Mid-range · 2022

Huawei Pocket S

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35

Best for

Strength 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Foldable display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.9″ AMOLED · 120Hz

778G 4G 8 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 2 rear · 10.7 MP selfie

4G LTE Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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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

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

600,100

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

HarmonyOS 3.0 · 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 3.0

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

Front camera

11 MP f/2.2

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 40 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 8/512GB

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Falls short for 2026

4G only

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, B28a

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) · gyro · accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 14

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

22% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 18 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

600k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 40 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Faster charging

40 W vs 25 W charging

Lower benchmark score

600k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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