Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P50 smartphones have been launched in the Chinese market. The two phones sport unique capsule-like rear camera modules. The Pro model comes with two SoC variants – powered by Kirin 9000 and Snapdragon 888 – aimed at different markets.
Huawei P50 Pro runs on HarmonyOS 2. It features a 6.6-inch FHD+ (1,228×2,700 pixels) OLED curved display with up to 120Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 450ppi pixel density, and P3 wide colour gamut coverage. It is powered by two processor options – HiSilicon Kirin 9000 and Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. Huawei P50 Pro packs up to 12GB RAM and offers up to 512GB of internal storage. It supports a Nano Memory card for storage expansion (up to 256GB).
There’s a quad-camera setup on the back of the Huawei P50 Pro that includes a 50MP primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and optical image stabilisation (OIS). It is accompanied by a 40MP monochrome lens with f/1.6 aperture, a 13MP wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, and a 64MP telephoto camera with f/3.5 aperture. It supports 3.5x optical zoom and 100x digital zoom. At the front, there is a 13MP selfie camera with f/2.4 aperture and autofocus support.
Huawei P50 Pro packs a 4,360mAh battery with 66W Wired Super Fast Charge and 50W Wireless Super Fast Charge. It also supports wireless reverse charging as well. The phone is IP68-rated water and dust resistant. Connectivity options include 4G, Wi-Fi 802.11, Bluetooth v5.2, USB Type-C port, and NFC. There is an in-display fingerprint sensor onboard.
As for Huawei P50, it also runs on HarmonyOS 2. However, it features a slightly smaller 6.5-inch FHD+ (1,224×2,700 pixels) OLED flat display with up to 90Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, 300Hz touch sampling rate, 458ppi pixel density, and P3 wide colour gamut coverage. It is powered by the Snapdragon 888 SoC, paired with 8GB RAM and up to 256GB storage. There’s Nano Memory card support for storage expansion (up to 256GB).
There is a triple camera setup on Huawei P50 that includes a 50MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP secondary sensor with f/2.2 aperture, and a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with f/3.4 aperture and OIS. It supports 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. It has the same selfie camera as the Pro model.
Huawei P50 packs a smaller 4,100mAh battery with 66W Wired Super Fast Charge. It is IP68-rated water and dust resistant. It supports all the same connectivity options as Huawei P50 Pro. Sensors onboard include gravity sensor, hall sensor, gyroscope, compass, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, camera laser focus sensor, and colour temperature sensor.
The new Huawei P50 Pro starts at CNY 5,988 (roughly Rs. 68,800) for the 8GB + 128GB storage model. Pre-orders will begin July 30, whereas sales will commence starting August 8. It comes in Cocoa Tea Gold, Dawn Powder, Rippling Clouds, Snowy White, and Yao Gold Black color options. Huawei P50, the phone starts at CNY 4,488 (roughly Rs. 51,600) for the 8GB + 128GB storage option. It will be up for sale sometime in September. Huawei P50 comes in Cocoa Tea Gold, Snowy White, and Yao Gold Black color options.