Huawei Mate 50 Pro review: The best smartphone you either can’t buy or probably won’t buy
Pros
- Smart design, solid build quality
- Excellent 120Hz OLED screen
- Innovative and very effective camera system
- High-end chipset delivers good performance
- IP68 dust/water resistance
Cons
- No Google Mobile Services
- No 5G
- Durable Kunlun glass on Orange version only
- Expensive
Huawei’s Mate smartphones regularly showcase cutting-edge design, build and features, and this year’s Mate 50 Pro is no exception. The headline feature is a superb 50MP Ultra Aperture XMAGE camera with a 10-size adjustable physical aperture, although we must also note the absence of Google Mobile Services (GMS) and lack of 5G support thanks to ongoing US sanctions.
Those omissions may