Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Huawei P20 Pro

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
47 out 100
Huawei P20 Pro
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei P20 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Huawei P20 Pro, Manufactured in April, 2018 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 970. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei P50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.6in
  • Higher pixel density: 450ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4360mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 4.2
Reasons to choose Huawei P20 Pro
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 195g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 8/512 GB
- 12/512 GB		 - 6/64 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 6/256 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P20 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
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Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P50 Pro
vs
Huawei P20 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.1 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1080x2240 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 18.7:9
Pixel density 450 ppi 408 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 550 nits 400 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 82.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei P50 Pro
752 nits
Huawei P20 Pro
586 nits
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hz238 Hz
Response time1 ms4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 155 mm (6.1 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 73 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Huawei P20 Pro
82.9 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei P20 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G HiSilicon Kirin 970
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2360 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (4 + 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 (Cortex A53)
- 4/2.36 (Cortex A73)
Process Samsung TSMC
Transistor Size 5 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Yes
Graphics Adreno 660 Mali-G72 MP12
GPU Cores 1024 216
GPU Frequency 840 MHz 767 MHz
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS 331.8 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Huawei P20 Pro
518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Huawei P20 Pro
1562
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1369518
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36441562
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Huawei P20 Pro
372441
CPU20067795187
GPU236558104334
Memory14868382832
UX15541590088
NanoReview Score741333372441

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 1833 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 Android 8.1 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 19.4 GB 12 GB
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 EMUI 10

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes No
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:50 h 1:30 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Huawei P20 Pro
18:10
Web Browsing05:47 h07:43 h
Video Playback09:15 h11:30 h
Games04:08 h05:07 h
Standby Mode90 h80 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 7360x4912 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 3x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
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) 960 fps (720p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 Standard: 40 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Monochrome: 20 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP40 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length23 mm27 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX600
Sensor size1/1.51/1.74
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP8 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.4
Focal length90 mm80 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/21/4
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
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
Huawei P20 Pro
114
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Huawei P20 Pro
98
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei P20 Pro
109
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro], [Huawei P20 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 24 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 5632x4224 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Sensor size n/a 1/2.8
Pixel size n/a 0.9 μm
Autofocus No No
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
Huawei P20 Pro
79
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Huawei P20 Pro
113

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 4.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
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)GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B700/B800/B850/B900/B1700/B1800/B1900/B2100/B2300/B2600)
LTE category2018
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
Huawei P20 Pro
84.9 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr March, 2018 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr April, 2018 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 900
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 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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