Technology Dog
On December 23, Huawei’s winter flagship new product launch conference was held as scheduled. Huawei’s first vertical folding screen mobile phone, Huawei P50 Pocket (Huawei P50 Pocket), was officially released. This time, Huawei's P50 treasure box not only brings an extremely slim and exquisite folding form, but also has innovative appearance design and craftsmanship that also contain profound meanings. It is also the industry's first hyperspectral imaging system, which once again sets the upper limit of mobile imaging.
So is the Huawei P50 Pocket phone worth buying? What is the difference between Huawei P50 Pocket and ordinary mobile phones? Let’s take a look at the hands-on experience of Technology Dog to quickly understand this new product.
Appearance analysis: An iconic design that can be recognized at a glance from a distance
The thickness of the Huawei P50 Pocket is 15.2mm when folded, and only 7.2mm when unfolded. As the most critical component of the folding screen, Huawei P50 Pocket uses a new generation of water drop-shaped hinge (the same as Mate X2), which allows the multi-dimensional linkage lifting structure under the screen to rise when unfolded and fall back when folded, achieving a perfect seamless folding form. Screen flatness improved by 28%.
Many female friends are very sensitive to the weight of mobile phones. This is an important reason why models such as the iPhone 13 Pro Max are spurned by the majority of female compatriots. The Huawei P50 Pocket is only half the size of the former when you hold it. It can be easily put into a shoulder bag or clothing pocket.
Small-sized mobile phones have an inherent advantage, that is, they are relatively more refined. In order to provide users with more choices, Huawei P50 Pocket provides three colors called obsidian black, crystal white and gilt (liú ) Glossy gold, corresponding to black, white and gold. The one experienced by Tech Dog is in crystal white color. In addition to the difference in color, the three color combinations also use different processing methods.
The design of the Crystal White version of Huawei P50 Pocket is inspired by the light and shadow of diamonds, and the ultimate engraved texture effect is achieved on the glass through a double-sided three-dimensional micro-carving process. Judging from the actual appearance of the phone taken by Technology Dog, the overall back cover of the Huawei P50 Pocket is composed of a three-dimensional diamond-shaped shading structure, which feels convex and has a certain anti-slip effect.
Huawei P50 Pocket inherits the double-ring design of the P50 series. The upper ring on the back is a raised lens module, and the lower ring is an external screen with a small flat structure.
The unfolded screen size of Huawei P50 Pocket is 6.9 inches (21:9), with 442ppi, 1.07 billion colors and P3 wide gamut color management, supporting 120hz refresh rate and 300Hz ultra-high touch sampling rate , 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming, and the inner screen is covered with a new anti-reflective nano-optical film to minimize the impact of creases on the visual experience and reduce screen reflectivity to a certain extent.
When the Huawei P50 Pocket is in the folded state, the upper and lower parts are closed to a very high degree, almost tightly, which prevents foreign objects from entering and damaging the screen, improves the durability of the phone, and makes the overall look more beautiful. of exquisiteness.
Currently, Huawei has adapted the camera application. When the Huawei P50 Pocket is in the hover state, the camera interface can automatically split the screen into upper and lower parts to facilitate users to take selfies.
Photography experience: hyperspectral images transcend visible boundaries
Huawei P series products have always been committed to presenting users with the most cutting-edge and core technologies in aesthetics and imaging, and Huawei P50 Pocket does not exception.
Huawei P50 Pocket is equipped with a 40-megapixel primary color camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle camera, and a 32-megapixel super spectrum camera on the rear. The hyperspectral imaging system is also the latest research result brought by Huawei P50 Pocket.
Specifically, we can use the rear lens and external screen to achieve rear-camera selfies and achieve Huawei's strongest selfie effect. Flagship imaging capabilities such as the primary color engine and computational optics of the Huawei P50 series are also used on the Huawei P50 Pocket. Let’s quickly understand the camera performance of the Huawei P50 Pocket through a set of real-shot sample photos taken by Technology Dog.
Judging from actual experience, the image part of Huawei P50 Pocket still shows a high level, the color fidelity is very high, the details are retained very well, the fluorescent photography mode is also more fun, and it can shoot Take out some photos that will amaze you.
Actual hands-on experience: senseless connection between internal and external screens
The small-sized external screen on the back of Huawei P50 Pocket is called "Smart External Screen" and supports a variety of customized themes and HarmonyOS universal cards. , providing rich applications and realizing seamless connection between internal and external screens.
Huawei P50 Pocket can operate notifications, schedules, calendars, music, weather, wallet payment and other major functions through the external screen without opening the cover, eliminating unnecessary operating time and directly obtaining the information you want. , get service support faster.
For example, if you add an external screen card in the settings, you can display the Alipay payment code by swiping left on the external screen. When walking or riding, open the Amap map and the navigation screen can still be displayed after closing the cover, making it easy to understand the trajectory and navigation information.
Enter the Mirror App through the external screen. After clicking, you will enter the sunscreen detection interface, which allows us to quickly and intuitively find out whether the sunscreen on the face is evenly applied. If you need to check other parts, you can double-click to switch to professional mode view.
The difference between AI skin measurement and ordinary skin measurement software is that it can deeply detect the skin condition through hyperspectral imaging technology. If you operate according to the intelligent voice prompts, a comprehensive skin measurement record will be generated, and our reasonable care suggestions will be provided based on the measurement results (not a medical device, the effect is only indicative).
After clicking on a message on the outer screen of Huawei P50 Pocket, unfold the phone to directly reach the corresponding message interface for quick reply. In addition, based on its special shape, it can achieve rear-shot selfies, achieving Huawei's strongest selfie effect.
In actual operation, you can select the photo or video mode by sliding the screen up and down. Double-click the screen to switch between the main camera and the ultra-wide-angle lens. Click the screen to complete the shooting. It is almost not difficult to get started.
It is also worth mentioning that Huawei P50 Pocket provides two very practical small functions, opening the screen to answer calls and super privacy mode. When there is an incoming call in the folded state, the external screen can display the caller's information, and the call can be connected when unfolded. The folded phone can directly hang up the call. The entire answering and hanging up actions are done in one go, which is very recognizable and ritualistic. .
When we turn on the super privacy mode and the phone is closed, Huawei P50 Pocket will automatically turn off the camera, microphone and positioning functions. When we unfold it, it can be resumed to protect your personal privacy to the maximum extent. Privacy, this feature is still very good.
Huawei has also designed the P50 Pocket external screen with themes including Moonlight, Bloom, Narcissus, Silver Wings, Golden Wings, Morning Light, Time Wandering, Bubble Party, Pink Makeup Bloom, Secret Garden, and Spring Light. The themes of different styles, such as Bright Moonlight, Lotus Pond Moonlight, Animal Paradise, Alpaca, Mr. Duck, Mrs. Duck, Hedgehog, Mianyang, etc., will make you feel very interesting.
Well-known The reason is that Huawei P50 Pocket is equipped with the Snapdragon 888 processor and is also equipped with a large 4000mAh battery. It is equipped with 40W wired super fast charging. After actual testing, it can charge the phone's power from 0 to 65% in half an hour. The overall battery life performance is Still very good.
Who is Huawei P50 Pocket suitable for?
Regardless of the brand tone, appearance design, operating experience and other aspects, Huawei P50 Pocket is indeed a "luxury product", and this phone is not suitable to be "measured" from the perspective of a candy bar phone. of true value. It is a special product aimed at a specific niche market, such as trendy people who pursue fashion and female users who have demands for product form and appearance.
If you have sufficient budget and want to try the freshness brought by Huawei P50 Pocket, then choosing it should be a good choice!