Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Nothing Phone (3)

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Nothing Phone (3), Manufactured in July, 2025with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4. 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
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 218g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Nothing Phone (3)
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5150mAh vs 4700mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Nothing Phone (3)
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.74 in 6.67 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1260x2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits 1600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.5 %
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
Nothing Phone (3)
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) 160.6 mm (6.32 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 75.59 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.99 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 218 g (7.69 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
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Nothing Phone (3)
88.5 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Nothing Phone (3) In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 4
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3210 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 2 + 2)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
- 2/2.02 (Cortex-A720)
- 2/2.8 (Cortex-A720)
- 3/3 (Cortex-A720)
- 1/3.21 (Cortex-X4)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 825
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 1150 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 2355.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Nothing Phone (3)
2162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Nothing Phone (3)
6880
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17402162
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43796880
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a18659
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Nothing Phone (3)
2160544
CPU347330466100
GPU479118938050
Memory189225431133
UX221513325261
NanoReview Score12371862160544
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Nothing Phone (3)
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 4800 MHz
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 Android 15
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 Nothing OS 3.5

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5150 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 65 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 (50% in 24 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:55 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Nothing Phone (3)
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 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 3840 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 114 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Bokeh effect
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Omnivision OV50H
Sensor size1/1.561/1.3
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.7
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/21/2.76
Pixel size0.7 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorSony IMX688Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel sizen/a0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview63n/a
Zoom148n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Sensor n/a Samsung S5KJN1
Sensor size n/a 1/2.76
Pixel size n/a 0.64 μm
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
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Nothing Phone (3)
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 No
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)GSM 850, 900, DCS, PCS
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS B1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
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
Nothing Phone (3)
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr July, 2025 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr July, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 799
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 66 W No
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Nothing Phone (3) the clear winner in this comparison.

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