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Huawei Honor 50 vs Huawei P40 Pro

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
61 out 100
Huawei P40 Pro
Huawei Honor 50
Huawei P40 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Huawei P40 Pro, Manufactured in March, 2020 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 990 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 Huawei Honor 50
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5.1
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P40 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.58in
  • Higher pixel density: 441ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei P40 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei Honor 50
vs
Huawei P40 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.57 in 6.58 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 441 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 92.5 %
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 P40 Pro
494 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.4 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz365 Hz
Response time2.4 ms3 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 158.2 mm (6.23 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 72.6 mm (2.86 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Silver
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Huawei P40 Pro
92.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Huawei P40 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G HiSilicon Kirin 990 5G
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2860 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 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))		 - 4/1.95 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.36 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.86 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G76 MP16
GPU Cores 512 576
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 600 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 691.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Huawei P40 Pro
1111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Huawei P40 Pro
3131
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)10711111
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29983131
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Huawei P40 Pro
718357
CPU207315217681
GPU149618212255
Memory99167146459
UX143903141962
NanoReview Score600003718357
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
3286
Max Surface Temp.n/a34.2 °C
Stabilityn/a55 %
Graphics Testn/a19 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3286
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Huawei P40 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 10.0
OS Size 21 GB 16.5 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 EMUI 11

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (27 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (70% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 1:15 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Huawei P40 Pro
19:22
Web Browsing09:06 h08:10 h
Video Playback12:48 h13:26 h
Games05:24 h04:54 h
Standby Mode118 h81 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 5x
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) 7680 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 40 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a23 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX700
Sensor size1/1.521/1.28
Pixel size0.7 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/3.4
Focal lengthn/a125 mm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP40 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/1.8
Focal length17 mm18 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX650
Sensor size1/41/1.54
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
130
Video quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
127
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
129
Bokehn/a75
Previewn/a45
Zoomn/a124
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P40 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 6464x4864 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
138
Video quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Huawei P40 Pro
144

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
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
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 SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 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/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32)
LTE category1821
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Huawei P40 Pro
89.1 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr March, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 720
Sensors - 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 Yes 66 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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