Did you know that Huawei’s Malaysian office has its own Twitter account? Now you do. And a tweet from that office gives away the news that the manufacturer will introduce the global version of its photography-focused P50 Pro flagship on January 12th.
The domestic version of the P50 series was announced last July and the Pro variant went on sale a month later in China only. Later on during last year, the version of the P50 for China was released. The specs for the Chinese and global models are different.
The global version of the Huawei P50 Pro will be powered by 4G Snapdragon 888 instead of the Kirin 9000 5G used on the domestic model
Let what’s unseen be revealed. Uncover sharp focus and vibrant details even in low-light conditions when you capture with the #HUAWEIP50Pro
Coming soon on 12 January 2022. Stay tuned.
https://t.co/3hjGyX22C9pic.twitter.com/4vy4cJpDVm— Huawei Mobile MY (@HuaweiMobileMY) January 5, 2022
So once Huawei cleared up its inventory of Kirin 9000 5G chips leaving nothing in its sock drawer but small balls of dust and some old Life Savers candy, it had to employ theQualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset on the global units. These are special 4G only variants of the Snapdragon 888 that Huawei has permission to use and are built by Samsung Foundry using its 5nm process node.
The dual-ring camera system features a 50MP primary camera with an aperture of f/1.8 and OIS for steady videos. There is also a 40MP monochrome camera (f/1.6 aperture), a 13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera sporting an f/2.2 aperture, and a 64 MP Telephoto Camera with an aperture of f/3.5, and OIS. In front, there is a 13MP hole-punch camera sporting an f/2.4 aperture.
Huawei could unveil the foldable Huawei P50 Pocket clamshell similar to the Galaxy Z Flip
Huawei is also expected to introduce another foldable phone, the P50 Pocket, possibly on the same date as the global P50 Pro. While the company’s first two foldables, the Huawei Mate X and Mate XS, close outwardly, the Mate X2 closes inwardly like the Galaxy Z Fold 3. The P50 Pocket form factor is a foldable clamshell similar to the Galaxy Z Flip.