Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra

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 Ultra, Manufactured in April, 2021with 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
  • Lighter design: 209g vs 234g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.81in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4700mAh

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
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 Ultra
939 nits
sRGB gamut99.8 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)119 Hz510 Hz
Response time1 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

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) 8.4 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 234 g (8.25 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Ceramic
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 %
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
91.4 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Mate 50 Pro and Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra 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 Ultra
1463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
3911
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)17401463
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)43793911
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
923576
CPU347330246800
GPU479118260294
Memory189225182528
UX221513233954
NanoReview Score1237186923576
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
5285
Max Surface Temp.46.9 °C43.1 °C
Stability39 %91 %
Graphics Test61 fps31 fps
Graphics Score102685285
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
12250
Writing scoren/a14672
Web scoren/a11015
Video editingn/a7568
Data manipulationn/a9531
NanoReview Scoren/a12250

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
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 21 GB 31 GB
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 (90% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 0:37 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
17:59
Web Browsing06:35 h06:28 h
Video Playback13:12 h11:22 h
Games05:03 h04:38 h
Standby Mode84 h90 h

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 ° 128 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 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 autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP48 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/4.1
Focal length90 mm120 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64BSony IMX586
Sensor size1/21/2
Pixel size0.7 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP48 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm12 mm
SensorSony IMX688Sony IMX586
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
138
Overall camera score
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
141
Bokeh8075
Preview6372
Zoom148142

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 Ultra
117
Video quality
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143
Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra
139

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, 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)GSM850 900 1800 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMAB1 / B2 / B4 / B5 / B8 / B19
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 Ultra
89.5 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr March, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr April, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1199 1299
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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