Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei Mate 70 Air

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Mate 70 Air, Manufactured in November, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9020A. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 70 Air
  • Larger display: 7in
  • Higher pixel density: 437ppi
  • Lighter design: 208g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6500mAh vs 4700mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 7 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1320x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.9:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 437 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.3 %
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 Mate 70 Air
n/a
sRGB gamut99.8 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)119 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 81.5 mm (3.21 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 6.6 mm (0.26 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Silver
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Mate 70 Air
88.3 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Mate 70 Air In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 9020A
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2500 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)
- 4/1.6 (Taishan-Little)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.5 (TaiShan V121)
Process TSMC SMIC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 730 Maleoon 920
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1720.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Huawei Mate 70 Air
3483
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401212
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793483
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a3730
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Huawei Mate 70 Air
1248520
CPU347330351901
GPU479118278517
Memory189225405011
UX221513213091
NanoReview Score12371861248520
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz n/a
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.0
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 HarmonyOS 5.1
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6500 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
Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX7661/1.3
Sensor size1/1.56n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm69 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 107 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels n/a
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 18 mm
Sensor n/a CMOS
Autofocus n/a No
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
Huawei Mate 70 Air
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 5.2
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 *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
Huawei Mate 70 Air
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 600
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, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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