Home Phone comparison Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 - Which is better?

Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

74 out 100
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
VS
71 out 100
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

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 Z Fold 4, Manufactured in August, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 263g
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
  • Larger display: 7.6in
  • 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
- 12/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 7.6 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1812x2176 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 10.8:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 90.8 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
996 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %95.5 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz120 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 155.1 mm (6.11 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 130.1 mm (5.12 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 6.3 mm (0.25 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 263 g (9.28 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IPX8
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple		 - Black
- Green
- Burgundy
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
90.8 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3190 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)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
1666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
4089
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401666
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43794089
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
1225335
CPU347330328991
GPU479118459294
Memory189225194943
UX221513242107
NanoReview Score12371861225335
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
9643
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C36.5 °C
Stability39 %62 %
Graphics Test61 fps57 fps
Graphics Score102689643
Sources: 3DMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
14062
Writing scoren/a16805
Web scoren/a11866
Video editingn/a7393
Data manipulationn/a11243
NanoReview Scoren/a14062

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 One UI 5.1.1

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 4400 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (11 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:19 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
21:52
Web Browsing06:35 h07:30 h
Video Playback13:12 h13:00 h
Games05:03 h04:37 h
Standby Mode84 h119 h

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 Up to 24FPS
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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.8
Focal length24 mm23 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung GN3
Sensor size1/1.561/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSamsung S5K3K1
Sensor size1/21/3.94
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX258
Sensor sizen/a1/3.06
Pixel sizen/a1.12 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
127
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
123
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
128
Bokeh8070
Preview6376
Zoom148128
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro], [Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3648x2736 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.2
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX374
Sensor size n/a 1/3.2
Pixel size n/a 1.22 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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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 5.2
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
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 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19UMTS Band I (2100), Band II (1900), Band IV (1700/2100), Band V (850)
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/B14/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
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
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4
87.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr August, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr August, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1800
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
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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