Huawei Pocket S debuts as a budget-friendly clamshell smartphone

By Ramsha Umer - Nov 3, 2022

An online video clip revealed Huawei Pocket S' exciting colors later in the previous month, catching the attention of tech enthusiasts worldwide. It could be considered a highly anticipated clamshell smartphone, and rumors were swirling about its efficiency, release date, and pricing. Huawei is famous for launching updated and advanced smartphones and other accessories. The Chinese company launched its horizontal foldable device on 2nd November at an event in its hometown. A more affordable phone, Pocket S compared to its predecessor, P50 Pocket, debuts with a relegated chipset and other features. However, its appearance at the launch event makes huge claims regarding the foldable smartphone specifications. Let us dissect each factor to find out whether it is worth purchasing. And reveal the authorities' stance on its global launch.
Huawei Pocket S debuts as a budget-friendly clamshell smartphone

Captivating Colors and Refined Clamshell Design

The most eye-catching feature is undoubtedly its color range, which includes Black, Frost Silver, Primrose Yellow, Mint Green, Cherry Pink, and Ice Crystal Blue. The extensive range of colors allows you to select what appropriately goes with your personality. These shades are made with different methods and unlike the textured prints in the previous model of the foldable series. Another attraction of the smartphone, despite its lively colors, is the clamshell bendable lightweight smartphone in a world of heavy foldable devices. Huawei Pocket S arrives with a 6.9-inch OLED primary display screen with 10-bit colors, a refresh rate of 120Hz, and a resolution of 2790 x 1180 pixels. The device supports 300Hz touch sampling rate, 1440Hz PWM, and 442 PPI to provide an elevated user experience. Furthermore, the cover side comes with a 1.04- inch OLED secondary display along with 8-bit colors, a refresh rate of 60Hz, a 120 Hz touch sampling, a resolution of 340 x 340 pixels, and 328 PPI. This cutout display works almost like a smart wearable, where you get all you need without unfolding the smartphone. The body of the clamshell smartphone weighs 190 grams. The unfolded dimension is 170 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm, while the folded dimension is 87.3 x 75.5 x 15.2 mm. In terms of the body of the device, it is made of graphite sheet to ensure its cooling proficiencies since it features the first ultra-cold flexible graphene heat dissipation system. A user gets standard side buttons for volume and a fingerprint scanner. The smartphone features the first multi-dimensional suspension water drop hinge, numerous safeguard shields to protect the display panel between every closing and opening, MIM steel material to provide maximum durable structure. After passing the most challenging test of 400,000 times folding, Huawei Pocket S has been awarded the world's first Swiss SGS folding screen certification for durability.
Huawei Pocket S debuts as a budget-friendly clamshell smartphone

Dual Camera Module

The foldable device offers a dual camera setup housed in a circular module and an LED flashlight with a secondary rounded display panel. The camera unit features a 40 MP main camera and a 13 MP ultra-wide sensor to capture images from a wider angle. The video recording capacity of the smartphone is 4K @1080p. The front ultra-wide 10.7 MP camera features a punch-hole at the center of the device. The video recording capability of the front camera is similar to its rear cameras.

Core Specifications of Huawei Pocket S

Before the launch, the rumor mill was churning out that it would be a “lite” version of the last foldable model, the P50 Pocket. A Chinese tipster revealed the smartphone pictures a couple of hours before the official launch. The downgraded chipset is an indication of it being a scaled-back version of the Pocket P50. The smartphone runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G (6nm) chipset. The device is powered by HarmonyOS 3.0, an octa-core 4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 + 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670 CPU, and Adreno 642L GPU. Moreover, some crucial leaked specifications gained the limelight, and that too was from a weibo post. The foldable phone has a nano-memory card slot of up to 256 GB and offers internal storage in three configurations: 128GB+8GB RAM, 256GB+8GB RAM, and 512GB+8GB RAM. The smartphone also features a dual nano-SIM option. Essential sensors include an accelerometer, proximity, compass, gyro, barometer, color spectrum, and a side-mounted fingerprint scanner in order to secure your sensitive data.

Battery Capability and Fast Charging Claims

The foldable phone has a Li-Po 4,000mAh nonremovable battery. The impressive advertisement claims that Pocket S supports fast charging up to 40W. The charging speed enables the device to get charged almost 52% in 20mins via USB-C port. It also has a 5W reverse charging option.

Pricing and availability

For the time being, the clamshell is accessible to place pre-orders in China, and the first sale will be on 10th November. The device has several default apps for Chinese consumers and is set at different prices for each internal storage capacity. The 128GB version is priced at 5988 yuan (US$823), the 256GB variant costs 6488 yuan (US$891), and the highest configuration of 512GB is for 7488 yuan (US$1,023). As of now, things are uncertain in terms of the global launch. Moreover, the company has not included the recently launched smartphone on its official website, which may indicate that it won’t be available outside its hometown.
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Ramsha Umer

Ramsha is a tech writer and a blogger with a degree of Masters in English Literature. A passionate writer who loves to weave words to produce engaging content about technology, books, lifestyle, and fashion. She is a reader by heart so whenever she isn’t writing, you can find her reading her favorite books.