Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Lighter design: 205g vs 209g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 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
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.74 in 6.81 in
Resolution 1212x2616 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
Pixel density 428 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 900 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 480 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 91.4 %
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
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
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) 164.3 mm (6.47 in)
Width 75.5 mm (2.97 in) 74.6 mm (2.94 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
- Black
- Green
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Max Frequency 3190 MHz 2840 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 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 4 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 780
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 660
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 900 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
1461
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
3910
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401461
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793910
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
904462
CPU347330242692
GPU479118263225
Memory189225174582
UX221513223963
NanoReview Score1237186904462
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
5153
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °Cn/a
Stability39 %90 %
Graphics Test61 fps30 fps
Graphics Score102685153
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
12141
Writing scoren/a15135
Web scoren/a11250
Video editingn/a7600
Data manipulationn/a8595
NanoReview Scoren/a12141

Memory

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

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB n/a
UI Skin EMUI 13 HyperOS 1.0

Battery

Volume 4700 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 67 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (67 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (70% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
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 8700x5800 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 1920 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 123 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/2.0
Focal length24 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX766Samsung GN2
Sensor size1/1.561/1.12
Pixel size1 μm1.4 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mm120 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BOmnivision OV08A10
Sensor size1/21/4.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorSony IMX688Omnivision OV08A10
Sensor sizen/a1/4.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
118
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
132
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
124
Bokeh8070
Preview6364
Zoom148117

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 20 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5380x3620 pixels
Aperture n/a f/2.3
Focal length n/a 27 mm
Sensor n/a Samsung S5K3T2
Sensor size n/a 1/3.4
Pixel size n/a 0.8 μm
Autofocus n/a Phase autofocus
Stabilization n/a Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor Yes No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e)
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 2
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
- QZSS
- NAVIC
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 850 900 1800 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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/B20/B28/B32/B38/B40/B41/B42/B66)
LTE category2024
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB
Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1099
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.

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