NEW DELHI: Huawei’s new foldable smartphone — P50 Pocket is now official. Huawei P50 Pocket is the first flip phone of the company, which the smartphone maker has launched in China. The foldable smartphone sports a clamshell design and it comes with a flexible display. The company claims that it has used innovative nano-optical film on the screen.
The external display of the smartphone allows users to check text messages, schedules and other information. Users can also answer calls and take quick selfies using the external display. Huawei P50 Pocket comes in Obsidian Black colour with a shiny mirror texture, White with premium shimmer on micro-glass and has a 3D micro-sculpture design. The company has also launched a premium edition of the smartphone in association with Haute Couture designer Iris Van Herpen.
Huawei also claims that the multi-dimensional hinge of the foldable smartphone makes the device fold easily and without any sign of creasing.
Huawei P50 Pocket specifications
Huawei P50 Pocket comes with a 6.9-inch FHD+ display with 1188×2790 pixel resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The smartphone also features a 1.04-inch external display. The flip phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor paired with 8GB/12GB of RAM. The smartphone comes in two storage options — 256GB and 512GB.
Huawei P50 Pocket comes with dual SIM support and runs Android-based EMUI 12 globally and HarmonyOS 2 in China. The flip smartphone comes equipped with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor and sports a triple rear camera.
Huawei P50 Pocket houses a 40MP main camera with f/1.8 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide camera with f/2.2 aperture and a 32MP Ultra Spectrum Camera with f/1.8 aperture. The smartphone also houses a 10.7MP front camera for selfies.
The flip smartphone is backed by a 4000mAh battery with 40W HUAWEI SuperCharge wired fast charging support. The price of the smartphone starts at 8,988 yuan (Rs 1,06,200) and it will go on sale in China starting today (December 23).
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