Also see my P50 Pro full review: ruclips.net/video/rCRNOceyGIA/видео.html 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Unboxing 01:35 - Build, design, and fingerprint reader 05:31 - Screen fold and screen settings 08:00 - EMUI, UI performance, and AppGallery 10:21 - Charge time & battery life 11:05 - Bloatware and Antutu score 12:09 - GPS, storage speeds, Wifi 6 and DRM 12:54 - Audio and dual speaker sample 13:39 - Gaming with a 21:9 screen 14:32 - Video sample footage front and rear 16:21 - Photo samples day and night 17:25 - Final words with Pros and Cons
Even though I'm more of a Samsung fan, I really love what Huawei and Oppo are doing putting pressure on Samsung and forcing it to improve. Samsung, Huawei and Oppo are for me the 3 manufacturers that are really advancing Mobile technology. On the other hand, Huawei should really review its pricing policy.
Huawei has put much of the budget to create or innovate on its on, rather than mirroring or licensing existing phone tech which appear to be reason of its high pricing tag.
Love foldables! The hardware on the pocket is amazing I feel. And this is a beautifully designed and all around great phone from Huawei. The price is a bit steep though. Another well thought review from you Chris. Very enjoyable to watch. 👍👍🙂
I checked with a few sites that had for pre-order and it is not that expensive compared to Samsung. You get 256GB base so in the UK that is £1050 for the Flip3. Also they come with a free GT Watch 3 worth around £300. This makes it net better value than the Flip3 at launch and it comes with a SD card slot for more storage. Add the bigger battery and I think as far as flip phones are selling ATM it is in line with the competition. Of course, as the Flip3 is six months old there are deals but wait six months and so will the P50.
@@andyH_England That is, a superb deal if it's available to you. Which would overall make it better deal than the Zflip. And yes this one supports expandable storage, but not with a standard SD card. You need to use Huawei proprietary memory card. Which is great nonetheless👍👍
How does the photos come out if you use full screen ? It's such a lovely screen to use it to its full for photo shoot. Is this possible rather than to use 4.3 small screen. Thank you in advance for your great work.
Great review. I've never used a foldable but would like to see one of these screens in the flesh. Good point about them being more vibrant and anti-reflective, probably quite obvious when you think of the materials involved but it never occurred to me! Huawei phones are fantastic. I still have my Mate 20X (4G version) and I recently upgraded to the Axon 30 Ultra. However, I very much miss the screen size, I feel the macro is a bit flakey (on the ZTE) and the speakers on the 20X are probably the best phone speakers out there, even now. If Huawei brought out an alternative to the 20X I'd be all over it, Google or not. My mum uses the P40 Lite and I found being without Google was actually pretty easy to do. One app that didn't work was her My Morrisons app (UK supermarket) but that may have been fixed by now - it's been a few months since I used it.
Hopefully it doesn't suffer as much problems as the z flip 3. Been using it for almost 3 months and it already has camera issues and screen problems. Love the z flip to bits but hope that is not how all foldable phones are gonna become.
I have been thinking about getting the Z Flip 3 after playing with one instore. May i ask you to explain in more detail what issues you have been experiencing?
@@CerealforProtein first was the camera, a line appears on the top of the screen when I'm using the main camera. Made an appointment with Samsung service center and the module was replaced, ready to pick up in 3 hours time. One week later I'm facing an issue with the main screen not waking up when I flip it open. But it happens like once every 10-20 flips. Closing and opening again fixes it.
👀...Huawei's design language in the P50 Pocket PE is more attractive than Samsung's zFold, where an exponentially superior screen presents the best foldable execution on any platform, and I like the custom design on the 🐚 I am officially stuck on this model, where the lack of 5G and expandable storage are a small inconvenience... I may "jump ship" into the Huawei camp of nautical endeavours, if the 888_SD chipset maintains firm grip on reception and signal quality 👋
Wonderfull video of the P50 pocket 📱 Huawei has to have a hi price. Because of the US sanctions. Beautiful design and they would be number one right now 👍🏽
Foldable phones are cool, but I prefer ones like the Samsung Fold. Most people are used to carrying a 6"+ phone, so being able to fold it out into a larger tablet for media consumption is really great.
Yes, for sure, but Huawei are great at tweaking their hardware, I still love my Kirin Mate 20X. Expect better battery life than the Flip3 by probably 2hr SoT and much better thermals.
Please review the Oppo Find N and the Honor MAgic V , those are excellent devices , and your points of view will be very valuable , in fact you make the best smartphone/tablets reviews , always from an objective perspective , always saying the truth , always pointing what truly matters on a phone , i hope you get 1 million suscribers soon
They should've removed the front camera when there's a second screen for selfies on the back (for those who take selfies) so the consumer could get at full screen experience! Great review as always
Def not sold by foldables yet but hard to not agree that Huawei has perfected their devices far better than Samsung. The Fold3 looks like an old design and ditto the Flip3. If I was in the market I would def pay the extra for the P50 Pocket over the Flip3 (P50 has better cameras, bettery battery, less heat, no crease, no gap, nicer design, etc). I am not bothered about no Google Services as Harmony OS (HMS) is pretty good. I also like supporting the underdog rather than bowing to the Google monopoly. Hopefully Samsung will start trying again with their foldables, despite their headstart they seem to be trailing the competition, who seem to know design far better that Samsung.
That's why competition is important, and we will have better choice and value for price. To bad Huawei been banned, Samsung would take it more seriously if Huawei didn't get ban.
This phone just made me feel similar to when I physically felt a touch screen phone for the first time. A feeling, hardly ever generated these days. THIS PHONE MADE ME FEEL THAT CRAFTY, MISCHEIVOUS BIT OF EXCITEMENT. F***! I gotta buy this phone!
I hope that there will be more clamshells. For now to have decent power in phone, w/o device that's size is closer to typical tablet, on Android there is basically nothing on a market. Like seriously - try to buy a good spec, under 5,5" android :V I like to have my wallet and phone in my jeans pocket - that is my only solution. Too expensive for now, but I hope that Xiaomi will jump on this idea and then competition will start making cheaper ones.
Impressive phone but yeah price ruins it camera is high mediocre at best the selfie camera kinda surprised me but there was a lot of sunlight so maybe that's why I'm impressed lol
Not really interested in foldables, I want manufacturers to remove moving parts for reliability, not add a complicated hinge for questionable benefits.
@pdaddah I watch all the videos on this channel, he's a very fair and balanced reviewer. It doesn't mean I have to like every product though, and I'm entitled to express an opinion
@pdaddah so you're saying my opinion is only valid if it agrees with the subject of the video? I would say picking meaningless arguments with strangers on RUclips is an equal waste of typing
Had this come out alongside the Google Pixel 6 I would have chosen this foldable. I have a lot of nostalgia for my old Trump-banned P20 Pro, but with Android 12 + updates and the spectacular Pixel 6 photo's, not even a foldable is tempting me away from that.
Huawei have lost the plot on pricing 1600 euro`s for a phone with a last generation old chip, no 5G, no IP rating and no google services, let's see how long it takes them to bring the price down to sub 1000 euro's. I'm a big fan of the brand, I still use a p20 pro, but I could never or want to pay that much for a device that's missing so much.
Who is this for? No app store, no banking, no Google maps etc you have to find apps yourself all around the internet and hope for the best. Also last years tech but for a major premium price. This is the biggest DOA I have ever seen. I hope they did not make millions of these because we have enough tech in landfills as it is already.
Lets recap No gms No 5g The slowest (sd 888) Lasts gen 4000mah a small battery for 2022 1hr to fully charge is pathetic (xiaomi and pocos laughing) 1600€ crazy expensive Another big 2022 dissapointment
Name me another flip phone with a better chip? It has HMS and having used Harmony OS, works great. Not all of us live and die by Google. No 5G is not a big deal, in fact the Flip3 when using 5G barely gets 3hrs SoT so is more a positive than a negative. I get 200Mbps 4G so 5G is essential in my region. 4000mAh compared to the Flip and Moto that have much smaller batteries; win P50. 1hr to full charge is to preserve battery longevity. Most of us are fine with that as replacing batteries in this means ripping the two panels off and will be costly. 1400 Euro for the base model is similar to the Flip3 at launch as you get 256GB storage and a free watch worth £300. Comparing with other flip phones it fares best but I agree with you with regard to 2022 phones, it falls short and is why I am not really feeling flip phones ATM. Then again this is a luxury device aimed at the fashion-conscious rather than the avergae user, and therefore remains niche.
@@andyH_England if you insist on getting a flip phone. There are not many options and yet nothing has the latest snapdragon. I have a 300€ 5g phone but i ll admit that i only use 4g to preserve battery. In some rare cases i activate 5g and i can download large apps instantly. However, it's a luxury that you need when you pay over 1000€. Play store and a lot of google apps are essential for a lot of users. Huawei needs to drop the price, to give me a reason to try something new which at this stage is worse. Even my 300€ Poco f3 with a 4500mha larger battery, charges faster than that. When you pay over 1000€ you NEED the latest processor. Even if you can't see the difference, you re paying a luxury price. Foldables need to be competitive man
@@Techtablets I get it but sometimes GPS is not good on some phones even if other phones of the same brand are fine. I for one use mainly Motorolas and some phones can have troubles with GPS working in real life traffic.
I am done with Huawei phones. Was able to have the Huawei P40 Pro, an incredibly expensive phone(more than a Samsung S series). The only good thing I can say about that phone was a good build quality, felt premium. Of course, you can get a good build in a midranger. The camera was very disappointing, UI was not pleasant, no google services was a huge minus. In Europe the Huawei is at the same premium price as an iPhone Pro series, it's insane. Definitely not ever worth the money.
Also see my P50 Pro full review: ruclips.net/video/rCRNOceyGIA/видео.html
00:00 - Intro
00:57 - Unboxing
01:35 - Build, design, and fingerprint reader
05:31 - Screen fold and screen settings
08:00 - EMUI, UI performance, and AppGallery
10:21 - Charge time & battery life
11:05 - Bloatware and Antutu score
12:09 - GPS, storage speeds, Wifi 6 and DRM
12:54 - Audio and dual speaker sample
13:39 - Gaming with a 21:9 screen
14:32 - Video sample footage front and rear
16:21 - Photo samples day and night
17:25 - Final words with Pros and Cons
What about desktop mode?
Even though I'm more of a Samsung fan, I really love what Huawei and Oppo are doing putting pressure on Samsung and forcing it to improve.
Samsung, Huawei and Oppo are for me the 3 manufacturers that are really advancing Mobile technology.
On the other hand, Huawei should really review its pricing policy.
Huawei has put much of the budget to create or innovate on its on, rather than mirroring or licensing existing phone tech which appear to be reason of its high pricing tag.
Good to see Huawei still in the mobile phone game, good attempt at a small foldable, great review showing all the details and usage performance
my heart : Huawei p50
my mind : iphone
my wallet : realme
Basically all Spanish bank apps are on huawei gallery, which banking apps are you missing?
Time to watching beautiful reviews ❤️🔥
Hope you enjoy!
Thanks for the coverage of this!
Just wishing we get back GMS support
You and me both!
Not while Google's productivity is bound to political reasons.
Love foldables! The hardware on the pocket is amazing I feel. And this is a beautifully designed and all around great phone from Huawei. The price is a bit steep though.
Another well thought review from you Chris. Very enjoyable to watch. 👍👍🙂
I checked with a few sites that had for pre-order and it is not that expensive compared to Samsung. You get 256GB base so in the UK that is £1050 for the Flip3. Also they come with a free GT Watch 3 worth around £300. This makes it net better value than the Flip3 at launch and it comes with a SD card slot for more storage. Add the bigger battery and I think as far as flip phones are selling ATM it is in line with the competition. Of course, as the Flip3 is six months old there are deals but wait six months and so will the P50.
@@andyH_England That is, a superb deal if it's available to you. Which would overall make it better deal than the Zflip. And yes this one supports expandable storage, but not with a standard SD card. You need to use Huawei proprietary memory card. Which is great nonetheless👍👍
I've had my p20 pro for years, best phone I've ever owned. Looking at replacing it. What would you recommend after having something so reliable?
P30 Pro or get the P50 Pro if you can live with using gapps via Gspace.
I'm glad Huawei still having decent quality photos.
How does the photos come out if you use full screen ? It's such a lovely screen to use it to its full for photo shoot. Is this possible rather than to use 4.3 small screen. Thank you in advance for your great work.
Thank God for Chris reviews
U always make good review ,nice🛒👍
420K subscribers, I'll roll one up and light up for you because you achieved this milestone 😉
Great review. I've never used a foldable but would like to see one of these screens in the flesh. Good point about them being more vibrant and anti-reflective, probably quite obvious when you think of the materials involved but it never occurred to me!
Huawei phones are fantastic. I still have my Mate 20X (4G version) and I recently upgraded to the Axon 30 Ultra. However, I very much miss the screen size, I feel the macro is a bit flakey (on the ZTE) and the speakers on the 20X are probably the best phone speakers out there, even now.
If Huawei brought out an alternative to the 20X I'd be all over it, Google or not.
My mum uses the P40 Lite and I found being without Google was actually pretty easy to do. One app that didn't work was her My Morrisons app (UK supermarket) but that may have been fixed by now - it's been a few months since I used it.
Hopefully it doesn't suffer as much problems as the z flip 3. Been using it for almost 3 months and it already has camera issues and screen problems. Love the z flip to bits but hope that is not how all foldable phones are gonna become.
I have been thinking about getting the Z Flip 3 after playing with one instore. May i ask you to explain in more detail what issues you have been experiencing?
@@CerealforProtein first was the camera, a line appears on the top of the screen when I'm using the main camera. Made an appointment with Samsung service center and the module was replaced, ready to pick up in 3 hours time. One week later I'm facing an issue with the main screen not waking up when I flip it open. But it happens like once every 10-20 flips. Closing and opening again fixes it.
Nice how's the width feels like just nice , narrow or too wide?
Good not too narrow or wide
Huawei is thriving despite its drawbacks.
👀...Huawei's design language in the P50 Pocket PE is more attractive than Samsung's zFold, where an exponentially superior screen presents the best foldable execution on any platform, and I like the custom design on the 🐚
I am officially stuck on this model, where the lack of 5G and expandable storage are a small inconvenience... I may "jump ship" into the Huawei camp of nautical endeavours, if the 888_SD chipset maintains firm grip on reception and signal quality 👋
You never mention if you are running on performance mode or not?
Wonderfull video of the P50 pocket 📱 Huawei has to have a hi price. Because of the US sanctions. Beautiful design and they would be number one right now 👍🏽
Foldable phones are cool, but I prefer ones like the Samsung Fold. Most people are used to carrying a 6"+ phone, so being able to fold it out into a larger tablet for media consumption is really great.
Is SD888 4G version more efficient than the 'normal' SD888 (5G)?!?
It should be.
Yes, for sure, but Huawei are great at tweaking their hardware, I still love my Kirin Mate 20X. Expect better battery life than the Flip3 by probably 2hr SoT and much better thermals.
Please review the Oppo Find N and the Honor MAgic V , those are excellent devices , and your points of view will be very valuable , in fact you make the best smartphone/tablets reviews , always from an objective perspective , always saying the truth , always pointing what truly matters on a phone , i hope you get 1 million suscribers soon
They should've removed the front camera when there's a second screen for selfies on the back (for those who take selfies) so the consumer could get at full screen experience!
Great review as always
It is for video call, thats why it didn't remove
Or hide it like zte
Love ur reviews
i liked its camera performance
Def not sold by foldables yet but hard to not agree that Huawei has perfected their devices far better than Samsung. The Fold3 looks like an old design and ditto the Flip3. If I was in the market I would def pay the extra for the P50 Pocket over the Flip3 (P50 has better cameras, bettery battery, less heat, no crease, no gap, nicer design, etc).
I am not bothered about no Google Services as Harmony OS (HMS) is pretty good. I also like supporting the underdog rather than bowing to the Google monopoly. Hopefully Samsung will start trying again with their foldables, despite their headstart they seem to be trailing the competition, who seem to know design far better that Samsung.
That's why competition is important, and we will have better choice and value for price. To bad Huawei been banned, Samsung would take it more seriously if Huawei didn't get ban.
Like the look of this one .. perhaps without the shiny bling on it - since I would put it in a case anyhow ...
Very nice phone. Yes most would use a case I imagine.
Great phone,it is Huawei after all❤️❤️❤️❤️
But price😔😔😔😔
This phone just made me feel similar to when I physically felt a touch screen phone for the first time. A feeling, hardly ever generated these days.
THIS PHONE MADE ME FEEL THAT CRAFTY, MISCHEIVOUS BIT OF EXCITEMENT.
F***! I gotta buy this phone!
Nice bro
The pocket has an anti-glare nano coating that's why its clearer and also more expensive.
dont know why when unfolded looks like Sony Xperia series from the front, wish Sony and HuaWei dial down those insane prices
Maybe collaboration fee very high
@@samson4415 probably, I mean That P50 pocket looks Sony Xperia phone vertically
Banding and flickering on camera are caused by the frame rate. If you turn this phone onto adaptive frame rate it will band just like any other
Looks so nice, amazing screen but no GMS and no banking apps is a killer 💀
Real shame ;(
So many alternative apps for so much money.
It is a very good phone . I hope there wasn't the problem with android with this phone
Please , review Honor Magic V
Congratulations huawei fr 1750 performance in 2022
I hope that there will be more clamshells. For now to have decent power in phone, w/o device that's size is closer to typical tablet, on Android there is basically nothing on a market. Like seriously - try to buy a good spec, under 5,5" android :V I like to have my wallet and phone in my jeans pocket - that is my only solution. Too expensive for now, but I hope that Xiaomi will jump on this idea and then competition will start making cheaper ones.
Those foldable phones should have full/half back screens for small tasks or notifications, those tiny ones are too small imo
Impressive phone but yeah price ruins it camera is high mediocre at best the selfie camera kinda surprised me but there was a lot of sunlight so maybe that's why I'm impressed lol
Funny how technology now is going back to the prehistoric time 🤣🤣🤣 I just remember foldable phones from the 2005s 🤣🤣🤣
Yes the old flip phones like the Motorola Startac
Huawei without GApps?
No THX 😁❤️
Regards from Europe from my channel Bro 👍😁
Not really interested in foldables, I want manufacturers to remove moving parts for reliability, not add a complicated hinge for questionable benefits.
Exactly. They ditched pop-up selfie cameras as it was too many moving parts, but a whole phone based on a hinge with a plastic screen is ok suddenly.
@@Inflator82 very good point. Like the original oppo reno was so good with that sharkfin popup but then bam it vanished
@pdaddah I watch all the videos on this channel, he's a very fair and balanced reviewer. It doesn't mean I have to like every product though, and I'm entitled to express an opinion
@pdaddah so you're saying my opinion is only valid if it agrees with the subject of the video? I would say picking meaningless arguments with strangers on RUclips is an equal waste of typing
@pdaddah what a waste of typing 🥱
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Give me this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great phone. No google services tho 😭😭
Had this come out alongside the Google Pixel 6 I would have chosen this foldable. I have a lot of nostalgia for my old Trump-banned P20 Pro, but with Android 12 + updates and the spectacular Pixel 6 photo's, not even a foldable is tempting me away from that.
Huawei have lost the plot on pricing 1600 euro`s for a phone with a last generation old chip, no 5G, no IP rating and no google services, let's see how long it takes them to bring the price down to sub 1000 euro's. I'm a big fan of the brand, I still use a p20 pro, but I could never or want to pay that much for a device that's missing so much.
Hard to argue with that. Def aimed for the luxury end of the consumer market and for me, there are far better alternatives.
No Gorilla Glass or any type of protective glass . Premium , I think NOT . Just plain old tempered glass.
Who is this for? No app store, no banking, no Google maps etc you have to find apps yourself all around the internet and hope for the best. Also last years tech but for a major premium price. This is the biggest DOA I have ever seen. I hope they did not make millions of these because we have enough tech in landfills as it is already.
Lets recap
No gms
No 5g
The slowest (sd 888) Lasts gen
4000mah a small battery for 2022
1hr to fully charge is pathetic (xiaomi and pocos laughing)
1600€ crazy expensive
Another big 2022 dissapointment
And a plastic screen that will scratch like crazy and look like crap in no time.
Name me another flip phone with a better chip?
It has HMS and having used Harmony OS, works great. Not all of us live and die by Google.
No 5G is not a big deal, in fact the Flip3 when using 5G barely gets 3hrs SoT so is more a positive than a negative. I get 200Mbps 4G so 5G is essential in my region.
4000mAh compared to the Flip and Moto that have much smaller batteries; win P50.
1hr to full charge is to preserve battery longevity. Most of us are fine with that as replacing batteries in this means ripping the two panels off and will be costly.
1400 Euro for the base model is similar to the Flip3 at launch as you get 256GB storage and a free watch worth £300.
Comparing with other flip phones it fares best but I agree with you with regard to 2022 phones, it falls short and is why I am not really feeling flip phones ATM. Then again this is a luxury device aimed at the fashion-conscious rather than the avergae user, and therefore remains niche.
@@andyH_England if you insist on getting a flip phone. There are not many options and yet nothing has the latest snapdragon.
I have a 300€ 5g phone but i ll admit that i only use 4g to preserve battery. In some rare cases i activate 5g and i can download large apps instantly. However, it's a luxury that you need when you pay over 1000€.
Play store and a lot of google apps are essential for a lot of users. Huawei needs to drop the price, to give me a reason to try something new which at this stage is worse.
Even my 300€ Poco f3 with a 4500mha larger battery, charges faster than that.
When you pay over 1000€ you NEED the latest processor. Even if you can't see the difference, you re paying a luxury price.
Foldables need to be competitive man
It's not a bad phone. It's a terrible flagship / luxury phone
Those succulents look like they are badly photoshopped in.
9:25 it looks like you didn't even use the petal maps so how is that a valid phone review?
Used on the P50 Pro but no I haven’t used it on the pocket yet but as mentioned it’s an alternative to maps
@@Techtablets I get it but sometimes GPS is not good on some phones even if other phones of the same brand are fine. I for one use mainly Motorolas and some phones can have troubles with GPS working in real life traffic.
I am done with Huawei phones. Was able to have the Huawei P40 Pro, an incredibly expensive phone(more than a Samsung S series). The only good thing I can say about that phone was a good build quality, felt premium. Of course, you can get a good build in a midranger. The camera was very disappointing, UI was not pleasant, no google services was a huge minus. In Europe the Huawei is at the same premium price as an iPhone Pro series, it's insane. Definitely not ever worth the money.
Best of luck. I'm still doing great with mate 30 pro
It's utterly hideous.