Huawei P50E

Huawei P50E in Kenya

The Huawei P50E price in Kenya is Ksh 57,500. The Huawei P50E has a 6.5-inch OLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. The phone comes with a triple-camera of 50 MP + 12 MP  + 13 MP  and on the front, there is a 13 MP selfie camera. The Huawei P50E runs on HarmonyOS 2 and packs 128GB or 256GB of inbuilt storage that can be expanded via a Nano Memory Card. The phone is a dual-SIM (GSM) mobile that accepts Nano-SIM. It was launched in Galaxy Blue, Cocoa Tea Gold, Snow White, and Obsidian Black colors. The P50E is powered by 4100mAh which supports 66W fast charging power.

Huawei P50E price in Kenya and key features

Huawei P50e

The Huawei P50e is a refresh to the P series from Huawei flagship devices, which ran into a little trouble when it went it got kicked out of Android. 120Hz super AMOLED screen, a primary 64MP quad camera set up, 66W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, a huge battery at 4360mAh, and the new flagship Snapdragon 888 4G chipset. Other than lacking 5G, it’s as good a flagship as any other. It ticks pretty much every box, and then some. This phone is certainly a flagship powerhouse.

Design

The Huawei P50e comes with a 6.5-inch 90Hz OLED screen with a center-aligned punch hole design for the selfie camera. It’s a beauty, with very even bezels and a very narrow chin, with a screen-to-body ratio of 88.8%. It has an aspect ratio of 20:9 and supports HD10+ which makes it an absolute delight to consume media with. It has an aluminum frame, a glass back and a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 front panel. It is very bright and vivid, peaking at 1000 nits. It’s rated IP68 for dust and splash protection and is water resistant in up to 1.5m of water for 30 mins. unfortunately, it loses the headphone jack. It has a fast fingerprint sensor, conveniently placed under the screen. It does support stereo speakers, offering great sound when playing media.

Performance

The Huawei P50e brings in the heat with the latest generation midrange Snapdragon 778 4G chipset, the fastest in the current range of midrange chips, making it very fast and excellent for gaming. It has a Kyro Octa-core CPU paired with an Adreno 642L GPU, with storage options of 8 or 12 GB for RAM & 256/512 GB for ROM. It however comes with a hybrid expandable memory option, which shares the slot with the sim card. Paired with the 120Hz AMOLED screen, running the latest Harmony OS 2.0 skin on top. Despite losing the core services, the performance still feels very fast and premium. Huawei has really tried to bridge the gap after being kicked out of Android but they have made tremendous progress bridging the gap & offering a working alternative. Everything feels fast, fluid, and rich in color.

Cameras

The Huawei P50e has a quad camera arrangement on the back. It comes with an excellent 50 MP primary sensor, with 12.5MP picture binning for those excellent daylight photos. It has a 13MP ultra-wide with a 123˚ FOV, for great landscape and group photos. There is a 12MP depth periscope lens, giving it great immersion when it comes to those close-up photos, with 5X optical zoom with OIS. The video can support up to 4K video at 30 fps, with HDR supports & gyro-EIS stability assistance. It can also record 1080p video at 60 fps. The selfie camera is a generous 13MP ultrawide sensor, capable of 4K at 30fps and 1080p video at 60fps. The selfies and videos are great and well exposed.

Other features

The Huawei P50e has an excellent 66W fast charging, which can charge the phone to 100% in 35 mins. That is in addition to the fact that it also comes with a Li-Po 4100mAh non-removable battery. Even with the 90Hz high refresh rate OLED screen, this should be more than a day’s worth. The main concession would be that there is no wireless charging here though it does come with wired reverse charging. It, fortunately, does support NFC for contactless paying.

Similarly, priced phones would include the Oppo Reno6 5G, OnePlus 8T, Samsung Galaxy A72, and the Realme GT 5G. the main talking points would be screen and fast charging, but considering the phone does not come with native Google Mobile Service, it’s important to consider that some apps might be missing, like Maps, YouTube and Gmail. They can however be sideloaded in a rather straightforward manner so no need for alarm.

For the price, it’s a great device. Superior design, high-end screen, and very fast charging. Some people might feel a little skeptical about Harmony OS, but it’s reassuring that it’s not any different from other Android skins so the experience may not vary much. Golden Black, Cocoa Gold, Pearl White, Charm Pink

Common Q & A

1. How much is a Huawei P50e in Kenya: the phone is currently retailing at Ksh 57,500
2. Where can I buy a Huawei P50e in Kenya: you can buy it at Huawei P50E price in Kenya – Phones Store in Kenya (phonesstorekenya.com), both online and offline, with optional delivery on request.
3. Does Huawei P50e support google play services: Since Huawei exited using stock android, they have come a long way to what is now known as Harmony OS, which is basically an Android skin, but without Goggle Mobile Services (GMS) which is the architecture that YouTube, Maps, Gmail & other native google apps work on. Other than that, the experience is pretty much the same as another Android phone
4. Does Huawei P50e have wireless charging: yes, it does. In fact, it has an industry-leading 66W fast charging, in addition to a 4100mAh battery.
5. Does Huawei P50e support 5G: No it doesn’t and for a good reason. 5G at this point is still being rolled out in even major markets, so at this point, it’s not of much use. The savings on cost is therefore reflected in the final purchase price

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