Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Honor Power 2 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Honor Power 2

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
83 out 100
Honor Power 2
Huawei Honor 50
Honor Power 2

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Honor Power 2, Manufactured in January, 2026with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite. 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 Huawei Honor 50
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 216g
Reasons to choose Honor Power 2
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Higher pixel density: 427ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 10080mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Infrared port

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Honor Power 2
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:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Honor Power 2

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 n/a
Pixel density 392 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 525 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 90.6 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Honor Power 2
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)120 Hzn/a
Response time2.4 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 76.3 mm (3 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 7.98 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 216 g (7.62 oz)
Water resistance No IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - White
- Black
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Honor Power 2
90.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Honor Power 2 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Elite
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 3400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))		 - 4/2.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 3/3.2 (Cortex-A725)
- 1/3.4 (Cortex-A725)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 MediaTek NPU 880
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G720 MP8
GPU Cores 512 1024
GPU Frequency 550 MHz n/a
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Honor Power 2
1728
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Honor Power 2
6762
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10711728
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29986762
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Honor Power 2]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Honor Power 2
2407614
CPU207315709591
GPU149618762021
Memory99167409017
UX143903526985
NanoReview Score6000032407614
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 10080 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No Yes
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:54 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Honor Power 2
n/a
Web Browsing09:06 hn/a
Video Playback12:48 hn/a
Games05:24 hn/a
Standby Mode118 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8160x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
Sensor size1/1.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP5 MP
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.5
Focal length 22 mm n/a
Sensor Samsung JD1 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)n/a
LTE category18n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Honor Power 2
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Mid-range
Announced June, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr January, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 370
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor Power 2 the clear winner in this comparison.

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