Home Phone comparison Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 - Which is better?

Huawei Honor 50 vs Xiaomi Pocophone F1

58 out 100
Huawei Honor 50
VS
44 out 100
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
Huawei Honor 50
Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Honor 50 Manufactured in June, 2021, with display 6.57 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G, vs Xiaomi Pocophone F1, Manufactured in August, 2018 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 845. 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
  • Larger display: 6.57in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 182g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4300mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pocophone F1
  • Higher pixel density: 403ppi

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1
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
Xiaomi Pocophone F1

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED IPS LCD
Size 6.57 in 6.18 in
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels 1080x2246 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 392 ppi 403 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 525 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10 No
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7 % 82.3 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
485 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz2315 Hz
Response time2.4 ms30.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1438:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Honor 50], [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160 mm (6.3 in) 155.5 mm (6.12 in)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 in) 75.2 mm (2.96 in)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 in) 8.8 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Plastic Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Blue
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
82.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Honor 50 and Xiaomi Pocophone F1 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Max Frequency 2400 MHz 2800 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))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 385 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 4/2.8 (Kryo 385 Gold (Cortex-A75))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 770 Hexagon 685
Graphics Adreno 642 Adreno 630
GPU Cores 512 512
GPU Frequency 550 MHz 710 MHz
FLOPS 844 GFLOPS 727 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
2013
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1071823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)29982013
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Honor 50
600003
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
466347
CPU207315130936
GPU149618158747
Memory9916791990
UX14390384674
NanoReview Score600003466347
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
1438
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.7 °C
Stabilityn/a81 %
Graphics Testn/a8 fps
Graphics Scoren/a1438
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Honor 50], [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
8464
Writing scoren/a9283
Web scoren/a6776
Video editingn/a5933
Data manipulationn/a6438
NanoReview Scoren/a8464

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoMicroSD

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 21 GB 12 GB
UI Skin Magic UI 7.1 MIUI 12 POCO

Battery

Volume 4300 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes Quick Charge 3.0 (50% in 40 min)
Full Charge Time 0:54 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
19:30
Web Browsing09:06 h07:45 h
Video Playback12:48 h11:43 h
Games05:24 h04:37 h
Standby Mode118 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 12032x9024 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
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 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Depth: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix108 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.9f/1.9
Focal lengthn/a20 mm
SensorSamsung S5KHM2Sony IMX363
Sensor size1/1.521/2.55
Pixel size0.7 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Focal length17 mmn/a
Sensor size1/4n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
92
Video quality
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
90
Overall camera score
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
91
Sources: DxOMark [Xiaomi Pocophone F1]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 6528x4896 pixels 5184x3880 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 22 mm 18 mm
Sensor Samsung JD1 Samsung S5K3T1
Sensor size 1/3.14 1/3.1
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 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
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, HID, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes No
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)LTE (B800/B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600)
LTE category1816
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB
Xiaomi Pocophone F1
83.4 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced June, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Release Date June, 2021 yr August, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 350 300
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 n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Honor 50 the clear winner in this comparison.

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