SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei P50 Pocket review: A 2022 flip-fold with a circular cover screen and ultra-spectrum camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2021·$1,400
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#9 of 17
Tier
Foldable
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A flip-fold with a circular window.

Huawei P50 Pocket was a luxury flip-fold with a circular cover display and a unique "ultra-spectrum" sensor that detected sunscreen invisibility. Lacking Google and 5G, it remained a distinctive design statement.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2021.

Main6.9" OLED 120 Hz foldable
Cover1.04" circular OLED
Resolution2,790 × 1,188 px main

02Camera

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 75-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

Main40 MP, f/1.8 (TrueChroma RYYB)
Ultrawide13 MP
Ultra-spectrum32 MP (true-colour + sunscreen detection)
Selfie10.7 MP

03Performance

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for foldable phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 888 4G (5 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for foldable phones of 2021.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired40 W SuperCharge

05Build

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

06Value

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 62-point average for foldable phones of 2021.

What works
  • Distinctive circular cover screen.
  • Ultra-spectrum 32 MP cam for sunscreen detection.
  • TrueChroma colour-tuned imaging.
  • Distinctive luxury flip design.
What doesn't
  • No Google services.
  • 4G only on a Snapdragon 888 4G.
  • No IP rating.
  • $1,400 luxury pricing.
Cross-shop it against
Vivo X Fold
$1500 · score 86/100

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 17-phone cohort of foldable devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .