SpecEagle review · Huawei

Huawei P50 Pro review: The Leica-tuned P-series flagship with dual matrix camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·€1,199
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#129 of 206
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Last of the “old Huawei” flagships before the satellite era.

P50 Pro continued Huawei’s camera legacy with XD Optics and dual matrix sensors. Same Google + 4G caveats apply.

01Display

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

TypeOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.6 inches
Resolution2,700 × 1,228 px

02Camera

86/100

At 86/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2021 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Mono40 MP
Ultrawide13 MP
Telephoto64 MP, 3.5× optical / 100× digital

03Performance

74/100

74/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 888 (4G only)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 / 512 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.

Capacity4,360 mAh
Wired66 W
Wireless50 W

05Build

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2021.

06Value

68/100

68/100 trails the 74-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2021.

What works
  • XD Optics + Leica tuning.
  • Mono sensor adds depth.
  • 50 W wireless charging.
  • IP68.
What doesn't
  • 4G only.
  • No Google services.
  • SD888 ran warm.
  • No mainstream Western retail.
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? .