Huawei P50

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

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...

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

No Google services ; No 5G ; No wireless charging

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.

Foldables are striking to begin with, this one looks even more so.

No IP rating, doesn't want to stay open at arbitrary angles (if you care about that).

The concessions Samsung had to make for the Flip to happen, we think, are camera and design. Those are precisely the two aspects in which Huawei has made the superior Flip - the Pocket is the better-looking of the two and also the better cameraphone....

+ Premium 3D textured glass ; + Sleek symmetrical circular cutouts for camera and cover screen ; + Gapless hinge gives better confidence ; + Great 120Hz flexible inner display ; + Decent battery life ; + AppGallery's library is growing nicely ; +...

- Lackluster performance out of the Snapdragon 888 ; - No 5G, just as 5G is taking off in Malaysia ; - Fluorescence mode is the definition of a gimmick ; - Image processing could be more consistent

The HUAWEI P50 Pocket is decent enough as a premium flagship foldable, but its prohibitively high price tag makes it difficult to recommend.