Anyone use HUAWEI P50 Pro or anyHUAWEI phones

Huawei is under US sanctions so their newer phones cannot be sold with Google Play. If you're not a tech person and can't install Google Play on your own, that might be a big issue because we all get our apps through Google Play. What interests you the most with Huawei phones? Maybe people can suggest good alternatives.

(I use an Huawei phone from four years ago before the sanction and I'm sad it won't be practical for me to upgrade to another Huawei.)

 

Yeah it really sucks. I heard that the Google Pixel 7 Pro's camera is excellent, I might upgrade to that one myself.

 

I have a Huawei p30 lite and I did get it for the camera a couple years ago in Canada, I absolutely love it. It has plenty of camera options that if you are already familiar with photography give you a lot of control like you could get with a traditional camera. I have not kept up to date with the situation with Huawei, however I remember it was already announced when I got this phone and it continues to work in the us with Google services. I can use the play store no problem.
I did a little research now. I guess you can still use their older phones no problem (pre early 2019)

 

Just tossing in another positive vote for the Google pixel. My daughter had a pixel 5 & the camera was great. So when my phone required an update last spring I went with the pixel 6 as it's what was available. All my recent photo postings on DoA have been from it's photos since last summer.
Lots of great editing features, clear crisp photos with great responsiveness no matter how the lighting is inside or out.
Good luck!

 

I've had a Huawei P20 (regular version, not lite or pro) for a while that I got before they stopped making them widely available here, and I'd say while the camera isn't anywhere close to as fancy as some of the newer, camera-focused phones, it does take high quality photos easily as long as you have good lighting. It's far more convenient than bringing out a DSLR, and I personally find the P20 is the android phone I've enjoyed the most in terms of it's general functions as well.

You could probably get a used P20 or P30 that was released before the Huawei 'ban' for somewhat cheaper than what they cost new, but I'm not really familiar with the phone market.

I think for what it is, it was a good choice, three or four years ago. For practicality reasons with future upgrades it would probably be better to go for one of the newer camera-focused phones like some of the ones people here have recommended.

I'm not looking forward to the day my P20 becomes too slow to use, and not being able to upgrade to a newer Huawei. I'm hoping it still has several years left going for it.