Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Sony Xperia 1 IV

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Sony Xperia 1 IV, Manufactured in June, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1. 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
  • Infrared port
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Sony Xperia 1 IV
  • Higher pixel density: 643ppi
  • Lighter design: 185g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh
  • 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
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV
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 6.5 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1644x3840 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 21:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 643 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes No
Max brightness 550 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
Sony Xperia 1 IV
644 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz480 Hz
Response time1 ms2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.1 mm (6.38 in) 165 mm (6.5 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 71 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Sony Xperia 1 IV
84.2 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Sony Xperia 1 IV In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 3000 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)
- 4/1.8 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.5 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1675.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Sony Xperia 1 IV
1466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Sony Xperia 1 IV
3898
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401466
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793898
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Sony Xperia 1 IV
995685
CPU347330270941
GPU479118341298
Memory189225175475
UX221513207971
NanoReview Score1237186995685
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Sony Xperia 1 IV
6192
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C43.3 °C
Stability39 %70 %
Graphics Test61 fps37 fps
Graphics Score102686192
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Sony Xperia 1 IV
12147
Writing scoren/a16836
Web scoren/a8963
Video editingn/a6103
Data manipulationn/a10724
NanoReview Scoren/a12147

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryMicroSD

Software

OS Android 13 Android 12 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 21 GB 37 GB
UI Skin EMUI 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (47% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:42 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Sony Xperia 1 IV
16:28
Web Browsing06:35 h05:38 h
Video Playback13:12 h10:08 h
Games05:03 h04:39 h
Standby Mode84 h85 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 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 ° 124 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.7
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Sony IMX557
Sensor size1/1.561/1.7
Pixel size1 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.3
Focal length90 mm85 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX650
Sensor size1/21/3.5
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Sony Xperia 1 IV
112
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Sony Xperia 1 IV
118
Bokeh8055
Preview6359
Zoom148116

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.0
Focal length n/a 20 mm
Sensor n/a Sony IMX663
Sensor size n/a 1/2.9
Pixel size n/a 1 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Sony Xperia 1 IV
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Sony Xperia 1 IV
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 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, A2DP
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
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotYesYes
2G BandsGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 2100 (Band 1), 1900 (Band 2), 1700 (Band 4), 850 (Band 5), 800 (Band 6), 900 (Band 8), 800 (Band 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/B13/B17/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46/B48/B66/B71)
LTE category2020
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No Yes
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Sony Xperia 1 IV
86.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr May, 2022 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr June, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1599
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint 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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