Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
65 out 100
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
Huawei Honor 50
Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus, Manufactured in July, 2025 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G200. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
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Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
    Reasons to choose Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    • Larger display: 6.78in
    • Higher pixel density: 440ppi
    • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
    • Lighter design: 160.4g vs 175g
    • Higher battery capacity: 5200mAh vs 4300mAh
    • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
    • Supports Dolby Atmos
    • Infrared port

    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 Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    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
    Smartphones:
    Huawei Honor 50
    vs
    Spark 40 Pro Plus

    Display

    Display quality comparison
    Type OLED AMOLED
    Size 6.57 in 6.78 in
    Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1224x2720 pixels
    Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
    Pixel density 392 ppi 440 ppi
    Refresh rate 120 Hz 144 Hz
    Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-120 Hz)
    Max brightness 525 nits 1600 nits
    HDR support Yes HDR10 Yes, HDR10
    Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
    Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 89.3 %
    Features - DCI-P3
    - Always-On Display
    - DC dimming    		 DCI-P3
    Display test
    Peak brightness (auto)
    Huawei Honor 50
    745 nits
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    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) 163.9 mm (6.45 in)
    Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 75.8 mm (2.98 in)
    Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 6.49 mm (0.26 in)
    Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 160.4 g (5.66 oz)
    Water resistance No IP64
    Back panel Glass Plastic
    Frame Plastic Plastic
    Colors - White
    - Black
    - Green
    - Red    		 - White
    - Black
    - Gray
    - Green
    Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
    Screen-to-body ratio
    Huawei Honor 50
    89.7 %
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    89.3 %

    Performance

    Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus In benchmarks
    Processor
    Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G MediaTek Helio G200
    Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
    CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
    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))    		 - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
    - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76)
    Process TSMC TSMC
    Transistor Size 6 nm 6 nm
    Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Yes
    Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G57 MP2
    GPU Cores 512 64
    GPU Frequency 550 MHz 1100 MHz
    FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 140.8 GFLOPS
    GeekBench v6
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
    Huawei Honor 50
    1071
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    Huawei Honor 50
    2998
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    1975
    Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1071719
    Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29981975
    Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a1461
    Sources: Geekbench v6 [Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus]
    AnTuTu 10
    AnTuTu 10
    Huawei Honor 50
    600003
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    434157
    CPU207315137544
    GPU14961872008
    Memory99167116943
    UX143903107662
    NanoReview Score600003434157
    3DMark Wild Life
    Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50]

    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    		128 GB
    Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.2
    Memory CardNoNo

    Software

    OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 15
    OS Size 21 GB n/a
    UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 HIOS 15.1

    Battery

    Volume 4300 mAh 5200 mAh
    Max Charging Power 66 W 45 W
    Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
    Removable No No
    Wireless Charging No Yes (30 W)
    Reverse Charging No Yes
    Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes
    Full Charge Time 0:54 h 0:55 h
    Battery Life Test
    Battery Life
    Huawei Honor 50
    23:01
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    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 n/a
    Zoom Digital Digital
    Flash LED Dual LED
    Stabilization Digital Digital
    8K Recording No No
    4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
    1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
    Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 120 fps (720p)
    Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
    Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
    Ultra-wide: 8 MP
    Macro: 2 MP
    Depth: 2 MP    		 Standard: 50 MP
    Depth
    Features - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode    		 - Bokeh effect
    - Pro mode
    Main lens
    Matrix108 MP50 MP
    Aperturef/1.9f/1.6
    SensorSamsung S5KHM2n/a
    Sensor size1/1.521/2
    Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
    AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
    StabilizationDigitalDigital
    Ultra-wide lens
    Matrix8 MPn/a
    Aperturef/2.4n/a
    Focal length17 mmn/a
    Sensor size1/4n/a
    StabilizationDigitaln/a

    Front camera

    Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
    Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels n/a
    Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
    Focal length 22 mm n/a
    Sensor Samsung JD1 n/a
    Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.1
    Pixel size n/a 1.12 μm
    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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
    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 5.3
    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
    NFC* Yes Varies by region
    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 SupportYesNo

    Sound

    Speakers Mono n/a
    3.5 mm Jack No No
    FM Radio No Yes
    Dolby Atmos No Yes
    Speaker Test
    Max Volume
    Huawei Honor 50
    92.7 dB
    Tecno Spark 40 Pro Plus
    n/a

    Other

    Class Mid-range Mid-range
    Announced June, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
    Release Date June, 2021 yr July, 2025 yr
    Launch Price ($) 350 n/a
    MSRP ($) n/a 220
    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 Yes, 45 W
    * Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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