Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
87 out 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Huawei Honor 50
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro. 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 239g
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
  • Larger display: 6.9in
  • Higher pixel density: 455ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.57 in 6.9 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1320x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 525 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 89.9 %
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
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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) 164.4 mm (6.47 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 79 mm (3.11 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.25 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
89.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max Frequency 2400 MHz n/a
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) n/a
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))		 n/a
Process TSMC n/a
Transistor Size 6 nm n/a
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 n/a
Graphics Adreno 642 n/a
GPU Cores 512 n/a
GPU Frequency 550 MHz n/a
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
1824
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
5701
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10711824
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29985701
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a6977
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
1750729
CPU207315451220
GPU149618398043
Memory99167570991
UX143903330475
NanoReview Score6000031750729
3DMark Wild Life
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1n/a
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 n/a

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (80 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes, (Wireless)
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
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
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 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 6.2x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
Sensor size1/1.52n/a
Pixel size0.7 μm1.6 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a50 MP
Aperturen/af/2.1
Focal lengthn/a91 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.2
Focal length17 mm13 mm
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 n/a
Sensor size 1/3.14 n/a
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
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 *NoYes
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
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
n/a

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2021 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 1100
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, 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max the clear winner in this comparison.

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