large battery, fast charging (66 watts) and powerful processors. The P50 series comes in two variants – one powered by the company’s Kirin 9000 chipset and the other powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 4G processor. Qualcomm was granted permission to sell chips to Huawei last year. These chipsets are backed up by 8 GB of RAM and 256 or 512 GB of flash storage.

You may recall that Huawei phones no longer have Google apps – a consequence of crippling US sanctions. But the P50 series is one of Huawei’s first new lines to launch the company’s own operating system, Harmony operating system, which the Chinese telecom had developed internally to replace Google Mobile Services in its smartphones. When the P50 launches internationally, it should offer Huawei the ability to gauge consumer reaction to the company’s internal software and whether it will be more widely adopted by international buyers in the context of Huawei’s smartphone market share is eroding.

Huawei starts off with a China release before the series rolls out internationally (if it ever does), although specifications may vary slightly depending on your country. The P50 Pro starts at 5,988 yuan (around $ 930, £ 665 or AU $ 1,256), while the P50 starts at 4,488 yuan (around $ 695, £ 500 or AU $ 940).

Key specs

Huawei P50 Pro 4G

• Pin up: 6.6-inch OLED, 120 Hz, 2700 x 1228 pixels, 450 ppi
• Dimensions: 158.8×72.8×8.5mm
• Camera: main 50 megapixels, telephoto 64 megapixels, monochrome 40 megapixels, ultra-wide 13 megapixels
• Processor: Snapdragon 888 4G
• Battery and charge: 4,360 mAh, load 66 watts, wireless 50 watts
• Water and dust resistance: IP68 rating

Huawei P50 4G

• Pin up: 6.5-inch OLED, 90 Hz, 2700 x 1224 pixels
• Dimensions: 156.5×73.8×7.9 mm
• Camera: Main 50 megapixel telephoto, 13 megapixel ultra-wide, 12 megapixel telephoto
• Processor: Snapdragon 888 4G
• Battery and charge: 4,100 mAh, load 66 watts
• Water and dust resistance: IP68 rating

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