Huawei P50 Pro vs Huawei Nova 14 Lite

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Huawei Nova 14 Lite, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 8000. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 14 Lite
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Lighter design: 191g vs 195g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5500mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Nova 14 Lite
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 comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.7 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1084x2412 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max brightness 550 nits 1150 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ n/a
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 161.8 mm (6.37 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.2 mm (0.28 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP65
Back panel Glass n/a
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Black
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Nova 14 Lite In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G HiSilicon Kirin 8000
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 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))
- 4/1.84 (A55)
- 3/2.19 (1xA77 L)
- 1/2.4 (1xA77 H)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G610 MP4
GPU Cores 1024 256
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 864 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 442.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
940
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
2619
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1369940
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36442619
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
578363
CPU200677179981
GPU236558120663
Memory148683127656
UX155415150063
NanoReview Score741333578363

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1n/a
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 HarmonyOS 5.1
OS Size 19.4 GB n/a
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 5500 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes Yes
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 23 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 0:57 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
Web Browsing05:47 hn/a
Video Playback09:15 hn/a
Games04:08 hn/a
Standby Mode90 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 112 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP
Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length23 mm23 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50An/a
Sensor size1/1.51/1.56
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix64 MPn/a
Aperturef/3.5n/a
Focal length90 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm16 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Sensor CMOS Omnivision OV60A
Sensor size n/a 1/2.5
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
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/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, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a No
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 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)n/a
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei P50 Pro
86.4 dB
Huawei Nova 14 Lite
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced July, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 300
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included n/a Yes, 66 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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