Huawei P50 doesn’t comes with HarmonyOS 2.1: PSA

On September 29, 2021, Huawei began the first sale of standard P50. The phone is a standard version of the P50 Pro but there was an important topic that was discussed widely. Huawei P50 was expected to come with HarmonyOS 2.1 but actually, it didn’t happen.

According to the information, the standard Huawei P50 ships with HarmonyOS 2.0.1 version 155 (C00E150R3P6). This phone comes with a number of new features including a super device, control panel, service widgets, atomic services, animation effects, and others. Therefore, it guarantees a new user experience.

For your information, the same version was first introduced with Huawei Nova 9 devices, which launched on September 23, 2021.

Huawei P50 with HarmonyOS 2.1:

Back in August, Huawei P50 was listed on Telecommunication Equipment’s Network Access Managements (TENAA) in China. The listing shows that the phone will come with pre-installed “HarmonyOS 2.1”.

Even after this note, Huawei has not released the version. However, we are still waiting for some insights on this matter and we’ll keep you posted if the Chinese tech giant rolls out a HarmonyOS 2.1 update for the Huawei P50 series.

Huawei P50:

Huawei P50 8GB + 128GB version sale at 4488 yuan (693 USD) and the 8GB + 256GB version is priced at 4988 yuan (771 USD). It features a 6.5-inch OLED screen with a 2700 x 1224p resolution flat panel, 1.07 billion colors, 90Hz refresh rate, 1440Hz high frame rate, and 300Hz touch sampling rate.

This smartphone expands to 156.5mm x 73.8mm x 7.99mm dimensions and weighs around 181g. This phone only has the Snapdragon 888 4G octa-core processor and is pre-packed with HarmonyOS 2.1 operating system with smart features.

The P50 is equipped with a rear triple camera system consisted of 50MP True Chroma Camera (Color, f/1.8 aperture), a 13MP ultra-wide camera (f/2.2 aperture), 12MP telephoto (f/3.4 aperture, OIS), support AF.  In addition, there are digital, optical, hybrid zooms, and a LED flash.

On the other hand, the front side of the phone has a 13MP selfie camera (wide-angle, f/2.4) that supports image resolution up to 4160 x 3120 pixels. It also supports WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth 5.2, a 4100 mAh battery with 66W SuperCharge, and a USB Type C port.