Huawei P50 Pro vs Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Infrared port
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Apple iPhone X
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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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
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Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut100 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
- Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1))
- 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 660 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 1024 192
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36442918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU200677192337
GPU236558122353
Memory148683101238
UX15541591620
NanoReview Score741333507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Huawei P50 Pro
n/a
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.n/a45.7 °C
Stabilityn/a63 %
Graphics Testn/a21 fps
Graphics Scoren/a3522

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 19.4 GB 5.3 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing05:47 h05:31 h
Video Playback09:15 h09:07 h
Games04:08 h03:35 h
Standby Mode90 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 240 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm28 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50AApple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/1.51/3
Pixel size1 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP12 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm52 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/21/3.4
Pixel size0.7 μm1 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Apple iPhone X
97
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor CMOS BSI CMOS
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Apple iPhone X
92

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
Bluetooth version 5.2 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotYesNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportNoNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei P50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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