Huawei P50 Pro Review (Global Version FULL Review)

[@Techtablets]

*Correction the selfie front camera is 13MP, not 32MP. 00:00 - Intro 01:04 - Unboxing 01:19 - Build, design & fingerprint reader 02:55 - Cameras, top, and bottom 04:02 - Screen and options 05:29 - EMUI 12 and HMS 06:58 - Charge time and Antutu 07:24 - Battery life at 120hz 07:44 - 3DMark, Geekbench 5 and storage speeds 08:40 - DRM, Wifi speeds, and GPS 09:53 - Preinstalled bloatware 10:34 - Speaker sample 11:04 - Gaming and SD888 4G thermals 12:10 - Video samples: Day and night 14:15 - Camera still samples 15:20 - Final words with Pros and Cons

[@julianong8331]

Right ....front camera not 32mph

[@julianong8331]

No mention of front camera

[@carr16k]

I've own many phones since I got my first smart phone back in 2008 with the iPhone 1. But I can safely say the only 2 phones I truly enjoyed for its time were the iPhone 4 in 2010 and Huawei mate 20 pro when I got it in 2018, which I'm still using. It's the phone I've used the longest and for a reason. I am so sold on this phone that I told myself I'm never changing to any other brands from now on. I'm still pissed with the US for the ban. Forget security issue, it's so obvious because they can't keep up with the competition and they simply used this as a convenient excuse. And I know this as Huawei were just about to move way ahead of its competition at that time just from my experience with this phone. Now I'm stuck on what to get for my new phone. Everything else seems like a downgrade. But I do need Google services. I'm so pissed and in a dilemma.

[@christineshayne2303]

This is exactly what I feel. Ever since I gave up my huawei p30 pro and changed to other brands... It feels like my satisfaction is not there. Huawei is still the best thooo. I dont know what to do

[@zylbygdfn6542]

I got the h40 pro plus. It's so good still performing just like the day I got it after 2 yrs of heavy use. Learn to live without Google play store. Unfortunately, I had to buy a new phone for banking app. Decided to try apple. Not too impressed. Can't wait for when Huawei is not banned in the u s

[@yazidknopfler8640]

get honor phones it's basically huawei phones with gms

[@christineshayne2303]

Same here. I bought the huawei p50 recently but i still couldnt let go my old phone as there were apps not applicable in p50. But all is good!

[@dado380]

For me as P40pro plus owner and huge LG diehard I would go for Oppo as next great innovator and great replacment for all fans of Lg mobile and Huawei.

[@hoshbenben1152]

One of the best reviewers on KZbin. Thanks. Despite being a very nice phone with great camera, the P50 Pro seems like placeholder before their next Kirin-powered flagship.

[@stunningdesigns2278]

I was waiting for your opinion 😅, great phone its shame what happens with US, still love and using P40 pro 😂.

[@Soto-Tech2020]

I really like the design and the cameras look super solid. I'm glad to see 4K on the front facing camera but no headphone jack and microSD card for over £/€/$ 1000? I'm finding that hard to digest.

[@Soto-Tech2020]

@@MothersMilk-1 Nope, I'm good with some of the phones I already have with those features. Thanks!!

[@rlifeh]

and no 5G 😂

[@likeimmediately5352]

Really really helpful review. I was hesitant to pick one of these up at the initial price point but Huawei just slashed the price to £699 which makes this a pretty awesome value proposition.

[@secondwindfan6728]

you know it's a really good camera system when the front-facing camera's quality is even better than the main (rear) cameras of competing phones

[@leojin5838]

Actually luckier in China where you can still get the Kirin9000 edition... might not necessarily be better, but I guess is more of the meaning to it when you buy these new Huawei phones under restrictions...

[@marcofava]

If Huawei were smart to save their smartphone division they would sell these phones at almost a loss but still ship units 1200€ for a phone with no 5G, limited by it's inability to access google apps and so on is not worth that. There are much better phones for a third the price.

[@Avantime]

They don't have enough chips, even 4G. And even at a loss no one outside China is going to buy them. These "global" phones are for keeping up appearances only (e.g. by sending them to KZbinrs for marketing exposure) because they can probably sell these same phones for 1200€ in China. Why sell at a loss in Europe etc. chasing volume, further dwindling their supplies and cheapen the brand, when no one there is going to buy them even at a loss anyway? It's clear that by keeping their bootloaders locked, Huawei doesn't want the "DIY Google" crowd, and would rather not sell any phones. Huawei's smartphone brand don't need saving (or alternatively it can't be saved), they're doing fine in China and the Goggle ban is permanent. Their strategy is to keep selling in China, not completely disappear outside China, and survive until they can get their hands on some advanced node manufacturing for their SoCs, and possibly a true open-source OS with RISC V.

[@rlifeh]

👌

[@sidneyani2584]

Thank God you're not a financial advisor in my company, bcos you'll drag it down into bankruptcy.. Smh

[@Legit_Info]

I'm always waiting for your review, cos you're one of the honest reviewers.

[@Labios_Rotos]

Is there an advantage to the Kirin vs the 888? What about EMUI 12 vs HarmonyOS? Also, I have heard other reviewers say the global version is stuck on Widevine L3... You said Level 1.

[@zodiacfml]

crazy that Huawei sell this at this price. Not only it is a late SD 888, it doesn't have Google Play, it also shows ads on some apps like a cheaper Xiaomi or Poco. I know some people who buys Samsung flagships at this price where they could easily buy an iPhone. I'm not an Apple fan but at this price range, the iPhone is a superior product

[@lukeyong1180]

Huawei invest alot in R&D to improve the technology that consumers can enjoy, not like other companies such as Samsung and Apple which buys the cheapest patents and claim that they are innovative. Not only that, Huawei's QC is exceptionally stringent such that their phones are among the most durable. All the above needs money

[@errolljones8432]

Fantastic review 👍🏽💯 % can work with out Play Store. P50 Huawei has done great. Considering all the sanctions. They would be number (1) 🌟

[@boyanstrupchanski3167]

I got it for 670euro from operator it was a good deal and glad i did it . The phone is awesome

[@cospinkristijan2267]

RIP huawei

[@mole1596]

I honestly think this phone would be usable even without Google Services pre-installed, but the 1,200 EUR is too much to ask. Excellent cameras (as usual).

[@MrDamburger]

Bloody hell man... Huawei phones are truly the best, I've had iPhone, Samsung, Huawei and now Xperia (huge regret selling my p30) and that p30 truly was the best phone I've ever had... I wish I could use a Huawei phone again but p30 is too old now, and I couldn't live without google

[@alxdava2004]

Excellent reviews in general! Why you don't get hundreds of thousands of views, I don't know.

[@Techtablets]

Thanks. I don't know why it's getting worse. KZbin seems not send out notifications for me and limiting my views more and more nowadays.

[@alxdava2004]

@@Techtablets I have observed that also. For many months I didn't received any notification from your channel. I had to search it on purpose to get see your videos

[@MrPhilinggood]

Searched for a review on the channel just the day before and, voila! Great review! Btw, i'm really satisfied with my oneplus 8T - on which i decided after watching your video. Thank you!

[@dejanstarwars10]

God I feel bad about Huawei... They're definitely bleeding money and putting an eye-watering price on this won't help their cause. Come on, 1200 euros for an 8/256 configuration??!!!! And don't forget the lack of Google services. It would have been a totally different story if the starter price was around 699 euros. I know it's silly to compare but Motorola has their G200 with the 888+ and that one sells for 450 euros!

[@nicetrayyy]

Wondering when android phones will stop with the laggy video performance. Tbh in my case I don’t need 5G at all, but this price without 5G is ridiculous. Great video Chris! 😊

[@alxdava2004]

Exactly when they'll drop high megapixels sensors.

[@lethushatharuka7105]

Much love huawei 😍😍😍😍

[@Adrianek81]

Lovely place in spain,great phone,amazing camera,greetings from cold and windy Scotland😉✌️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@debochch]

what is that other thing on the table that looks the phone folded in half? Are you teasing something?

[@debochch]

you are too.😉

[@Smoke-cj7gp]

@@debochch Mate that's the Huawei P50 Pocket

[@madmike6942]

i play new state and pubg on my mate 20 pro... pubg in 4k ultra fps... runs like a dream

[@amranibrahimrashidi]

Wow the images look amazing really!!!

[@delpinsky]

Hmm considering the price, it's way off my price range. I still have a P30 Pro and therefore I'm still glad Huawei is keeping up with the camera department, although I was expecting some more. But clearly I understand they are living on the edge, after the ban. The audio quality in the recordings ain't good, considering the bitrate so low (Xiaomi like). I wonder why selling a phone at 1,000€+ and give the users such a bad audio quality! (hopefully a patch is on the way). GSPACE helps with Google apps, but Gpay and Android Auto won't work. Better than nothing. Would I go for this phone? At 600€, my price range, yes. At 1,000€+ no way.

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

Really feel for Huawei, flagship phone with only 4G😥😓 Android 11 at launch when 12 have been available for some time 🤔 Huawei is dead here in my country now, great shame 😓

[@imrankaixa]

Same brotha, huawei is literally dead in my country, Malaysia, which back then 2018-2020 is no1 in terms of smartphone sale in my country, now Xiaomi is no1

[@Bilal.Hussain.Shaikh]

with Kirin 9000, 5G support, headphone jack, good to see SD card Slot, and Google service, this could be Samsung Galaxy replacement Exynos version phones

[@PTYC933]

The video looks juttery when zooming. Noise reduction also makes it sound unnatural. Video/photos looks okay but I feel like vivo x70 pro plus is better.

[@marko.hitman]

Very good review,very detail. thx !

[@Techtablets]

Glad you liked it!

[@parshakamarsh]

No Google, no 5G, and that price!! I can't understand why they've even bothered to release it outside of China

[@ivovass195]

Good to see Huawei still hanging in there, good device at a killer price considering what else is available and imminent new generation releases from Samsung. Great review as usual

[@Labios_Rotos]

what do you find "killer" about this phone? Its literally priced at an insane point compared to the competition and its using last year's chip, no 5g, no google services, no support, etc.

[@Labios_Rotos]

@@Mr.Feanor Yes, I've used more Huawei phones without GMS than you most likely, and I also owned a GT2 Pro and the minute you're not using a Huawei phone the capabilities of the watch go to shit. The price IS absurd considering what they bring to the table, and that's not just my opinion. Literally every single tech publication out there agrees. You're a fan boy, and you're not being objective.

[@moratimonageng5034]

Doesn't it have harmonyos

[@Alazen.]

Can you live without Google? Yes.

[@carpediem7654]

Ouch. Expensive.

[@alihejazi2060]

Watched it twice already, regarding antutu, was the performance mode on? And, are you willing to do a camera comparison? Cause your samples are amazing, yet, to truly judge we need a camera comparison

[@ansonchew_sg]

May I ask if the P50 Pro still retain the useful "Light Painting" modes in their camera that were previously avail on the P40 & P30 Pro?

[@jeffayson1539]

hey Chris good to see you review p50 pro im curious without Google.. im using a p30 pro

[@Techtablets]

P30 Pro is a legend of a phone very advanced for its time. One of my all time favourites

[@dk.650]

@@Techtablets Hi. I'm still using my P20PRO, almost 4 now, what a machine. Time to upgrade. Contemplating the P50PRO. Nervous to go with Samsung S22 or S22+. May be disappointed. Oppo Reno 8 Pro. Your opinion on the Reno please.

[@ccostandinclaudia]

Does amazon music work on it? 🥺

[@rodri2565]

Wtf, who is the one buying this for 1.200 euros, looking at the competition? Cmon I would rather prefer having an iPhone 11 or a Pixel 6…

[@alexanderekin84]

Hope u review oppo find N too

[@ranasinghereubenelvisseyad5096]

Selfie is 13 megapixel not 32 mate.

[@thedrunkengardener9367]

I have a question which is a major part of the functionality of this phone. How about the voice assistant?

[@darthex0]

the assistants are still behind what dragon easy speaking was. You want a packaged concierge harvesting your focus with a bad accent......?

[@mdmirazulalam9688]

Should I buy it in 2023?

[@yaserkarimi8160]

Awesome phone👌👌

[@everstar8056]

Selfie camera is 13 or 32 MP?

[@tecemdia9759]

MACHINE. 😍 🇧🇷

[@davidbezzant9820]

Yeah I'd seriously consider this if it was 899-999 Euro. 1199 is really just a slap in the face, I actually don't think they actually made that many and don't want to sell that many, they are just using it as a showcase to show they can still play with the big boys.

[@dartvader60]

Beautiful phone pity I cannot do my banking on it 🥺🥺🥺🥺😭😭

[@cesarvarela5438]

Sad to see how Huawei went from one the most potential companies to disrupt Samsung's and apples pricing to being very quiet these past couple years

[@Nikhilsj33]

Overpriced :(

[@Paul.in.Ireland]

I wish Huawei would turn down the over sharpening on their photo processing a little… Samsung seems to be doing the same lately … it’s just too much.

[@AgimSherifi]

Can install apk others Android apps?

[@Techtablets]

Yes

[@AgimSherifi]

@@Techtablets thnx, very good review, just continue 👍

[@castromabetha6021]

Very nice 👌🏾 phone

[@Eu.Guilherme12]

How can i get global rom? From Brazil

[@sevenhours6228]

Do you have the Spanish language in this version?

[@Techtablets]

Yes it was there.

[@j.rosco4189]

A huge dealbreaker for me is, lack of Banking app support. otherwise, Huawei P50P is a no brainer

[@Techtablets]

Yes that's the big one the banking apps.

[@theistnate]

Gspace fixes that issue

[@adyady3099]

bank apps working perfectly fine on my p40 pro , ING and revolut , also i can do nfc payments via curve app with any card so absolutely no problem for me . Other google apps are easily replaceable

[@joelasuedois8980]

Huawei cameras are always top-notch, but no 5G is a bummer, of is it? I would like to know how it matches up against the Vivo X70 pro+, OPPO Find X 3 pro on the camera front? Looking for the best cameras more than anything else. Anyone who has tested these models might give me a hint. Thanks

[@Techtablets]

I think close but so far the main camera on the X70 Pro+ and the gimbal ultrawide are very good. Only the Pixel 6 Pro beats it. Still all of these flagships are so close!

[@leonardodavinci7425]

​@@Techtablets other reviewers have said that the Huawei is superior to the Pixel 6 pro.

[@Vibupoongode]

One of the best phone with horrible OS

[@kudakwashechikoko9085]

Why is the audio muffled in video recording

[@Techtablets]

That's the way it is and also low bitrate as listed in my cons.

[@gilvandejesus5118]

Pena q não tem os serviços da Google

[@strongman7564]

Sankyou,p 50 pro vs pixel 6 pro

[@victorrumyantsev3718]

Price is a deal breaker for me. It's just too much even now.

[@ChiekoGamers]

Waiting for Redmi Note 11 Global variant review

[@kodaph]

It's not available until Feb 16

[@DRIVER-SEBVET]

1200 euros 🤔🤯🤯🤯 It sells for around 800 here, 1200€😱

[@aarongon66]

👍💛

[@CamboSpaceandScienceOfficial]

At this price with no 5G.... Hmmm

[@hoshbenben1152]

Haven't switched on 5g in my phone for more than a year and half. In Europe 5g is as good as non-existing

[@kyokowithbrave4888]

Huawei is banned from buying 5g compatible chips.

[@CamboSpaceandScienceOfficial]

I knew everything about the ban... And they should provide a competitive price also.

[@samirgrg8923]

No kirin?

[@Techtablets]

No SD888 4G

[@rlifeh]

very stupid expensive price for brand under attack here in saudi arabia costs 4299 SAR (1146$) that so stupid!

[@carlocauton3678]

the moment huawei gets google, ill be back fo sure

[@mistertech332]

It's not worth buying huawei anymore but his cameras I think are not so good but huawei is to forget €1300 is not worth it there are better phones coming

[@evil_xsimon3639]

Actually I am using a mate 40 pro since last years and I really do think it's better than many smartphones

[@mistertech332]

@@evil_xsimon3639 the mate 40 pro at camera level is also not the best the note 20 ultra is much better

[@evil_xsimon3639]

@@mistertech332 who said that?

[@lukeyong1180]

@@mistertech332 dim the lights a little and you will see the difference, your Note 20 will struggle while Mate 40 aces.

[@kodaph]

Sadly idk why Huawei still try to push it. I feel bad P50 hasn't got the latest and greatest.

[@supremeleaderfokou5693]

Unacceptable price. 4g, no gms, old soc and 1200€ price tag is a recipe for disaster

[@martinangelomooney1010]

In my opinion the back is ugly and the price is too much.

[@Inflator82]

I will be surprised if five actual people buy it in Europe with their own money.

[@hlesko3254]

I don't know why but the price of this phone dramatically dropped

[@Dang3rRoom]

I never understand their prices lol

[@therepearblack3552]

It's a nice camera phone, but sadly no one cares about Huawei anymore because the lack of Google service is a deal breaker for most

[@ggkameleon1]

It's so stupid usa with Huawei and phones are better with kirin for vidéos & photos

[@nikaarbolishvili8011]

the only thing snapdragon chipsets are so hot is theri 5g modems, it had not much to do with huawei dealing with cooling. no it is their 5G.

[@harryvlogs7833]

Extremely overpriced when compared to the pixel 6 pro

[@marekd4599]

This is just sad. Huawei, even overpriced, without google stuff, kicked in the butt still looks much better then anyone on the market right now. Samsung just iterate and it looks like they fix one bug in new phone generation to bring dozen new ones. Xiaomi is like a cheap phone that has better packaging, but they still can't make quality device. Apple with iPhone is another story. And other company, they almost no exist in many markets.

[@lukeyong1180]

Huawei is the only company I have seen putting so much effort into R&D, not like other companies who just buy patents (thus the phones can be priced cheaper) and do marketing.

[@yns2972]

The process is very bad, the software is very bad, the screen is very bad, the software support is very little for 5 years. the camera sucks, the man is terrible, the stable system sucks, the charging capacity is too bad, the battery optimizes are very bad. Samsung galaxy S3 is better than this. No 5G, US not quite 5G even Europe is not fully active

[@CrimePedro1]

FOR THE BEST VIDEO WITH REAR CAMERA : * Exposure and Contrast (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max) * Color (Vivo X70 Pro+) * Autofocus (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max) * Texture (Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra) * Noise (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max) * Artifacts (Oppo Find X2 Pro) * Stabilization (Vivo X70 Pro+) FOR THE BEST VIDEO WITH FRONT CAMERA : * Exposure and Contrast (Apple iPhone 13) * Color (Asus ZenFone 7 Pro) * Focus (Huawei Mate 40 Pro) * Texture (Asus ZenFone 6) * Noise ((Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra) * Artifacts (Apple iPhone 12 mini) * Stabilization (Huawei P50 Pro) FOR THE BEST AUDIO RECORDING : * Timbre (Honor Magic3 Pro +) * Dynamics (OnePlus 8) * Spatial (Black Shark 4 Pro) * Volume (Honor Magic3 Pro +) * Artifacts (Asus Smartphone for Snapdragon Insiders) * Background (Apple iPhone XS Max) WHAT ABOUT THE BEST DISPLAY : * Readability (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max) * Color (Vivo X70 Pro+) * Video ((Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G (Exynos)) * Motion (Huawei Mate 40 Pro) * Touch (OnePlus 9) * Artifacts (Apple iPhone 13 Pro Max) FOR THE BEST BATTERY : * Stationary (Vivo Y72 5G) * On the go (Samsung Galaxy M51) * Calibrated (Samsung Galaxy M51) * Full charge (Nubia RedMagic 6 Pro) * Quick boost (Xiaomi 11T Pro) * Charge up (Oppo Reno6 Pro 5G) * Discharge (Apple iPhone 13 Pro)

[@richardbucher3130]

Thank you for the video , I have a feeling these will depreciate very quickly and they will sell for 600-700 on a used market in a few months , 1200€ is just way too much which is a shame , oh and xiaomi , look ! 4k video recording on a selfie camera and an ability to swap between all lenses on the back , get your act together xiaomi , please 🙏

[@MrJoshkm]

Flagship Huaweis especially in CN don't depreciate that fast unlike Samsung, it'll be a long wait not unless guys aren't out looking for them anymore that would cause them to drop.

[@ansonchew_sg]

May I ask if the P50 Pro still retain the useful "Light Painting" modes in their camera that were previously avail on the P40 & P30 Pro?

[@kohlernicolas3359]

yes it does !

[@peppe540]

As always. Great review, Chris. Thanks a zillion.

[@Techtablets]

My pleasure!

[@NJ_Random]

Gaaay

[@hoshbenben1152]

Nice phone. Hopefully next release will be powered by a Kirin SoC.

[@Random_MCrafter]

Yeah

[@dm8992]

Great video bro as always but for 1200$/€ no tnx i will skip it

[@sssssalva1]

1300 euros for a phone unable to open Google maps… sorry but I rather prefer a 100 euro phone with Google services

[@KaizerFaith]

It can run Google maps just fine but you can't login to your Google account

[@mohammadzein504]

A really nice phone from Huawei. I am impressed that they were able to keep temperatures in check with the hot 888 soc. I feel the same way Chris the lack of GMS, won't hinder in the use of this great phone👍👍👍.

[@pauloa.7609]

1300 euros for the 8gb/256gb model? Lmao

[@thaddeus2447]

Thank you for extended review! It seems huawei downclocked 888, no point in getting 800k points in antutu if you can't keep that speed for longer while keeping device cool. Superb camera performance for android device, however i don't think 1.3k euros is correct price for this phone. Considering there is no google services though i could live without them. Sad that new snapdragon cpus are even worse than previous chip. Qualcomm should focus on experience not number in antutu or else. Really wanted xiaomi 12 pro but its uncooked device. Hopefully Poco F4 pro or X4 pro will be superior phones in price/to performance departament. If not, i think iphone 14 will be unstopable this year if they bring usb C , faster charging and no notch screen.

[@Techtablets]

Yes, I think they did as in other ones it would reach 800k but I prefer it like this at least it will not overheat gaming, and an hour of PUBG on the top settings it only reached 36-37 degrees C which is a huge difference from 50-52 degrees of some of the other SD888 flagships I've seen. The Xiaomi 12 Pro on the latest firmware now takes much longer to overheat as they throttle it more but it's still not good.

[@erwandywijaya9965]

Maybe go for mi10 or mi10t, since sd865 is better in performance stability, and cameras and other stuffs in there are not bad ;)

[@Dr_Augen]

No GAPPS, doesn't worth it. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@The_Macaroon]

No 5g no Google services, last gen processor, this will bomb.

[@usmanabdulkadir3334]

Nice review as always Chris Sir

[@Techtablets]

Glad you liked it!

[@arfiziamri2442]

wow that camera design. go go power rangers

[@ccostandinclaudia]

How much the Phone cost where are you from? I've seen these in so many reviews but here in germany is 800 Euro. It's hundreds euro less then Samsung or IPhone.

[@Alazen.]

Those cameras are awesome