Do check out my Mate 50 Pro camera comparison Vs the Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max here for more on the Mate 50 Pro cameras: ua-cam.com/video/24o9ZfMZCzw/v-deo.html
For me too 4G is not that bad especially here in my country 5G is not that much great with n78 only. But i think the cons for this is the price, thanks Chris for sharing your thoughts if this Mate 50 Pro, btw this 50 Pro have same features like apple satellite emergency something like that it Huawei have partnered with Baidu.
Huawei continues to make great devices. Huawei has taken a very good position in the tablet, watch and computer business and I guess they will return to its old days in the phone business in the next period. Huawei mate 50 pro is definitely a device that will be of interest to anyone who loves technology. I hope I will have the chance to experience it soon. Thanks for the review Chris. Hope to see comparison of mate 50 pro with next flagship devices.
Nice phone and a proper review ! Like everyone else, I would love to see Huawei get back in the mainstream. I am still really enjoying my mate 20 x and as a matter of fact just received a b top game controller for it that I ordered from Shanghai. 👍
From initial impressions it's a solid device and the cons don't seem so dealbreaking. The design is nice and the performance in gaming on that Amoled screen is smooth.
@@michaliskossyfas5862 well i was talking about updates though And never that bad too... P30 pro, P40pro, mate 30pro, mate 40pro These might not have the best cam quality, but never been bad either Decent if not second best
A solid flagship offering from Huawei indeed! 👍For me the lack of 5g is not a deal breaker at all. I have no true 5g network and will not be any time soon. I love how Huawei keeps pushing forward in terms of innovation. That variable mechanical aperture on the main camera is next level! All that being said, although the notch allows for 3d face unlocking, which is great. But I personally cannot handle day to day usage, with that distraction on the screen! Thank you Sir Chris for another well rounded review 👌👌
Still rocking the P30 Pro... it's still a photography beast. I used to change phones close to every bathroom break xD , but I've stuck to this one for so long, it's insane. I'm just not really that enamored by the competition, but I'm also reluctant to give up the out-of-the-box Android/Play Store experience or missing out on 5G network capability. Such a shame they had to target Huawei. As if Apple, Samsung, Facebook/Meta etc aren't doing shady things. It's kinda what you'd expect. Seems like a great phone, the Mate 50 Pro. But the P30 Pro will probably be the last Huawei to own, unless they drop the sanctions and are back in the game again. For a while I had my hopes up for OnePlus... as they announced they'd be collaborating with Hasselblad. However, that seemed to pretty much contain itself to using the branding on the phone. Bit of a disappointment. Sony... cool features, but the pricing is high and the results still can't really compete with all the AI processing in the other flagships. Xiaomi had that Mi 11 Ultra which I found very interesting and since then have started a collaboration with Leica after they jumped ship from the S.S. Huawei. So, I'm keen to see what's next for them as the 13 Series should be soon announced. Vivo is the last in the list, but probably the most likely to provide me with a worthy successor to the P30 Pro. I liked their X70 Pro+, but wasn't swayed enough. Their X80 Series missed out on a Pro+ version. In the next month or two we'll probably get introduced to the X90 Pro+ and I believe that will finally be what I was looking for. My P30 Pro screen has cracks, it can't charge through USB anymore, only wirelessly, so it's really starting to be on its last breath...
The P30 Pro is legendary, without a doubt their standout phone for me to. It was so ahead of it's time, the battery life, screen, cameras and zoom camera.
mine was smashed last august weeks later i bought a second hand unit for 370€ i cant find at that price point can compete with it even 2022 midrange phones..
In terms of performance and camera it's definitely improved from the Mate 40 but I think the design took a step backwards with the notch and the obvious camera lenses on the back.
Still rocking my Mate 40 Pro, the last Huawei phone with Kirin chip. Love it to bits. I bought in the same year to my Note 20 Ultra. The Huawei's battery life is still as new, whilst my Note is already showing its age.
Using the Mate 50 Pro since over a month now and i am getting along with it pretty well, great camera, great performance, long battery lifetime and many more.
It's a really solid phone, don't get me wrong, but woah that price is insane at 1300€. I can't see people buying this over an S22 ultra/ iPhone 14 Pro or even the Pixel 7 pro which is insane value at 899€
Yes the pricing is crazy, but just watch it will just like mad soon. Like they always do. Like the laptops, starting at 2100 for the Matebook X Pro a few months later it's 1699 etc.
I'm turned off by the no Google app issue. They have their own created apps and if the work just as well fine but not sure I want to take the risk. Currently on p30 lite and live it. Does the job. Was half thinking the p30 Pro is still an excellent phone and has an excellent camera. Great review on the mate 50...i am tempted tho.....
@@Techtablets I had to always watch it outside of the youtube app because the highest quality is showed was 480p 😢. First I taught you uploaded videos is 60fps but no it just didn't want to go any higher untill the last Huawei review, it was like this for me for a long time !! I did reset UA-cam lately perhaps that fixed it 🤷
Great review. Why is there no link from where u get it here in Europe? Also, u didn't mention anything about the desktop mode. Is it still there? mean can we still use os on external screens?
If Huawei brings the successor of Mate 20X, means Mate 50X, I swear I will buy it. Even without GMS, especially when you said almost all apps are somehow available. Missing Mate 20X so much.
Hello. Nice review by the way. I just wanna ask, coz you mentioned video out, does it still support desktop mode like the old Huawei phones or a desktop ui like Samsung Dex? Thanks!
I don't know why people talk about this variable aperture like it's a thing that HUAWEI brought now to the smartphone camera game?! My mother has it in her SAMSUNG S9+, it is such a great device, bought it for me but then I took the NOTE9(I'm not shure if even the note9 had it) and like that she ended with a variable aperture capable camera..
I am used to notches and do not mind it much if it has functions, using Mi 8 previously and really like the IR front face camera there and since then, i am quite missed the feature to unlock the phone easily in the dark.
@@Techtablets yeah I don't really care about a face ID. I like it on a laptop but on a phone I've never really got much utility out of it. I would rather sacrifice face ID if it meant I had to endure a notch.
Great, thorough, balanced review, as always. Shame the Mate 50 Pro isn't 5G, but like you say, it's only really an option in the city where I live, in rural areas even 4G can be patchy. I'm sure that's typical of most prospective purchasers out there. Brilliant news that Google apps are becoming less problematic for Huawei devices - my mum has the P40 Lite and certain apps weren't working (though, I haven't seen her for about a year :D) My holy grail phone, and one I still miss, (though I have a ZTE Axon 30 Ultra now) was the Mate 20X. Always hoped Huawei would bring out a successor - maybe the "ban" didn't help as far as developing new mobile phone models (look at how many variants and models Xiaomi releases in comparison!).
The Mate 20X, that was an awesome phone I used own one, I went from a Mi Max 2 or Max 3 to that. Posted a review on it back then. I have always been waiting for a new larger X series phone. Seems it wont be happening.
Mate 40 Pro is a legend, the Mate 50 Pro continue that trend, but it's harder and harder to recommend Huawei these days. I would like to see much bigger batteries( 6000mah like ROG6 will make it really standout), better speakers and cameras can make it really standout, and be viable options despite the lack of GMS(Gspace emulation eates battery)
Cameras in this model are better than an iPhone 14 Pro (Not video) and they are a big step up I feel. Speakers are still great, but yes more battery would be better however the drain has been very good if you use balanced mode. Easily get it over 7- 7 1/2 hours SOT.
@@Techtablets While it's commendable, I think Huawei needs everything to be much better than everyone else to standout, as they being cast out of the mainstream market, specially when they price their phones in a flagship level. Does it retain the 50MP AI mode? It takes a couple of picture in span of 3 second and gives you an AMAZING result tbh.
I use app called Curve for payments using NFC on my phone. In our country banking apps works fine, they are downloaded from AppGallery. So there is no problem.
Amazing review! The best I've seen so far for the mate 50 pro! Very happy to see Huawei bounce back with this amazing phone, also glad you showed us that certain apps relying on Google are still usable via third parties. Would you recommend the adblocker you've installed on the phone to stop the ads from for example gspace?
yeah if you like battery drain and crashing applications on top of the permissions granted to a random 3rd party app. good luck, have fun. i'll just wait until the global version is properly rooted..
I don't like this kind of heavy curvature of the screen bezels. My P30 Pro luckily is less curved on the sides. I don't like the price: 1,300€ (not sold in Italy BTW). I could live using GSpace, since the only thing missing is GPay. I could live without 5G either. The RYYB sensor is improved a lot compared to my P30 Pro. The problematic colours on my phone are orange and purple, becoming yellow and pink. On the Mate 50 Pro the colours look correct, whiich is good! I see the sensor amplifies the yellow colour at night.
Yeah. The ryyb filter is truly amazing, the P30 pro was ahead of its time. But since the sensor is extra sensitive to yellow light, some photos would look messed up. Night mode usually fixed it.
As always great professional review Huawei has done a great job. I wonder if iPhone was under the same pressure and pixel was under the same pressure and oneplus the same pressure would they survive like Huawei?
It just sucks that you can't use many of these amazing android phones reliably, if at all anymore in the US. And it's getting harder and harder to find out which ones will work.
@@Techtablets oh I know, I was just airing out my frustration because I love these phones. And also because I don't want fellow us viewers to buy these and be disappointed. My p30 pro was my favorite phone. Your review sold me on it.
Got a good price for my RTX 3080 Ti, and the RTX 4090 so upgraded as I game at 4k120 I can do it properly now. Yes hopefully no notch on the next P series.
I'm still using my Mate 20 Pro side by side with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I would still go with Huawei today if the US didn't sanction Huawei and prevent them from using Google services.
Still working with my Huawei mate 10 (2018), still fast work great, unfortunately for the fallout with the US supplier. A brand looking forward to my next upgrade.
this really feels like a proper succesor to the legendary mate 20 pro it's too bad it doesnt have a kirin processor and 5G the bloatware is probably there because huawei wants to show that the phone can run all those apps to the more casual user, they most likely decided that it's worth the little bit of complaints
This time it feels to more like a proper successor, no last gen chipset, new camera system and imaging. The return of 3D face unlocking (But an ugly big notch) You could be right on the bloatware, they want to show people right away it can run all these apps.
@@danielmachado2229 try to change your region on your huawei app to Hongkong/China, sometimes I get update there earlier before they released it on my country, Philippines.
Would there be a review for the nova 10 pro ? I've been using a nova 7 5G for the past 2 years and super happy with it, but I think its time to upgrade to a higher refresh rate and newer hardware
It can be the most amazing phone ever, no Gapps, no thank you. I know there are workarounds but that’s all they are, workarounds, no matter how hard you try, they will always remain just workarounds.
@@tuphelo actually, i was drunk last night so even my grammar isn't apt in the sentencing. Don't call me bro, i didn't reveal my gender to you, so don't just assume everything by yourself, you SOB !
Drop vs Notch makes no difference, and notch usually means less sacrifices. Turning on black background in notch area makes this look 10 times better on oled screens. As for the phone this seems like a refined version of mate 30 pro which is a great thing in my opinion
But the mate 30 pro is a 3 year old phone. All comparisons should be made with the 40 Pro, and interestingly the 40 pro has a pill cutout instead of a notch.
Thanks for the review as always Chris. I quite disagree on the software side. I've been using my P40 Pro for the past 16 months or so and i'm quite tired of not having GMS. I think that the more time passes the less effort is Huawei putting into its own app store and just lets third party ones do the work. However, compatibility issues are still present the moment you venture out of the most used apps, and some of the big ones do not work either (i think Discord is still broken for example). EMUI 12 also broke most launcher apps if you do not want to use the barebone stock one. Even my phone carrier tells me their app is not compatible and then works fine; that's the level of care AppGallery gets. Not to mention all the apps i've bought on the Playstore that i can no longer access, and i can't even buy again since those are not for sale on other stores. Month after month there are always quite a few annoyances that exist only due to HMS. Couple that with the crazy 1299€ pricetag and the fact that the whole phone is good but not stellar makes this phone quite the awful buy; in particular when the competition comes in at 950€ for the S22 Ultra or 899€ with the watch for the Pixel 7 Pro. I'll keep using my P40 Pro for the time being, since it's still usable for the most part, but will never buy an HMS device again.
I guess it's more per use case as I have found every app I use with ease via AppGallery or Petal search. I remember the first time without GMS I couldn't install apps due to a phrase error or other issues. True that went away as many developers made their apps so they could run without the Google Framework. I remember seeing the dreaded "Google framework required" on boot and then apps wouldn't load. Mostly games. The only thing running the GSpace way for the odd Gapp I do need is the battery life takes a bit of a hit. I agree with the pricing it's a bit of an ask for sure factoring in it is HMS not GMS. Compared to the Pixel 7 Pro I have here would rather have this phone with far better battery life, the SD8+Gen1, better thermals over Tensor and really I would only miss the pixel's cameras.
I run my Huawei P40 lite without Gspace and I still dont have any problems with the applications. I must add that I even run different corporate specific apps, which are not very familiar to the casual user. Everyone seems to be ignoring this fact, but in all this dirty war, the playstore/GMS found its self with some actual competition, which is really good for us, the users. In the future, this will guarantee a healthy non-abusive presence on the market, for all sides. This way, what happend with Huawei application support might not be possible with other brands anymore. Cheers!
@@Techtablets that's a shame, thank you for checking. I ended up getting a Z Fold 4 despite really liking the Vivo and Xiaomi alternatives, because Android Auto works out of the box on Samsung.
I'm not bothered about no 5G, but I am about its pricing compared to other 5G phones. I could be wrong, but I seem to recall the reason for the bump in phone prices was attributed to the inclusion of a 5G modem in the newer chips. This does not have that modem, seemingly, so does everything else in this phone justify the price?
It's simply too expensive in Europe, especially in Spain where it's even €100 higher than in many other European countries. Also, the Xiaomi 13 ultra will be released in around 2 weeks. Apparently that will have some form of USB 3.x and also support 4k on the front camera. According to some Chinese sources I read, Xiaomi's previous fast charging only supports USB 2.x. Apparently they have figured out how to use USB 3.x though with fast charging up to 90w ans the Xiaomi 13 ultra is rumored to come with this 90w fast charging and USB 3.x. It might be q good option in few months if it drops in price by about €500 to €900ish but only worth buying with a significant discount
that looks awesome. but was so much more than the xiaomi i've committed to already...sigh. especially that 'porn star' gold edition...ha ha. great review...always knew huawei takes awesome pics (even the one guy below with the P30 pro he's still happy with). greetings from durban. 👊🏻🇿🇦
@@Techtablets I only use software volume control. When I am seeing video, to me Is easier double tap gwmtlynon the side than grap the Phone and press hardware audio control. Excuse my english, it Is noty mother language.
I think Xiaomi's thermal protection *is more practical* . Huawei phones in that thermal management *will simply burn through their lifespan really quickly* .
Do check out my Mate 50 Pro camera comparison Vs the Pixel 7 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max here for more on the Mate 50 Pro cameras: ua-cam.com/video/24o9ZfMZCzw/v-deo.html
For me too 4G is not that bad especially here in my country 5G is not that much great with n78 only. But i think the cons for this is the price, thanks Chris for sharing your thoughts if this Mate 50 Pro, btw this 50 Pro have same features like apple satellite emergency something like that it Huawei have partnered with Baidu.
Hahaha Chris
Love it when you cant mention the name of "that" app so you be responsible...
Chinese model only that's why.
Well I need it and don't really want to see it banned...
@CISO yeah!! Agreed no one really talk about that i think Huawei was first to introduced it after Apple right
Huawei continues to make great devices. Huawei has taken a very good position in the tablet, watch and computer business and I guess they will return to its old days in the phone business in the next period. Huawei mate 50 pro is definitely a device that will be of interest to anyone who loves technology. I hope I will have the chance to experience it soon. Thanks for the review Chris. Hope to see comparison of mate 50 pro with next flagship devices.
Still rocking my Mate 20 Pro. What a beast that is.
Same with me, still enjoying my mate 20 but I have huge regrets being unable to buy the mate 50 pro in UK bcz it's doesn't have Google services 😭
Same here
Super underrated channel. Thanks for listening to your subscribers
Nice phone and a proper review !
Like everyone else, I would love to see Huawei get back in the mainstream.
I am still really enjoying my mate 20 x and as a matter of fact just received a b top game controller for it that I ordered from Shanghai.
👍
My Huawei mate 20 pro still rocking 🥰🤘
From initial impressions it's a solid device and the cons don't seem so dealbreaking. The design is nice and the performance in gaming on that Amoled screen is smooth.
There the best yet I think. Hopefully, firmware updates fix the video audio and improve 4k video recording to equal other Android flagships.
@@Techtablets well based on records
Huawei is good at providing updates
@@eloy5808 Based on records, Huawei is bad at video/audio quality.
@@michaliskossyfas5862 well i was talking about updates though
And never that bad too... P30 pro, P40pro, mate 30pro, mate 40pro
These might not have the best cam quality, but never been bad either
Decent if not second best
@@eloy5808 Their photo quality is great even if it's not my taste, their video quality is quite disappointing despite their great hardware.
A solid flagship offering from Huawei indeed! 👍For me the lack of 5g is not a deal breaker at all. I have no true 5g network and will not be any time soon. I love how Huawei keeps pushing forward in terms of innovation. That variable mechanical aperture on the main camera is next level! All that being said, although the notch allows for 3d face unlocking, which is great. But I personally cannot handle day to day usage, with that distraction on the screen!
Thank you Sir Chris for another well rounded review 👌👌
I really miss the kirin chip. Still using my mate 30pro n is awesome 👌🏽
Still rocking the P30 Pro... it's still a photography beast. I used to change phones close to every bathroom break xD , but I've stuck to this one for so long, it's insane. I'm just not really that enamored by the competition, but I'm also reluctant to give up the out-of-the-box Android/Play Store experience or missing out on 5G network capability. Such a shame they had to target Huawei. As if Apple, Samsung, Facebook/Meta etc aren't doing shady things. It's kinda what you'd expect. Seems like a great phone, the Mate 50 Pro. But the P30 Pro will probably be the last Huawei to own, unless they drop the sanctions and are back in the game again. For a while I had my hopes up for OnePlus... as they announced they'd be collaborating with Hasselblad. However, that seemed to pretty much contain itself to using the branding on the phone. Bit of a disappointment.
Sony... cool features, but the pricing is high and the results still can't really compete with all the AI processing in the other flagships. Xiaomi had that Mi 11 Ultra which I found very interesting and since then have started a collaboration with Leica after they jumped ship from the S.S. Huawei. So, I'm keen to see what's next for them as the 13 Series should be soon announced.
Vivo is the last in the list, but probably the most likely to provide me with a worthy successor to the P30 Pro. I liked their X70 Pro+, but wasn't swayed enough. Their X80 Series missed out on a Pro+ version. In the next month or two we'll probably get introduced to the X90 Pro+ and I believe that will finally be what I was looking for. My P30 Pro screen has cracks, it can't charge through USB anymore, only wirelessly, so it's really starting to be on its last breath...
The P30 Pro is legendary, without a doubt their standout phone for me to. It was so ahead of it's time, the battery life, screen, cameras and zoom camera.
Vivo/Samsung/Google >>> every other brand
You are not alone. There is no worthy smartphone to upgrade from P30 Pro.
P30 pro old
mine was smashed last august weeks later i bought a second hand unit for 370€ i cant find at that price point can compete with it even 2022 midrange phones..
In terms of performance and camera it's definitely improved from the Mate 40 but I think the design took a step backwards with the notch and the obvious camera lenses on the back.
Yes it's two steps forward but one back for the notch. I don't mind the cameras.
you just said about the carmer block, too, I think.
Awesome photos! 🤩 Looking forward to get this phone in my country.
Huawei are BACK!
....and they brought a 2018 notch with them
mate series is notch designed not the P series
Still rocking my Mate 40 Pro, the last Huawei phone with Kirin chip. Love it to bits. I bought in the same year to my Note 20 Ultra. The Huawei's battery life is still as new, whilst my Note is already showing its age.
Great phone and chipset! Glad it's still doing well.
Using the Mate 50 Pro since over a month now and i am getting along with it pretty well, great camera, great performance, long battery lifetime and many more.
It's a really solid phone, don't get me wrong, but woah that price is insane at 1300€. I can't see people buying this over an S22 ultra/ iPhone 14 Pro or even the Pixel 7 pro which is insane value at 899€
Yes the pricing is crazy, but just watch it will just like mad soon. Like they always do. Like the laptops, starting at 2100 for the Matebook X Pro a few months later it's 1699 etc.
That camera is really good
It really is as good as the top phones for still. But video quality nope.
that notch just wrenched my gut.
Hi I'm from Malaysia to see your video👋🏻🇲🇾😊
Thanks for coming
@@Techtablets your welcome 😊
I'm turned off by the no Google app issue. They have their own created apps and if the work just as well fine but not sure I want to take the risk. Currently on p30 lite and live it. Does the job. Was half thinking the p30 Pro is still an excellent phone and has an excellent camera.
Great review on the mate 50...i am tempted tho.....
Same here 😭
Thank you, now I'm able to watch your reviews in full hd again 👍🏻
Why weren’t they in full HD? I always upload in 4K
@@Techtablets I had to always watch it outside of the youtube app because the highest quality is showed was 480p 😢. First I taught you uploaded videos is 60fps but no it just didn't want to go any higher untill the last Huawei review, it was like this for me for a long time !! I did reset UA-cam lately perhaps that fixed it 🤷
Great review. Why is there no link from where u get it here in Europe? Also, u didn't mention anything about the desktop mode. Is it still there? mean can we still use os on external screens?
Desktop mode is there yes, wired and wireless with the Mate 50 Pro. No EU link I could find
Try tradingshenzhen although they send from HK
best huawei
Thank you very much 😇from TURKEY 😇
Thanks for watching!
If Huawei brings the successor of Mate 20X, means Mate 50X, I swear I will buy it. Even without GMS, especially when you said almost all apps are somehow available. Missing Mate 20X so much.
Oh so would I the another big X model would be amazing.
Totally agree! Sent from my Huawei Mate 20 X
still rocking p30 pro, absolute beast
The new Mate 50 pro is a really solid flagship that I would love to have. Also thanks to GSpace you can use all apps you want. 😌😌
Thanks for sharing
Price is a bit steep, but otherwise a great flagship phone. Maybe some slight hickups in europe, but in south america its 100% usable
Hopefully they can work on the pricing of it.
Amazing unboxing keep it up as always Chris Sir
Thanks! Will do!
HI loved your review, I'm looking for a new Huawei phone and can't decide between this and P50 pro, what would you recommend ?
I would get this over the P50 Pro no second thoughts it's better at everything really.
@@Techtablets thank you for replying, keep up the good work
Does it also has eyes on display? Just as the mate 40 pro.
Very good in-depth review. Love the phone.
Thanks for watching.
Hello. Nice review by the way.
I just wanna ask, coz you mentioned video out, does it still support desktop mode like the old Huawei phones or a desktop ui like Samsung Dex?
Thanks!
No.
I'd love to have a Mate 50! I had the 9&10 and loved them both!!
Good phones
Excelent review! Can you compare with the Huawei P50 pro?
I don't know why people talk about this variable aperture like it's a thing that HUAWEI brought now to the smartphone camera game?! My mother has it in her SAMSUNG S9+, it is such a great device, bought it for me but then I took the NOTE9(I'm not shure if even the note9 had it) and like that she ended with a variable aperture capable camera..
Yeah it’s nothing new at all. But as open as f/1.4
@@Techtablets no doubt onto impruvements done from then to now..
Huawei has a 10-size adjustable physical aperture where the galaxy had only 2 sizes
@@gantenbeinable yeah, but the point here is that it is not a novelty as people would think.. Thats all..
I am used to notches and do not mind it much if it has functions, using Mi 8 previously and really like the IR front face camera there and since then, i am quite missed the feature to unlock the phone easily in the dark.
The 3D face unlocking on this Mate 50 Pro is really good as good as my iPhone 14 Pro. But yes the trade off is the notch...
@@Techtablets yeah I don't really care about a face ID. I like it on a laptop but on a phone I've never really got much utility out of it. I would rather sacrifice face ID if it meant I had to endure a notch.
True if I had a choice, hole punch and no face ID. I would go with no face ID and a fingerprint reader.
Great, thorough, balanced review, as always.
Shame the Mate 50 Pro isn't 5G, but like you say, it's only really an option in the city where I live, in rural areas even 4G can be patchy. I'm sure that's typical of most prospective purchasers out there.
Brilliant news that Google apps are becoming less problematic for Huawei devices - my mum has the P40 Lite and certain apps weren't working (though, I haven't seen her for about a year :D)
My holy grail phone, and one I still miss, (though I have a ZTE Axon 30 Ultra now) was the Mate 20X. Always hoped Huawei would bring out a successor - maybe the "ban" didn't help as far as developing new mobile phone models (look at how many variants and models Xiaomi releases in comparison!).
The Mate 20X, that was an awesome phone I used own one, I went from a Mi Max 2 or Max 3 to that. Posted a review on it back then. I have always been waiting for a new larger X series phone. Seems it wont be happening.
I have one plus 10 pro I'm happy with it. But think which brand to choose to be my next phone between apple, pixel and Huawei phones.
Mate 40 Pro is a legend, the Mate 50 Pro continue that trend, but it's harder and harder to recommend Huawei these days.
I would like to see much bigger batteries( 6000mah like ROG6 will make it really standout), better speakers and cameras can make it really standout, and be viable options despite the lack of GMS(Gspace emulation eates battery)
Cameras in this model are better than an iPhone 14 Pro (Not video) and they are a big step up I feel. Speakers are still great, but yes more battery would be better however the drain has been very good if you use balanced mode. Easily get it over 7- 7 1/2 hours SOT.
Ah true on the Gspace part it kills the battery quicker. So normally I use it only when needed and then close it quick.
@@Techtablets While it's commendable, I think Huawei needs everything to be much better than everyone else to standout, as they being cast out of the mainstream market, specially when they price their phones in a flagship level.
Does it retain the 50MP AI mode? It takes a couple of picture in span of 3 second and gives you an AMAZING result tbh.
I agree, Mate series phones are legends. My first Mate was 10pro. I loved it. Now waiting for 50pro arrival to my country.
Great review 😁
I want one but my mate 40pro is still AMAZING... So will be looking at p60pro!
Good choice!
I'm currently stuck with Huawei p30 Pro. Would you recommend this over the pixel 7pro? I'm torn between those two..
Not bad! Not bad at all! Great review anyway! Good phone! Great design! Great cameras for photos!
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the review.
I hope there will be a battery drain comparison.
I'm just lucky Huawei sent me a review unit otherwise I doubt I would have covered it.
@@Techtablets Thanks for the reply. 😊
it just knocked the pixel 7 pro off the to spot as best phone camera on the planet right now. They make very good devices 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Hello Chirs I am following your videos now quite a while.
What is your Suggestion towards buying the mi 11 ultra in 2022?
That's a good move the cameras have improved a lot from updates. Still a very good phone!
my only concern is how does the Huawei do with banking apps and creditcard apps? is it safe to use when you download from 3th party app stores?
I use app called Curve for payments using NFC on my phone. In our country banking apps works fine, they are downloaded from AppGallery. So there is no problem.
2:00 f1.4?!🥵 no wonder it needs variable aperture. some journalist people think the variable aperture is a gimmick.
The second Huawei gets google services back I'll move back. P30 pro is the best phone I've ever had!
Sure ones, one of my all time favorite phones the P30 Pro.
Amazing review! The best I've seen so far for the mate 50 pro! Very happy to see Huawei bounce back with this amazing phone, also glad you showed us that certain apps relying on Google are still usable via third parties.
Would you recommend the adblocker you've installed on the phone to stop the ads from for example gspace?
That’s for watching. That adblocker is just for internet and it’s chrome based so that’s why I use it as I can’t run Chrome itself.
Great device, love the camera. And it even isnt a minus without google services if you have gspace
yeah if you like battery drain and crashing applications on top of the permissions granted to a random 3rd party app. good luck, have fun. i'll just wait until the global version is properly rooted..
The dynamic mode in the refresh rate uses 90hz in most cases, it only switches to 120 at benchmarks from what I read
What andriod version is this ? If it is android 10 deym suck
I don't like this kind of heavy curvature of the screen bezels. My P30 Pro luckily is less curved on the sides. I don't like the price: 1,300€ (not sold in Italy BTW). I could live using GSpace, since the only thing missing is GPay. I could live without 5G either. The RYYB sensor is improved a lot compared to my P30 Pro. The problematic colours on my phone are orange and purple, becoming yellow and pink. On the Mate 50 Pro the colours look correct, whiich is good! I see the sensor amplifies the yellow colour at night.
Yeah. The ryyb filter is truly amazing, the P30 pro was ahead of its time. But since the sensor is extra sensitive to yellow light, some photos would look messed up. Night mode usually fixed it.
black is nice too
Camera department is brilliant!
As always great professional review Huawei has done a great job. I wonder if iPhone was under the same pressure and pixel was under the same pressure and oneplus the same pressure would they survive like Huawei?
They probably wouldn’t
damn so miss ir blaster on phone after swap using samsung right now.
It just sucks that you can't use many of these amazing android phones reliably, if at all anymore in the US. And it's getting harder and harder to find out which ones will work.
Well this works fine here in Europe.
@@Techtablets oh I know, I was just airing out my frustration because I love these phones. And also because I don't want fellow us viewers to buy these and be disappointed. My p30 pro was my favorite phone. Your review sold me on it.
@@blades3850 they want you to buy iphone
When did you get that RTX 4090? 😉 Don't think I've seen that in your previous videos. I hope that notch doesn't appear on the next P series phones.
Got a good price for my RTX 3080 Ti, and the RTX 4090 so upgraded as I game at 4k120 I can do it properly now. Yes hopefully no notch on the next P series.
Huawei ♥️♥️♥️♥️
It must be very excitied when their self made Kirin SOC with 5G come back soon...
6:58 you can stop those from popping up by deleting those folders and creating new ones. Those app recommendations will not come back anymore
I'm still using my Mate 20 Pro side by side with my iPhone 14 Pro Max. I would still go with Huawei today if the US didn't sanction Huawei and prevent them from using Google services.
Still working with my Huawei mate 10 (2018), still fast work great, unfortunately for the fallout with the US supplier. A brand looking forward to my next upgrade.
I'm using p30 still fine
I wish it could have google services, i would buy it wothout a doubt.
Update situation and what Android version is this based on?
this really feels like a proper succesor to the legendary mate 20 pro
it's too bad it doesnt have a kirin processor and 5G
the bloatware is probably there because huawei wants to show that the phone can run all those apps to the more casual user, they most likely decided that it's worth the little bit of complaints
This time it feels to more like a proper successor, no last gen chipset, new camera system and imaging. The return of 3D face unlocking (But an ugly big notch)
You could be right on the bloatware, they want to show people right away it can run all these apps.
Great looking mobile
The app is called gspace
will you do a review on lenovo y700 tablet pls. Google support included?
The King is back huawei
What is Huawei's update policy? Especially regarding security updates?
I have a mate 40 pro and get monthly security updates
I have nova 8 and a matepadpro and it have monthly security update. Even P20 from jurassic era was able to received EMUI12 update.
I have a Matepad 11 and a Mediapad M6 and the software policy is a deasaster. And there is no official policy for european countries.
@@danielmachado2229 try to change your region on your huawei app to Hongkong/China, sometimes I get update there earlier before they released it on my country, Philippines.
Best phone ever made . Really loved it 💕
They actually make good phones
Would there be a review for the nova 10 pro ?
I've been using a nova 7 5G for the past 2 years and super happy with it, but I think its time to upgrade to a higher refresh rate and newer hardware
Nova 10 Pro. Covered it a long time ago now: ua-cam.com/video/4ma0iGMHLl4/v-deo.html No doubt UA-cam buried my video
That notch is egregious. They could've at least made it shorter.
I am impressed with a wide camera that has f/1.4.
It can be the most amazing phone ever, no Gapps, no thank you.
I know there are workarounds but that’s all they are, workarounds, no matter how hard you try, they will always remain just workarounds.
Huawe Mate 50 have New Update (Anti Shaking for video)
And Face Mask Unlock.
You must UPdate right now
I updated it, on the latest firmware. I always update everything for my reviews, phones, PC and laptop drivers and bios etc
Thanks chris as usual for the review. The stills look really good, the videos quite bad though. But dear God that notch is ugly though
Yes the notch is like we went back to 2018
@@Techtablets I am really curious about the upcoming vivo x90 pro. Hope you get a chance to review it
11:00 The best selfie video is Huawei's. Look at the details!
Do a comparison with Xiaomi 12S Ultra for the Camera comparison
"PLEASE" manners bro...
@@tuphelo actually, i was drunk last night so even my grammar isn't apt in the sentencing.
Don't call me bro, i didn't reveal my gender to you, so don't just assume everything by yourself, you SOB !
@@abc_cba oh yeah? Sorry about that bro.. Never will I ever man 😀
I have XIAOMI NOTE 10 atm, which one for 350€ max? Thanks.
Can you please do a review on the xiaomi civi 2 please?
I get no utility from 5G in the United States. Sometimes I prefer 4G phones just because they seem to have better battery efficiency
Drop vs Notch makes no difference, and notch usually means less sacrifices. Turning on black background in notch area makes this look 10 times better on oled screens. As for the phone this seems like a refined version of mate 30 pro which is a great thing in my opinion
That's true we have the background on the notch to hide it but then we have a big large top bezel look.
But the mate 30 pro is a 3 year old phone. All comparisons should be made with the 40 Pro, and interestingly the 40 pro has a pill cutout instead of a notch.
Thanks for the review as always Chris. I quite disagree on the software side.
I've been using my P40 Pro for the past 16 months or so and i'm quite tired of not having GMS.
I think that the more time passes the less effort is Huawei putting into its own app store and just lets third party ones do the work.
However, compatibility issues are still present the moment you venture out of the most used apps, and some of the big ones do not work either (i think Discord is still broken for example). EMUI 12 also broke most launcher apps if you do not want to use the barebone stock one.
Even my phone carrier tells me their app is not compatible and then works fine; that's the level of care AppGallery gets. Not to mention all the apps i've bought on the Playstore that i can no longer access, and i can't even buy again since those are not for sale on other stores.
Month after month there are always quite a few annoyances that exist only due to HMS. Couple that with the crazy 1299€ pricetag and the fact that the whole phone is good but not stellar makes this phone quite the awful buy; in particular when the competition comes in at 950€ for the S22 Ultra or 899€ with the watch for the Pixel 7 Pro.
I'll keep using my P40 Pro for the time being, since it's still usable for the most part, but will never buy an HMS device again.
I second this. The alternatives are too good now and huawei gets lazy especially on the software side.
I guess it's more per use case as I have found every app I use with ease via AppGallery or Petal search. I remember the first time without GMS I couldn't install apps due to a phrase error or other issues. True that went away as many developers made their apps so they could run without the Google Framework. I remember seeing the dreaded "Google framework required" on boot and then apps wouldn't load. Mostly games.
The only thing running the GSpace way for the odd Gapp I do need is the battery life takes a bit of a hit. I agree with the pricing it's a bit of an ask for sure factoring in it is HMS not GMS. Compared to the Pixel 7 Pro I have here would rather have this phone with far better battery life, the SD8+Gen1, better thermals over Tensor and really I would only miss the pixel's cameras.
I run my Huawei P40 lite without Gspace and I still dont have any problems with the applications. I must add that I even run different corporate specific apps, which are not very familiar to the casual user. Everyone seems to be ignoring this fact, but in all this dirty war, the playstore/GMS found its self with some actual competition, which is really good for us, the users. In the future, this will guarantee a healthy non-abusive presence on the market, for all sides. This way, what happend with Huawei application support might not be possible with other brands anymore. Cheers!
Have you tried Android auto?
It tends to be blocked on Chinese devices, even with full Google framework.
Nothing happens when I plug it into my car. Same as the Mate XS 2 no Android auto. So that's another con.
@@Techtablets that's a shame, thank you for checking.
I ended up getting a Z Fold 4 despite really liking the Vivo and Xiaomi alternatives, because Android Auto works out of the box on Samsung.
I'm not bothered about no 5G, but I am about its pricing compared to other 5G phones. I could be wrong, but I seem to recall the reason for the bump in phone prices was attributed to the inclusion of a 5G modem in the newer chips. This does not have that modem, seemingly, so does everything else in this phone justify the price?
It's simply too expensive in Europe, especially in Spain where it's even €100 higher than in many other European countries. Also, the Xiaomi 13 ultra will be released in around 2 weeks. Apparently that will have some form of USB 3.x and also support 4k on the front camera. According to some Chinese sources I read, Xiaomi's previous fast charging only supports USB 2.x. Apparently they have figured out how to use USB 3.x though with fast charging up to 90w ans the Xiaomi 13 ultra is rumored to come with this 90w fast charging and USB 3.x. It might be q good option in few months if it drops in price by about €500 to €900ish but only worth buying with a significant discount
Expensive but the Xiaomi 13 Pro is 1400 euros, so if the 13 Ultra comes out globally it will be 1600 euros at least.
@@Techtablets True. Prices are getting a bit ridiculous in Europe especially considering they haven't really increased in China at all
I want to upgrade from my P30 Pro.. But the device is'nt launching here in Switzerland😭
that looks awesome. but was so much more than the xiaomi i've committed to already...sigh. especially that 'porn star' gold edition...ha ha. great review...always knew huawei takes awesome pics (even the one guy below with the P30 pro he's still happy with). greetings from durban. 👊🏻🇿🇦
just curious , been watching your review for a while yet i dont see any pixel phone review , why is that ?
Maybe coming, there are so many Pixel 7 Pro reviews I doubt now anyone would watch mine or YT make it show up in search etc.
Do European banking apps work okay on it?
If the app is in Huawei AppGallery, then it will work 100% fine.
You can get Google apps working with multiple Google accounts working using lighthouse app in Malaysia
Lighthouse is back? I could not find it. Gspace works for me.
Love Huawei electronics and mr Ren CEO
It’s like Huawei is stuck in 2017 with the notch and very curved screen and bloatwares. Good review but it’s just sad to see so many cons on a phone.
Hi, the double side tap to up+down audio is present in this device??
No, we have hardware volume controls up and down no need for that.
@@Techtablets I only use software volume control. When I am seeing video, to me Is easier double tap gwmtlynon the side than grap the Phone and press hardware audio control. Excuse my english, it Is noty mother language.
Oh well it is gone now with the return of physical buttons
Wild rift dont work on Huawei last tjme... update?
I think Xiaomi's thermal protection *is more practical* . Huawei phones in that thermal management *will simply burn through their lifespan really quickly* .
Also Xiaomi does have Game Mode available to *relax the thermal wall* if you absolutely need it.
@@frostilver i was stuck between mi 12s ultra and this phone but finally went with 12s ultra and loving it