TWENTY-TWENTY One has been a quiet year for Huawei smartphones. Except for a couple of Y and nova series releases, the once-second biggest smartphone company in the world seems to have turned its attention on its ecosystem products, such as the Matebook, Matepad Pro, smart watches, wearables and other AIoT devices.
Well, Huawei fans, it looks like things are about to get exciting again as the company announced the global reveal of its flagship Huawei P50 Pro and the P50 Pocket foldable this December 23.
Could 2022 be the comeback year for the tech giant?
Inheriting the P Series legendary story of Huawei photography, the P50 Pro returns with more innovative technology such as the iconic Dual-Matrix Camera system, Huawei XD Optics, and True-Chroma Image Engine, which makes it undoubtedly the most high-end photography in its category. Dubbed as another Super Device, the P50 Pro enables users to easily control or set up multi-device collaboration with other Huawei gadgets such as Huawei Vision, FreeBuds, MatePad, MateBook etc.
Initially released in China, P50 Pro has already claimed the coveted top spot at the DXO Mark rankings for delivering “outstanding still image quality in all conditions,” earning itself a new top mark in the Photo category with a score of 149.
What’s even more interesting is that we might also be getting the first P-series foldable. The P50 Pocket is described as the company’s “Winter Flagship” and based on the teaser image, it highlights a vertical folding design that rivals the Samsung Flip and the Moto Razr. The image also hints at two possible color options: white and gold.
We’ll have more updates once the brand-new P50 devices as they make their grand debut on December 23, 3:30PM (PH Time), on their official Facebook page.
In the meantime, Huawei is having its Better Together 2022 Christmas Campaign where you can get their latest laptops, tablets, smartphones and wearables at discounted prices and get freebie bundles worth as much as P3,389. The campaign is ongoing until January 2, 2022.
We checked out their offerings and here are some of our top picks.
A NEW ERA OF DIGITAL HEALTH
GETTING fit or living healthier again on your new year’s resolution? Then you might want to upgrade to the Huawei Watch GT 3 series.
Arriving in two sizes—42mm and 46mm, the Huawei GT 3 is a personal trainer on the wrist as it records and analyses the user’s workout data, and intelligently identifies the basic period, lifting period, consolidation period, and reduction period according to the user’s current athletic ability level and goals, then adjusts the training intensity and gradually increases the training volume to gradually improve athletic ability.
It supports personalized health and fitness features, including AI Running Coach and Healthy Living Shamrock, which is like a health and fitness assistant for users to stay healthy and active. For the first time, the GT 3 runs on HarmonyOS 2.1 ensuring a unified design layout with other HarmonyOS products allowing users to experience the interactive features of the smartphones.
Health and fitness monitoring has always been one of Huawei wearables’ core strengths and this time, the brand is providing a comprehensive upgrade to the GT series, with the addition of the new TruSeen 5.0+. With it, the accuracy of heart rate monitoring is fully improved, especially for workout, the accuracy of dynamic heart rate monitoring is enhanced. The hardware and software upgrade also enhances the accuracy of SpO2 monitoring. After overcoming the problem of loose wearing, the signal is enhanced by the innovative multi-channel signal adjust algorithm, and the SpO2 output rate and accuracy rate are increased by 5 percent.
STYLISH MID-RANGER
SINCE it first debuted, the Huawei nova series has always been among the best mid-range options—offering an impressive balance between specs and pricing. Well, the nova 8 for me, is also the best-looking. Continuing the series’ fashionable trendsetting design, Huawei said it was inspired by the fascinating charm of the rings of Saturn. Calling it the Nebular Camera System Design, the nova 8 is free from the rectangular-shaped camera modules that have become passe, and overused by almost every smartphone brand.
Instead, it has a prominent, oval-shaped module that contains the 64-megapixel main camera as well as three other snappers and the phone’s LED flash that is similar to the P50. As for the build, it sports a metallic frame with a glass front and back.
Given Huawei’s stellar reputation for its cameras, it’s almost a guarantee that you’re getting an excellent set of shooters with their smartphones. The nova 8 has four rear cameras headlined by a 64MP lens that has a larger-than-average 1/1.56-inch sensor, paired with an f/1.9 aperture lens and PDAF. There’s also an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree FOV, along with a 2-megapixel depth camera and 2-megapixel macro camera.
Taking the nova 8 out for some photo samples, I almost forgot just how good their cameras were. Easily one of the best cameras systems on a mid-ranger. You get clear detailed images that you could immediately post on your social-media feed, and if you do need to edit, it captures enough info to make post-editing easy.
PREMIUM AND POWERFUL
WHETHER you are looking to return to the office or continuing to work from home this coming year, every professional needs a reliable laptop that can stand those long meetings, accomplish a lot of tasks, and still let you indulge on binge-watching your favorite series. If you are looking for a robust laptop that looks equally as good, there are several Huawei Matebooks you could choose from.
The flagship laptop Huawei MateBook 14s 2021 is the newest PC from the tech giant that boasts a mix of features never before seen in its price segment, headlined by its Huawei Mobile App Engine and 2.5K Huawei FullView Display with 10-point multi-touch capability and 90Hz refresh rate.
The Huawei Mobile App Engine allows users of the MateBook 14s to enjoy mobile apps from the Huawei App Gallery directly on their laptops. Users will find it convenient to not shift from one device to another to access social, video, photo editing, news, online learning, daily lifestyle, gaming, and entertainment apps.
All laptops in the Huawei MateBook D and 14 2021 series come with the freebies worth P3,389, consisting of a Tumblr and Wireless Charging Lamp. Purchasers of any Huawei MateBook D 2021 products also get to take home a free AF30 mouse. The Huawei MateView GT 27” is also up for grabs for only Php 18,999.
Huawei is likewise offering great deals for its tablet lineup. The MatePad 11 (6+128 GB) comes with a free keyboard, while the variant with 256 GB is offered with a Tumblr and Wireless Charging Lamp. The midrange tablet MatePad gets a price drop to P17,999, while the budget tablet Huawei MatePad T10 comes with other freebies.
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