Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 209g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Honor 50
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
Adjust each parameter’s importance to find the best match for you.
Customize your score
Function
Importance (Weight)
Display:
Camera:
Performance:
Gaming:
Battery:
Connectivity:
Higher weight means greater impact on NanoReview score.

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 89.7 %
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
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %100 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms2.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2400 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 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 770
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43792998
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU347330207315
GPU479118149618
Memory18922599167
UX221513143903
NanoReview Score1237186600003
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °Cn/a
Stability39 %n/a
Graphics Test61 fpsn/a
Graphics Score10268n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 21 GB 21 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsing06:35 h09:06 h
Video Playback13:12 h12:48 h
Games05:03 h05:24 h
Standby Mode84 h118 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX766Samsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.52
Pixel size1 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
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 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm17 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung JD1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Autofocus n/a No
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Huawei Honor 50
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Huawei Honor 50
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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
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)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE category2018
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
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
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 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.

Results

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

Survey

Which smartphone would you pick?
0 (0%)
0 (0%)
Total Votes: 0

User comments

Share your opinion or ask questions below