Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor X9d - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Honor X9d

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro
VS
74 out 100
Honor X9d
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Honor X9d

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Honor X9d, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4. 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 Mate 50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Honor X9d
  • Larger display: 6.79in
  • Lighter design: 193g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 8300mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor X9d
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 Mate 50 Pro
vs
Honor X9d

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.79 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1200x2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.85:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 427 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 90.8 %
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 X9d
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) 161.9 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 76.1 mm (3 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 193 g (6.81 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Plastic
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple		 - Black
- Gold
- Green
- Brown
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Honor X9d
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Honor X9d In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2300 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo Silver (Cortex-A520))
- 3/2.2 (Kryo Gold (Cortex-A720))
- 1/2.3 (Kryo Prime (Cortex-A720))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 810
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 895 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 458.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Honor X9d
1086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Honor X9d
3103
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401086
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793103
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Honor X9d
977304
CPU347330358049
GPU479118160718
Memory189225210830
UX221513247707
NanoReview Score1237186977304
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Honor X9d
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 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 MagicOS 9.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 8300 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
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 X9d
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 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 3840 fps (720p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.67
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP5 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 X9d
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Honor X9d
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Honor X9d
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3456x4608 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.5
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Honor X9d
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Honor X9d
n/a

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 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 5.3
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
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
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 X9d
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr September, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 350
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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