Huawei Nova 12 Pro vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Nova 12 Pro Manufactured in January, 2024, with display 6.76 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9000S, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 12 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.76in
  • Higher pixel density: 449ppi
  • Lighter design: 201g vs 209g
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4600mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei Nova 12 Pro and Huawei Mate 50 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 OLED
Size 6.76 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1224x2776 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio n/a 19.5:9
Pixel density 449 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes
Max brightness n/a 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 89 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamutn/a99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a119 Hz
Response timen/a1 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 163.14 mm (6.42 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 74.96 mm (2.95 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.68 mm (0.3 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 201 g (7.09 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel n/a Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Pink
- Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
89 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Nova 12 Pro and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9000S Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2620 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.53 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.15 (TaiShan V120)
- 1/2.62 (TaiShan V120)
- 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 1024 1024
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 0 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
1325
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
4118
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13251740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)41184379
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
900786
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU279684347330
GPU200980479118
Memory225502189225
UX194620221513
NanoReview Score9007861237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.n/a46.9 °C
Stabilityn/a39 %
Graphics Testn/a61 fps
Graphics Scoren/a10268

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 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
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 14 Android 13
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 4.0 EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 4600 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (60% in 11 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:24 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsingn/a06:35 h
Video Playbackn/a13:12 h
Gamesn/a05:03 h
Standby Moden/a84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 480 fps (720p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length27 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50HSony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.311/1.56
Pixel size1.2 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a148

Front camera

Matrix 60 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 8960x6720 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Focal length 17 mm n/a
Sensor Omnivision OV60A n/a
Sensor size 1/2.8 n/a
Pixel size 0.61 μm n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

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/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 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G Bandsn/aGSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G Bandsn/aWCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*n/aLTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Nova 12 Pro
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced December, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date January, 2024 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 580 1199
Sensors - Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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