Huawei P50 Pro

Released July 2021

Ultra-Premium (>$800)
Huawei P50 Pro

Summary

Pros

  • High quality photo results in all test categories
  • Image quality and wide field of view on ultra-wide camera
  • High quality tele zoom
  • Great videos with good stabilization and dynamic range
  • Excellent selfie photos & videos
  • Excellent display experience, particularly in low light and in indoor conditions
  • More than 2 days of autonomy in a moderate use
  • Excellent wired and wireless charging experience

Cons

  • Inaccurate preview : what you see is not as good as what you get
  • No Google Services installed
  • Default brightness is low in outdoor, preventing a pleasant readability of the screen

Scores

Camera
Display
Audio
Battery
Selfie
! This evaluation is based on the version 5 of our Camera test protocol. Results are not directly compatible with those from the latest version 6, which employs an updated evaluation framework
143
camera
Overall Camera Score i
143
45
Xiaomi Redmi A3
BEST 169
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra

Sub-scores

Photo i
143
110
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 170
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Video i
139
90
Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ 5G
BEST 166
Top score
Oppo Find X8 Ultra
Tests

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Huawei P50 Pro camera
134
display
82nd

in Global Ranking

54th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Display Score i
134
82
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 160
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

Sub-scores

Readability i
129
74
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra
Color i
126
104
Apple iPhone 12 Pro
BEST 165
Top score
Google Pixel 8
Video i
143
65
Samsung Galaxy A22 5G
BEST 167
Top score
Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra
Touch i
151
79
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G
BEST 164
Top score
Google Pixel 7 Pro
Tests

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Huawei P50 Pro display
119
audio
112th

in Global Ranking

64th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Audio Score i
119
86
Vivo X60 Pro 5G (Snapdragon)
BEST 161
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
116
74
Nokia 7.2
BEST 163
Top score
Black Shark 5 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 172

Listening to music

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 161

Watching videos

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

BEST 156

Gaming

Through the smartphone's integrated speakers

Recording i
125
88
Fairphone 4
BEST 160
Top score
Honor Magic6 Pro

Use Cases

BEST 169

Friends & Family videos

With the smartphone's main camera

BEST 164

Selfie videos

With the smartphone's selfie camera

BEST 158

Concert videos

With the smartphone's main camera

Tests

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Huawei P50 Pro audio
123
battery
87th

in Global Ranking

20th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Battery Score i
123
75
Samsung Galaxy S22 (Exynos)
BEST 164
Top score
Motorola Edge 60 Pro

Sub-scores

Autonomy i
108
55
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 197
Top score
Honor Magic7 Lite
Charging i
141
72
Wiko Power U20
BEST 218
Top score
Realme GT Neo 5 (240W)
Efficiency i
135
47
Xiaomi 12 Pro
BEST 154
Top score
Oppo Reno6 5G

Key performances

Battery Life
2 days 3h
Battery Life
0-80% Charge
0h30
0-80% Charge
Full Charge
0h52
Full Charge
after 5-minute charge
5h35 Autonomy
after 5-minute charge
Tests

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Huawei P50 Pro battery
144
selfie
10th

in Global Ranking

10th

in Ultra-Premium Ranking (>$800)

Overall Selfie Score i
144
25
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 151
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

Sub-scores

Photo i
144
18
ZTE Axon 20 5G
BEST 149
Top score
Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max
Video i
146
38
Intex Aqua Selfie
BEST 156
Top score
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Tests

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Huawei P50 Pro selfie

Specifications

158.8 x 72.8 x 8.5mm

Dimensions

4G
Dual SIM

Network

Water resistant
IP68

Protection

Wireless

Charging

128/256/512 GB

Storage

Wide, Ultra-Wide, Tele, Mono

Main camera
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