Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

74 out 100

VS

88 out 100

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos), Manufactured in March, 2026 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2600. 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 battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4300mAh
Infrared port
Includes charger

Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Lighter design: 167g vs 209g
Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.2
Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
Supports Dolby Atmos
Built-in eSIM

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 Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Display

Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

82

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

90

Camera

Main & front camera tests

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

90

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

81

Performance

App & system performance

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

63

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

99

Games

3D gaming performance

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

63

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

98

Battery

Battery life, charging speed & type

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

65

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

76

Connectivity

Connectivity features

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

82

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

93

NanoReview Score

Overall score by NanoReview

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

74

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

88

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Connectivity:

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Display

Display quality comparison

Type	OLED	Dynamic AMOLED
Size	6.74 in	6.3 in
Resolution	1212x2616 pixels	1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
Pixel density	428 ppi	411 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	240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio	91 %	90.9 %
Features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

Peak brightness (auto)

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

941 nits

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

sRGB gamut	99.8 %	n/a
PWM (Flicker)	119 Hz	n/a
Response time	1 ms	n/a
Contrast	∞ Infinite	n/a

Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison

Height	162.1 mm (6.38 in)	149.6 mm (5.89 in)
Width	75.5 mm (2.97 in)	71.7 mm (2.82 in)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight	209 g (7.37 oz)	167 g (5.89 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 - Silver - Blue - Pink - Purple
Fingerprint sensor	Yes In-Display	Yes, In-Display

Screen-to-body ratio

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

91 %

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

90.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) In benchmarks

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Samsung Exynos 2600
Max Frequency	3190 MHz	3800 MHz
CPU Cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	10 (1 + 3 + 6)
Architecture	- 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)	- 6/2.75 (C1-Pro) - 3/3.25 (C1-Pro) - 1/3.8 (C1-Ultra)
Process	TSMC	Samsung
Transistor Size	4 nm	2 nm
Neural Processor	Hexagon	AI engine with 32K MAC NPU
Graphics	Adreno 730	Samsung Xclipse 960
GPU Cores	1024	1024
GPU Frequency	900 MHz	980 MHz
FLOPS	1843.2 GFLOPS	4014.1 GFLOPS

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

1740

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

3203

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

4379

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

11056

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1740	3203
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	4379	11056
Geekbench Compute (GPU)	n/a	27467

Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)]

AnTuTu 10

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

1237186

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

3504102

CPU	347330	1013874
GPU	479118	1351843
Memory	189225	414601
UX	221513	723784
NanoReview Score	1237186	3504102

3DMark Wild Life

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

10268

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Max Surface Temp.	46.9 °C	n/a
Stability	39 %	n/a
Graphics Test	61 fps	n/a
Graphics Score	10268	n/a

Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Memory

RAM Size	8 GB	12 GB
Memory Type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency	3200 MHz	n/a
Channels	4	4

Storage Capacity	- 256 GB - 512 GB	256 GB
Storage Type	UFS 3.1	UFS 4.1
Memory Card	Nano Memory	No

Software

OS	Android 13	Android 16
OS Size	21 GB	29.5 GB
UI Skin	EMUI 13	One UI 8.5

Battery

Volume	4700 mAh	4300 mAh
Max Charging Power	66 W	25 W
Battery Type	Li-Po	Li-ion
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
Full Charge Time	0:41 h	n/a

Battery Life

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

18:26

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

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	8160x6120 pixels
Zoom	Optical, 3.5x	Optical, 3x
Flash	Dual LED	LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K Recording	No	Yes (Up to 30 fps)
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 °	120 °
Lenses count	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP	Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support

Matrix	50 MP	50 MP
Aperture	f/1.4 - 4.0	f/1.8
Focal length	24 mm	24 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX766	Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN3
Sensor size	1/1.56	1/1.56 (0.64)
Pixel size	1 μm	1 μm
Autofocus	Phase autofocus	Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	64 MP	10 MP
Aperture	f/3.5	f/2.4
Focal length	90 mm	67 mm
Sensor	Omnivision OV64B	Samsung ISOCELL S5K3K1
Sensor size	1/2	1/3.94 (0.25)
Pixel size	0.7 μm	1 μm
Stabilization	Optical	Optical

Matrix	13 MP	12 MP
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	13 mm	13 mm
Sensor	Sony IMX688	Sony IMX564
Sensor size	n/a	1/2.55 (0.39)
Pixel size	n/a	1.4 μm
Stabilization	Digital	Digital

Photo quality

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

152

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Video quality

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

141

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Overall camera score

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

149

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Bokeh	80	n/a
Preview	63	n/a
Zoom	148	n/a

Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix	13 MP	12 MP
Photo resolution	4160x3120 pixels	4000x3000 pixels
Aperture	n/a	f/2.2
Focal length	n/a	26 mm
Sensor	n/a	Samsung S5K3LU
Sensor size	n/a	1/3.2 (0.31)
Pixel size	n/a	1.12 μm
Autofocus	n/a	Phase autofocus
Stabilization	n/a	Digital
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 fps	2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor	Yes	No

Photo quality

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

147

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Video quality

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

143

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

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	5.4
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	3.1	3.2
USB features	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG	- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG
DisplayPort	Yes DP 1.2	Yes, DP 1.2
GPS	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC	- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared Port	Yes	No

SIM Count*	2	2
SIM Type	Nano	Nano
SIM Mode	Dual SIM Standby	Dual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *	No	Yes
Hybrid Slot	Yes	No
2G Bands	GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G Bands	WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
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/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
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	Yes

Max Volume

Huawei Mate 50 Pro

79.8 dB

Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

n/a

Other

Class	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	September, 2022 yr	February, 2026 yr
Release Date	September, 2022 yr	March, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($)	1199	n/a
MSRP ($)	n/a	879
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	No

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos) the clear winner in this comparison.

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy S26 (Exynos)

Key Differences

Versions

Review

Tests & specs

Display

Design & Build

Performance

Memory

Software

Battery

Main camera

Front camera

Connectivity

Sound

Other

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