Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Mate 50 Pro Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.74 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 9, Manufactured in June, 2020 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G85. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
- Larger display: 6.74in
- Higher pixel density: 428ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Redmi Note 9
- Lighter design: 199g vs 209g
- Higher battery capacity: 5020mAh vs 4700mAh
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/256 GB - 8/512 GB |
- 3/64 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 6/128 GB |
Review
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
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.74 in | 6.53 in |
| Resolution | 1212x2616 pixels | 1080x2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| Pixel density | 428 ppi | 395 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max brightness | 550 nits | 450 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91 % | 83.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
n/a |
| sRGB gamut | 99.8 % | 97.7 % |
| PWM (Flicker) | 119 Hz | n/a |
| Response time | 1 ms | 32.2 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinite | 4608:1 |
Design & Build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 in) | 162.3 mm (6.39 in) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 in) | 77.2 mm (3.04 in) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 199 g (7.02 oz) |
| Water resistance | IP68 | No |
| Cooling system | Vapor chamber | n/a |
| Back panel | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | - Black - Silver - Orange - Purple |
- White - Gray - Green |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes rear |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | MediaTek Helio G85 |
| Max Frequency | 3190 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4/2 (Cortex-A510) - 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710) - 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Hexagon | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 1024 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 900 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1843.2 GFLOPS | 96 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1740 | 516 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 4379 | 1562 |
| CPU | 347330 | 89155 |
| GPU | 479118 | 49694 |
| Memory | 189225 | 60565 |
| UX | 221513 | 72643 |
| NanoReview Score | 1237186 | 272057 |
| Max Surface Temp. | 46.9 °C | n/a |
| Stability | 39 % | n/a |
| Graphics Test | 61 fps | n/a |
| Graphics Score | 10268 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | - 3 GB - 4 GB - 6 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 3200 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 256 GB - 512 GB | - 64 GB - 128 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | Nano Memory | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 10 (Upgradeable to Android 12) |
| OS Size | 21 GB | 16.5 GB |
| UI Skin | EMUI 13 | MIUI 13 |
Battery
| Volume | 4700 mAh | 5020 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 18 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse Charging | Yes (Wireless) | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:41 h | 1:30 h |
| Web Browsing | 06:35 h | 09:31 h |
| Video Playback | 13:12 h | 14:21 h |
| Games | 05:03 h | 05:45 h |
| Standby Mode | 84 h | 121 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 8000x6000 pixels |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 3840 fps (720p) | 120 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 118 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Telephoto: 64 MP Ultra-wide: 13 MP |
Standard: 48 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP Depth: 2 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KGM1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/2.0 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Matrix | 64 MP | n/a |
| Aperture | f/3.5 | n/a |
| Focal length | 90 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV64B | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/2 | n/a |
| Pixel size | 0.7 μm | n/a |
| Stabilization | Optical | n/a |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | n/a |
| Sensor | Sony IMX688 | n/a |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/4.0 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | 80 | n/a |
| Preview | 63 | n/a |
| Zoom | 148 | n/a |
Front camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Photo resolution | 4160x3120 pixels | 4128x3096 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.3 |
| Focal length | n/a | 29 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | CMOS |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/3.1 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.12 μm |
| Autofocus | n/a | No |
| Stabilization | n/a | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, HID, 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 |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | Yes | Yes |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | No |
| Hybrid Slot | Yes | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 / 2300 / 2500 |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66) | LTE (B850/B900/B1800/B2100/B2300/B2500/B2600) |
| LTE category | 20 | 7 |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | Yes |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Class | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | September, 2022 yr | April, 2020 yr |
| Release Date | September, 2022 yr | June, 2020 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 1199 | 199 |
| Sensors | - Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Face Sensor - Fingerprint sensor |
- 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.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.
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