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The Mate 50 Pro’s screen is covered with something called Kunlun Glass, which Huawei reckons is up to 10x more durable than regular glass.
Huawei Mate 50 Pro from €1299 / consumer.huawei.com
Looking for a phone with top-class camera skills? Don’t open your wallet until you’ve looked at this multi-aperture marvel… ● Let it wide There aren’t many phones out there these days that have truly unique features, but Huawei’s Mate 50 Pro is one of them. Its 50MP main camera sensor has a 10-stop physically adjustable aperture, going from f1.4 to f4, so you can switch from extreme bokeh to pin-sharp backgrounds. It’s paired with a 64MP periscope lens good for 3.5x optical zoom, a 13MP ultrawide that’ll double as a macro snapper, a proximity light sensor and laser autofocus. ● Love fuel Round the front there’s a 6.74in 2616x1212 OLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, the power coming from a 4G variant of Qualcomm’s flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 CPU. It’s teamed with 8GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage, plus a 4700mAh battery with 66W wired charging and 50W wireless for rapid top-ups. It’ll do reverse wireless charging to refuel other gadgets, while Huawei has also added a new low-battery emergency mode that kicks in at 1% and should deliver enough juice for 3hrs of standby or a 12-minute call. ● App the junction The Mate 50 Pro will be the first Huawei phone released in Europe with EMUI 13. This is based on the open-source version of Android, which means no official access to the Play Store – yes, sorry, still that – but you do get extensive theme customisations and a new notification centre layout. There’s also widget stacking and smart folders to make better use of home-screen space. For apps it has Huawei’s AppGallery, which means you’ll have to rely on some alternative versions for things like maps, but you’re sorted for the likes of TikTok, JustEat and, er, Lidl Plus. Phew.
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