SpecEagle review · Honor

Honor 50 Pro review: The first post-Huawei Honor flagship with Google services restored.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2021·$700
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#193 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Honor returns to global Google services.

Honor 50 Pro was the post-Huawei-divestiture flagship — Google services restored after the US ban, dual Vlog selfie cam and 100 W charging. A symbol of Honor's independence.

01Display

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeOLED, 120 Hz, curved
Size6.72 inches
Resolution2,676 × 1,236 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

Main108 MP, f/1.9
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Dual selfie32 MP + 12 MP ultrawide

03Performance

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2021 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired100 W SuperCharge

05Build

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

06Value

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • Google services restored — first post-Huawei flagship.
  • 100 W SuperCharge.
  • 108 MP main + dual selfie (Vlog-tuned).
  • 120 Hz curved OLED.
What doesn't
  • 4G LTE global (5G only in China).
  • 4,000 mAh modest.
  • 2 MP filler lenses.
  • No NFC in some regions.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy S21 Ultra 5G
$1200 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 206-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .