Huawei Honor 50 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

58 out 100

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69 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages

Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50

Higher pixel density: 392ppi
Lighter design: 175g vs 199g
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Larger display: 6.77in
Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4300mAh
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Huawei Honor 50

73

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

87

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Huawei Honor 50

56

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

74

Performance

App & system performance

Huawei Honor 50

42

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

43

Games

3D gaming performance

Huawei Honor 50

30

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

30

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Huawei Honor 50

73

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

82

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Huawei Honor 50

72

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

77

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Huawei Honor 50

58

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

69

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	AMOLED
Size	6.57 in	6.77 in
Resolution	1080x2340 pixels	1080x2392 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.9:9
Pixel density	392 ppi	388 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness	525 nits	1300 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10	Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate	300 Hz	n/a
Screen-to-body ratio	89.7 %	86.9 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming

Peak brightness (auto)

Huawei Honor 50

745 nits

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

sRGB gamut	100 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	120 Hz	n/a
Response time	2.4 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	160 mm (6.3 in)	164 mm (6.46 in)
Width	73.8 mm (2.91 in)	78 mm (3.07 in)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 in)	8.3 mm (0.33 in)
Weight	175 g (6.17 oz)	199 g (7.02 oz)
Water resistance	No	IP54
Back panel	Glass	Glass
Frame	Plastic	Plastic
Colors	- White - Black - Green - Red	- White - Black
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Huawei Honor 50

89.7 %

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

86.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Nothing Phone (3a) Lite In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G	MediaTek Dimensity 7300 Pro
Max Frequency	2400 MHz	2500 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (4 + 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 (Cortex-A55) - 4/2.5 (Cortex-A78)
Process	TSMC	TSMC
Transistor Size	6 nm	4 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon 770	MediaTek APU 655
Graphics	Adreno 642	Mali-G615 MP2
GPU Cores	512	256
GPU Frequency	550 MHz	1047 MHz
FLOPS	844 GFLOPS	536.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Huawei Honor 50

1071

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

1015

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Huawei Honor 50

2998

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

2922

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1071	1015
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2998	2922
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	2511

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Nothing Phone (3a) Lite]

AnTuTu 10

Huawei Honor 50

600003

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

694652

CPU	207315	209874
GPU	149618	169384
Memory	99167	137390
UX	143903	178004
NanoReview Score	600003	694652

Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50]

Memory

RAM Size	8 GB	8 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage Capacity	- 128 GB - 256 GB	128 GB
Storage Type	UFS 2.1	UFS 2.2
Memory Card	No	MicroSD

Software

OS	Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)	Android 15
OS Size	21 GB	n/a
UI Skin	Magic UI 7.1	Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume	4300 mAh	5000 mAh
Max Charging Power	66 W	33 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Removable	No	No
Wireless Charging	No	No
Reverse Charging	No	Yes
Fast Charging	Yes (61% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 20 min)
Full Charge Time	0:54 h	n/a

Battery Life

Huawei Honor 50

23:01

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Web Browsing	09:06 h	n/a
Video Playback	12:48 h	n/a
Games	05:24 h	n/a
Standby Mode	118 h	n/a

Main camera

Matrix	108 MP	50 MP
Photo resolution	12032x9024 pixels	8192x6144 pixels
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	LED
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
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)	120 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 Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode

Matrix	108 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.9	f/1.9
Focal length	n/a	24 mm
Sensor	Samsung S5KHM2	Samsung ISOCELL GN3
Sensor size	1/1.52	1/1.57
Pixel size	0.7 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Matrix	8 MP	8 MP
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.2
Focal length	17 mm	15 mm
Sensor	n/a	Sony IMX355
Sensor size	1/4	1/4.0
Pixel size	n/a	1.12 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Front camera

Matrix	32 MP	16 MP
Photo resolution	6528x4896 pixels	n/a
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.5
Focal length	22 mm	n/a
Sensor	Samsung JD1	n/a
Sensor size	1/3.14	n/a
Autofocus	No	No
Stabilization	Digital	Digital
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps	1080p (Full HD) 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	5.3
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 - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	No	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	Yes
Hybrid Slot	No	No
2G Bands	GSM 2/3/5/8	GSM 850/900/1800/1900
3G Bands	WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19	UMTS 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/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66)
LTE category	18	n/a
5G Support	Yes	Yes

Sound

Speakers	Mono	n/a
3.5 mm Jack	No	No
FM Radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	No	No

Max Volume

Huawei Honor 50

92.7 dB

Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

n/a

Other

Class	Mid-range	Mid-range
Announced	June, 2021 yr	October, 2025 yr
Release Date	June, 2021 yr	October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($)	350	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	249
Sensors	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor	- Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included	Yes 66 W	No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3a) Lite the clear winner in this comparison.

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Huawei Honor 50 vs Nothing Phone (3a) Lite

Key Differences

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Display

Design & Build

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