Home Phone comparison Google Pixel 6a and Huawei Honor 50 - Which is better?

Google Pixel 6a vs Huawei Honor 50

62 out 100
Google Pixel 6a
VS
58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
Google Pixel 6a
Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 6a Manufactured in June, 2022, with display 6.1 with chipsetGoogle Tensor, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 6a
  • Higher pixel density: 429ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4410mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 178g
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options 6/128 GB - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 6a and Huawei Honor 50
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 comparison
Smartphones:
Google Pixel 6a
vs
Huawei Honor 50

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.1 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 429 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 82.2 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 6a
869 nits
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamut96.9 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz120 Hz
Response time3 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Google Pixel 6a], [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 152.2 mm (5.99 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 71.8 mm (2.83 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.9 mm (0.35 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP67 No
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 6a
82.2 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 6a and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2800 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 2 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Cortex A55)
- 2/2.25 (Cortex A76)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-X1)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Tensor Processing Unit Hexagon 770
Graphics Mali-G78 MP20 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1280 512
GPU Frequency 848 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 2170.9 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
1448
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 6a
3412
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14481071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34122998
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Google Pixel 6a]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 6a
909498
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU250722207315
GPU324786149618
Memory14382999167
UX190161143903
NanoReview Score909498600003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 6a
6194
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Max Surface Temp.41.4 °Cn/a
Stability56 %n/a
Graphics Test37 fpsn/a
Graphics Score6194n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Google Pixel 6a], [Huawei Honor 50]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Google Pixel 6a
9940
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Writing score15353n/a
Web score6280n/a
Video editing5843n/a
Data manipulation9519n/a
NanoReview Score9940n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 6 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity128 GB- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 14.3 GB 21 GB
UI Skin Stock Android Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 4410 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 18 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (42% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:51 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 6a
20:44
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsing08:25 h09:06 h
Video Playback14:20 h12:48 h
Games05:34 h05:24 h
Standby Mode89 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 122 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 4032x3024 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 114 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 12.2 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix122 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.9
Focal length27 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX363Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/2.551/1.52
Pixel size1.4 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)Phase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix12 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length17 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX386n/a
Sensor size1/2.91/4
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 6a
133
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Google Pixel 6a
126
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 6a
122
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Bokeh65n/a
Preview67n/a
Zoom74n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Google Pixel 6a]

Front camera

Matrix 8 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 3840x2160 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 24 mm 22 mm
Sensor Sony IMX355 Samsung JD1
Sensor size 1/2.8 1/3.14
Pixel size 1.12 μm n/a
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 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/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 6a
87.4 dB
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced May, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date June, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 449 350
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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