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Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Honor 500 Pro

74 out 100
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
VS
93 out 100
Honor 500 Pro
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Honor 500 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Honor 500 Pro, Manufactured in November, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite. 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 Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Honor 500 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor 500 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 Mate 50 Pro
vs
Honor 500 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1264x2736 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 91.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 155.8 mm (6.13 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.2 mm (2.92 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.75 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 201 g (7.09 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Pink
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Honor 500 Pro
91.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor 500 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 4320 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 830
GPU Cores 1024 1536
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Honor 500 Pro
3155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Honor 500 Pro
9430
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17403155
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43799430
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Honor 500 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Honor 500 Pro
3011092
CPU347330878151
GPU4791181120655
Memory189225347747
UX221513664539
NanoReview Score12371863011092
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °Cn/a
Stability39 %n/a
Graphics Test61 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10268n/a
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 16
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 MagicOS 10

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 8000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 80 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:41 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Web Browsing06:35 hn/a
Video Playback13:12 hn/a
Games05:03 hn/a
Standby Mode84 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 200 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 16384x12288 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 3840 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 200 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP200 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766Samsung ISOCELL HP9
Sensor size1/1.561/1.4 (0.71)
Pixel size1 μm0.56 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm68 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/21/2.51 (0.4)
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Honor 500 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Honor 500 Pro
n/a

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 MiMO
- 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 LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 No
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *Non/a
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Honor 500 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr November, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 505
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 80 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Honor 500 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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