Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15

74 out 100
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
VS
70 out 100
Huawei Nova 15
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Huawei Nova 15

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Huawei Nova 15, Manufactured in December, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. 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
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15
  • Lighter design: 196g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh 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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Nova 15
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
Huawei Nova 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 395 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 n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.6 %
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 Nova 15
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) 161.87 mm (6.37 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 196 g (6.91 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Metal
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple		 - White
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Nova 15
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei Nova 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 8000
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)		 - 4/1.3 ()
- 3/2.05 ()
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 Nova 15
887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Huawei Nova 15
2610
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1740887
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43792610
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Huawei Nova 15
804209
CPU347330279519
GPU479118114145
Memory189225212302
UX221513198243
NanoReview Score1237186804209
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Huawei Nova 15
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 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 HarmonyOS 6
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 100 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 Nova 15
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 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: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766n/a
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
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
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688n/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Huawei Nova 15
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/2.4
Sensor size n/a 1/2.5 (0.4)
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Huawei Nova 15
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Huawei Nova 15
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 *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 Nova 15
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced September, 2022 yr December, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr December, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 400
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- 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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