Apple iPhone 16e vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro
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Compared 2 smartphones : Apple iPhone 16e Manufactured in February, 2025, with display 6.1 with chipsetApple A18, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone 16e
- Higher pixel density: 457ppi
- Lighter design: 167g vs 209g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
- Larger display: 6.74in
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4005mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
- Includes charger
- Fingerprint scanner
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.1 in | 6.74 in |
| Resolution | 1170x2532 pixels | 1212x2616 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 457 ppi | 428 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 550 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10 | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | n/a | 300 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87.1 % | 91 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | n/a | 99.8 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | n/a | 119 Hz |
| Response time | n/a | 1 ms |
| Contrast | n/a | ∞ Infinite |
Design & Build
| Height | 146.7 mm (5.78 in) | 162.1 mm (6.38 in) |
| Width | 71.5 mm (2.81 in) | 75.5 mm (2.97 in) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 in) | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) |
| Weight | 167 g (5.89 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP68 |
| Cooling system | n/a | Vapor chamber |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - White - Black |
- Black - Silver - Orange - Purple |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Apple A18 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max Frequency | 4040 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 6 (2 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4/2.42 (Sawtooth) - 2/4.05 (Everest) |
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Neural Processor | Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Apple A18 GPU | Adreno 730 |
| GPU Cores | 640 | 1024 |
| GPU Frequency | 1490 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1907 GFLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3281 | 1740 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 8035 | 4379 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 24041 | n/a |
| CPU | 366516 | 347330 |
| GPU | 460423 | 479118 |
| Memory | 225901 | 189225 |
| UX | 352859 | 221513 |
| NanoReview Score | 1405699 | 1237186 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 46.9 °C |
| Stability | n/a | 39 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 61 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 10268 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | Nano Memory |
Software
| OS | iOS 18.3 (Upgradeable to iOS 18.5) | Android 13 |
| OS Size | n/a | 21 GB |
| UI Skin | n/a | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 4005 mAh | 4700 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | n/a | 66 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (7.5 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (57% in 30 min) | Yes (70% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:50 h | 0:41 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:21 h | 06:35 h |
| Video Playback | 12:57 h | 13:12 h |
| Games | 04:57 h | 05:03 h |
| Standby Mode | 119 h | 84 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8064x6048 pixels | 8192x6144 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (1080p) | 3840 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | n/a | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 48 MP | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
| Features | Bokeh effect | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.6 | f/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX972 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55 | 1/1.56 |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | 1 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 64 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | n/a | 90 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 0.7 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 13 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | n/a | 13 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Sony IMX688 |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 80 |
| Preview | n/a | 63 |
| Zoom | n/a | 148 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 12 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4032x3024 pixels | 4160x3120 pixels |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | n/a |
| Focal length | 23 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX714 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | Yes |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes DP 1.2 |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | No |
| Hybrid Slot | No | Yes |
| 2G Bands | GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz) |
| 3G Bands | UMTS/HSPA+ 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B53/B66/B71) | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 20 |
| 5G Support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February, 2025 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Release Date | February, 2025 yr | September, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | n/a | 1199 |
| MSRP ($) | 599 | n/a |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes 66 W |
Note
Apple iPhone 16e:
The smartphone doesn’t have a cinematic mode like the higher-end models in the series.
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