Upper mid-range · 2021

Huawei P50 Pocket

Sold for ₦799,232 · 1 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and a 120Hz display — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength AMOLED screen, 120Hz smooth scrolling

Watch out Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.9″ OLED · 120Hz

Snapdragon 888 4G 8 / 256 GB

4000 mAh 40W charging

40 MP 3 rear · 10.7 MP selfie

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In the Real World

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

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Full specifications

What stands out

Opens into a bigger foldable screen for tablet-style use

40W charging — slower than most at this price (66W typical)

Pro camera extras: RAW, Night mode, laser AF, manual focus

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

OLED

Resolution

1188 × 2790 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

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

AnTuTu

900,000

v10

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

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

No

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

Expandable

No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

5G

No

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

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 15 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

vs

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 · 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

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Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦799,232

Prices were last checked in April 2026. Always verify on the seller's site before purchasing.

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