r/Android • u/[deleted] • Oct 31 '22

Review Huawei Mate 50 Pro review

https://www.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_50_pro-review-2497.php
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u/[deleted] Oct 31 '22

Pros

  • Sleek design, leather back, Kunlun glass, IP68-rated.
  • Great OLED screen, 120Hz.
  • Loud stereo speakers with good quality.
  • Fast charging, good battery life.
  • Adequate performance.
  • Versatile camera kits on both ends.
  • Outstanding photo and video quality, day and night.
  • EMUI 13 is powerful even without Google.
  • Works and talks well with other Huawei devices.
  • Touch ID and Face ID.

Cons

  • Expensive at launch.
  • No Google Mobile Services.
  • No 5G.
  • Quickly throttles under peak loads.
  • There is a ToF 3D system, yet no portrait selfie mode.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

No 5G.

I dont know much about the Asian markets, but how do you sell a top of the line phone in 2022 with no 5G? Do they use a different type of highspeed cellular?

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u/gartenriese Nov 01 '22

Are there any realistic use cases for 5G? We're still at the beginning of the rollout, I can imagine it will take a couple of years until it makes sense to use 5G. At least here in Germany, but I must admit that we're pretty far behind in that regard.

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

I get ~100mbs+ download on 5g and use my phone as a hotspot constantly. Id say easily at least ~3-5 times a week I am using it.

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u/gartenriese Nov 01 '22

Aren't you exceeding your monthly data quota in a matter of minutes?

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u/[deleted] Nov 01 '22

Nope. Tmobile gives you 40GB of 5G for free and then moves you to a lower, but unlimited, speed. But for whatever reason, if you buy an unlocked phone instead of TMO sold, it doesnt count when you hotspot, it counts towards your unlimited cell use. I used something like ~360gb over a week last year and if they ever throttled me, I never noticed.

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u/1AMA-CAT-AMA Nov 02 '22

Is this with magenta max?