Hands on: Honor 50 review

Honor is finally back; not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a ‘meh’ – the Honor 50 is the brand’s first globally-released smartphone in two years, but it’s not exactly an eye-catching new launch that could turn heads.

In mid-2019, Honor was wrapped up in the Huawei ban shenanigans, which meant the brand’s phones couldn’t get Google apps – until January 2021, when Huawei sold its sub-brand to a conglomerate of Chinese companies.

Honor unveiled the Honor 50 in July and the Honor Magic 3 in August, but neither was available to buy until now, with this re-launch of the mid-range device.

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