Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro

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 Magic 4 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 215g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4600mAh
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 4 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

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1312x2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.54:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 360 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 93.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
957 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %94.7 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 163.6 mm (6.44 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.7 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 9.15 mm (0.36 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 215 g (7.58 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Gold
- Green
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
93.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3000 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 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
3918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401464
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
1012201
CPU347330259919
GPU479118367772
Memory189225179429
UX221513205090
NanoReview Score12371861012201
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
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
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12
OS Size 21 GB 21 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 Magic UI 6

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4600 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (100 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
17:09
Web Browsing06:35 h07:18 h
Video Playback13:12 h12:02 h
Games05:03 h05:16 h
Standby Mode84 h68 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 9216x6912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3.5x
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) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 122 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP64 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/3.5
Focal length90 mm90 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BOmnivision OV64B
Sensor size1/21/2.0
Pixel size0.7 μm0.7 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.5
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
132
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
117
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
126
Bokeh8060
Preview6362
Zoom148111

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3840x2160 pixels
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
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 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
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 category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No n/a
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro
88.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr February, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr April, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1100
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 100 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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