Huawei Pocket S Smartphone Review – Huawei smartphone would be the first to release its foldable series at an affordable price range. Recently, the company launched the Huawei Pocket S, which looks like a downgrade version of the P50 Pocket that appears in the flagship range. Though that phone was impressive specs, there’s a touch competition flip smartphone in the flagship segment.
However, nobody has touched this segment of the foldable smartphone. The Huawei Pocket S foldable smartphone would be going one of the most affordable phones compared to the competition. Although, it is giving the impression that the phone would be exclusive to china for a while. But like the P50 Pocket, there’s a high chance that this phone goes on the global stage too. Let’s head toward the Huawei Pocket S review to find out more details about this phone.
Table of Contents
Huawei Pocket S Smartphone Review
Highlights
- The phone got a 6.9-inches tall foldable OLED panel with 120Hz refresh rate support.
- Besides this, you are also getting a 1.04-inches OLED cover display with AOD capabilities.
- In terms of the software layering, you can expect the Harmony OS 3.0 interface.
- Under the hood, the Huawei Pocket S smartphone is powered by Snapdragon 778G chipset.
- A 40MP primary lens with a 13MP ultra-wide appears as the main camera setup with a 10.7MP selfie.
- In terms of battery, you are getting a Li-Po 4000 mAh battery with 40W wired charging support.
Design and Display
The overall design appearance is pretty much identical to the Huawei P50 Pocket, and you can choose this smartphone in a wide range of color options. It includes a list of Green, Gold, Silver, Pink, Blue, and Black.
A tall aspect 6.9-inches OLED display grants incredible colors and contrast with a dot-notch selfie lens on top. The FHD+ resolution ensures that you don’t face any problem watching content at high resolution without any hassle. Besides this, you are getting a bezel-less display that grants a 120Hz refresh rate. With that refresh rate, you will obtain 1440Hz PWM and 300Hz touch response rate.
On the other hand, the built quality of this flip phone is quite robust, while at the same time, the cover panel is worth noting. There’s a dot-notch display present on the cover, which is also an OLED panel that works as always on display and frequently shows a notification. Besides this, it looks pretty unique and offers a side-mounted fingerprint scanner onboarded on this phone.
Memory and Internal
The hardware section does feel a bit underwhelming in this competitive 5G connectivity-centric smartphone era because you will find the 6nm Snapdragon 778G 4G chipset on the Huawei Pocket S foldable smartphone. Still, the performance is not as bad as any regular mid-range phone. You won’t face any particular problem with the daily task with 4×2.4GHz cloaking speed.
As for the graphics, the GPU unit will handle decent gameplay with advanced games. Although you won’t able to play games at high graphic settings, the 120Hz refresh rate boosts the overall experience. Aside from this, the phone got the HarmonyOS 3.0 interface that provides Chinese-centric apps and software support.
In terms of storage options, you can choose between 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB internal storage. Besides this, you will notice that the phone also offers a shared SIM slot from which you can connect a nano memory card that can provide up to 256GB of space. Following this, the 8GB RAM support will render additional performance smoothly.
Camera
There’s no doubt that the camera department does feel a bit underwhelming compared to other flagship options. But still, it’s good to see that Huawei Pocket S smartphone arrives with a 40MP primary lens. With that, you can capture decent photos in the daylight situation, while the colors are natural, crisp in contrast, and have proper detail in each shot.
Moving to the lowlight images, the native camera application grants incredible colors with less noise with immersive details in the night mode. Following this, the company also provides a 13MP ultra-wide lens that complements the dynamic range with brilliant exposure. In terms of the portrait photos, the colors do feel slightly off, but the skin tone are looking natural.
On the other hand, the primary lens offers Laser AF that enables photo and video recording ability, while the phone also supports 4K video without any hassle. Furthermore, the 10.7MP selfie lens thoroughly enhances the colors in the daylight, and you will notice comparably less noise in the night mode with 4K video recording options. Overall, the camera quality is good according to the standard.
Battery and Other
Under the hood, the Huawei Pocket S arrives with a Li-Po 4000 mAh battery setup that handles the battery life precisely. With that much capacity, you can expect that the phone can provide 5+ hours of screen time with full fledge performance. Moreover, the company also provides 40W fast and 5w reverse charging support for this phone which only requires an hour to refuel the cells.
Although the phone doesn’t support wireless charging support, the sound output is decent. The company ensures that the users don’t face any trouble in their day-to-day usage with the advanced sensor support in the back end. The Huawei Pocket S smartphone costs around $820 (Rs 67,190 in India) approx.
Huawei Pocket S Specifications Detail
Down below you can see the full specifications of the Huawei Pocket S smartphone.
| Specifications | Huawei Pocket S |
| Network | 2G, 3G, 4G |
| Announced | November 2022 |
| SIM | Dual SIM |
| Dimensions | Unfolded: 170 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm Folded: 87.3 x 75.5 x 15.2 mm |
| Weight | 190 g |
| Size | 6.9 inches |
| Display | Foldable OLED 1B colors 120Hz 21:9 ratio ~442 PPI density Cover display: OLED 1.04 inch 328 PPI density |
| Protection | No |
| Resolution | 1188 x 2790 pixels 340 x 340 pixels |
| OS | HarmonyOS 3.0 |
| Chipset | 6nm – Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 4G |
| CPU | Octa-core 4×2.4 GHz Kryo 670 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 670 |
| GPU | Adreno 642L |
| Card slot | up to 256GB (uses shared SIM slot) |
| RAM | 8GB |
| Internal | 128GB, 256GB, 512GB |
| Camera | 40 MP (wide), PDAF, Laser AF 13 MP (120Ëšultrawide), AF LED flash, HDR, panorama Max – 4K |
| Selfie | 10.7 MP (ultrawide) HDR, panorama Max – 4K |
| Loudspeaker | Yes |
| 3.5mm jack | No |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE |
| GPS | GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a) QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared port | No |
| Radio | No |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go |
| Sensors | Side-mounted fingerprint, gyro, accelerometer, proximity, compass barometer, color spectrum |
| Battery | Li-Po 4000 mAh Fast charging 40W Reverse charging 5W |
| Colors | Blue, Pink, Gren, Silver, Gold, Black |
| Expected Price | $820 (Rs 67,190 in India) approx. |
Conclusion
After thoroughly examining each section of the Huawei Pocket S foldable smartphone, the phone doesn’t look like an exciting deal if we remove the fact that its foldable status. Hopefully, the phone got some decent perks such as an impressive display, good performance, decent camera quality, and a long-lasting battery. Apart from this, the 4G connectivity and older chipset are some of the major downsides.
The phone might be the cheapest option in the flip phones, but still, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is a considerably great phone because it provides proper protection, specs, and features according to the price point. If you are not a hardcore fan of Huawei, we would suggest you go with the alternative options.
