Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei Nova 15 Max
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 Max, Manufactured in May, 2026 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
- Lighter design: 209g vs 232g
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 15 Max
- Larger display: 6.84in
- Higher pixel density: 444ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 8500mAh vs 4700mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
n/a |
Review
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 comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 in | 6.84 in |
| Resolution | 1212x2616 pixels | 1272x2756 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 428 ppi | 444 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (60-120 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 % | 90.1 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | n/a |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 in) | 163.3 mm (6.43 in) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 in) | 78 mm (3.07 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 7.98 mm (0.31 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | IP65 |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Orange - Purple |
- Black - Gold - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes, In-Button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| 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) |
- 4/1.84 (A55) - 3/2.19 (1xA77 L) - 1/2.4 (1xA77 H) |
| Process | TSMC | SMIC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 7 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | n/a |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | n/a |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | n/a |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | n/a |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1740 | 960 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4379 | 2601 |
| CPU | 347330 | 302738 |
| GPU | 479118 | 104021 |
| Memory | 189225 | 191983 |
| UX | 221513 | 209391 |
| NanoReview Score | 1237186 | 808133 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 39 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 61 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 10268 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | n/a |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 12 |
| OS Size | 21 GB | n/a |
| UI Skin | EMUI 13 | 14.2 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 8500 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 40 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 |
| Web Browsing | 06:35 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 13:12 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:03 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 84 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8192x6144 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 30 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 |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.56 (0.64) |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 64 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | n/a |
| Focal length | 90 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 13 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX688 | n/a |
| Stabilization | Digital | n/a |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 63 | n/a |
| Zoom | 148 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 3264x2448 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| 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 |
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 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz) | n/a |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | n/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 category | 20 | n/a |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | n/a |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | May, 2026 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2022 yr | May, 2026 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | n/a |
| MSRP ($) | n/a | 499 |
| 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 | No |
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