Older flagship · 2021

Huawei P50 Pocket

Name: Huawei P50 Pocket
Brand: Huawei
Price: 799232 NGN
Availability: InStock

Sold for ₦799,232 · 1 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches upper-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A37. Same-source Kimovil Antutu v10 AnTuTu evidence is also available.

Best for

Strength 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Foldable display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.9″ AMOLED · 120Hz

888 4G 8 / 256 GB

4000 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 10.7 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Huawei P50 Pocket looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · OLED · 1188 × 2790 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1188 × 2790 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

803 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 4G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

900,000

Kimovil · Antutu v10

768,513

GSMArena · v9

GeekBench

3,077

Graphics test

GFXBench 40 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new HarmonyOS versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

HarmonyOS 2.0 (China), EMUI 12 (Europe), no Google Play Services

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

40 MP f/1.8 main · 11 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

40 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Camera

32 MP f/1.8

Front camera

11 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 40 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

66:00h

Wired charging

40 W

Removable

Audio

Below average (-30.1 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Below average (-30.1 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 8/512GB · 12/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

Build & Design

190 g · 7.2 mm

Height

170.0 mm

Width

75.5 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

Weight

190 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1188 × 2790 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

23% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

900k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Faster charging

40 W vs 25 W charging

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦799,232

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦799,232

Fair for used

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3.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 512GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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