Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Huawei P30 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 P30 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4200mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Huawei P30 Pro
  • Lighter design: 192g vs 209g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei P30 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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.47 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 398 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 570 nits
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 P30 Pro
601 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz231 Hz
Response time1 ms3.6 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 158 mm (6.22 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 73.4 mm (2.89 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Blue
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Huawei P30 Pro
88.6 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Huawei P30 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Yes
Graphics Adreno 730 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 1024 360
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 720 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Huawei P30 Pro
912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Huawei P30 Pro
2259
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1740912
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43792259
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Huawei P30 Pro
601688
CPU347330195913
GPU479118159297
Memory189225117921
UX221513128557
NanoReview Score1237186601688
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Huawei P30 Pro
2490
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C40 °C
Stability39 %48 %
Graphics Test61 fps14 fps
Graphics Score102682490
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Huawei P30 Pro
8525
Writing scoren/a10855
Web scoren/a7067
Video editingn/a5710
Data manipulationn/a7553
NanoReview Scoren/a8525

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB - 6 GB
- 8 GB
- 12 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
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 21 GB 13.4 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4200 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 40 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:05 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Huawei P30 Pro
21:15
Web Browsing06:35 h08:25 h
Video Playback13:12 h13:36 h
Games05:03 h05:24 h
Standby Mode84 h99 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 20 MP
Depth
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.6
Focal length24 mm27 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX650
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/3.4
Focal length90 mm125 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/21/4
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP20 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX688n/a
Sensor sizen/a1/2.7
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Huawei P30 Pro
119
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Huawei P30 Pro
97
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Huawei P30 Pro
112
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 29 mm
Sensor n/a BSI CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
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
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Huawei P30 Pro
110
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Huawei P30 Pro
130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
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 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
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)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2021
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Huawei P30 Pro
87.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr March, 2019 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr May, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1000
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W n/a
* 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.

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