Google Pixel 9 Pro XL vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Google Pixel 9 Pro XL Manufactured in August, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetGoogle Tensor G4, 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

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 486ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5060mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 221g
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 16/128 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Huawei Mate 50 Pro
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1344x2992 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 486 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 3000 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate n/a 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.5 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
2362 nits
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamut99 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)240 Hz119 Hz
Response time2 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.8 mm (6.41 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 76.6 mm (3.02 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gray
- Pink
- Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Google Pixel 9 Pro XL and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Google Tensor G4 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3100 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.92 (Cortex-A520)
- 3/2.6 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.1 (Cortex-X4)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Yes Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G715 MP7 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 896 1024
GPU Frequency 940 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1792 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1962
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
4700
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)19621740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)47004379
Geekbench Compute (GPU)6902n/a
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
1292858
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU395641347330
GPU448762479118
Memory213528189225
UX235197221513
NanoReview Score12928581237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a39 %
Graphics Testn/a61 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10268

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 16 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 13
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin Stock Android EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 5060 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 37 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (12 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (67% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 1:18 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
21:55
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsing11:42 h06:35 h
Video Playback10:46 h13:12 h
Games05:57 h05:03 h
Standby Mode92 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8160x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) 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 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSamsung GN1Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix48 MP64 MP
Aperturef/2.8f/3.5
Focal length113 mm90 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5Omnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/2.551/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP13 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KGM5Sony IMX688
Sensor size1/2.55n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
161
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
152
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
158
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokeh7580
Preview8663
Zoom155148

Front camera

Matrix 42 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3648x2736 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 n/a
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor size 1/2.51 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 No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) 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 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM/EDGE Quad-band (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G BandsUMTS/HSPA+/HSDPA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19WCDMA 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/B38/B40/B41/B48/B66/B71)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Google Pixel 9 Pro XL
89.5 dB
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced August, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date August, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1099 1199
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included No Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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