Home Phone comparison Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Pro - Which is better?

Huawei P50 Pro vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro

67 out 100
Huawei P50 Pro
VS
81 out 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
Huawei P50 Pro
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei P50 Pro Manufactured in August, 2021, with display 6.6 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G, vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro, Manufactured in May, 2026with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9030S. 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
  • Lighter design: 195g vs 213.5g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 90 Pro
  • Higher pixel density: 459ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4360mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • 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
- 16/512 GB
- 16/1024 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Pura 90 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
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
Huawei P50 Pro
vs
Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 in 6.6 in
Resolution 1228x2700 pixels 1256x2760 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 n/a
Pixel density 450 ppi 459 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 550 nits n/a
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91 % 90.1 %
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 Pura 90 Pro
n/a
sRGB gamut100 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)60 Hzn/a
Response time1 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [Huawei P50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.8 mm (6.25 in) 157 mm (6.18 in)
Width 72.8 mm (2.87 in) 74.5 mm (2.93 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.2 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 213.5 g (7.53 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Gold
- Blue
- Pink		 - White
- Black
- Pink
- Orange
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei P50 Pro
91 %
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
90.1 %

Performance

Testing Huawei P50 Pro and Huawei Pura 90 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G HiSilicon Kirin 9030S
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 3000 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))		 - 4/1.72 (Taishan v124 Little)
- 3/2.27 (Taishan v124 Mid)
- 1/3 (Taishan v124 Big)
Process Samsung SMIC
Transistor Size 5 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 780 Da Vinci
Graphics Adreno 660 n/a
GPU Cores 1024 n/a
GPU Frequency 840 MHz n/a
FLOPS 1290.2 GFLOPS n/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
1369
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei P50 Pro
3644
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
3844
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)13691410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)36443844
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei P50 Pro
741333
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
1607132
CPU200677594902
GPU236558300663
Memory148683371483
UX155415340084
NanoReview Score7413331607132

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz n/a
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 4.1
Memory CardNano MemoryNo

Software

OS Android 11 HarmonyOS 6.1
OS Size 19.4 GB n/a
UI Skin HarmonyOS 2.0 n/a

Battery

Volume 4360 mAh 6000 mAh
Max Charging Power 66 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (73% in 30 min) Yes
Full Charge Time 0:50 h n/a
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei P50 Pro
16:31
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
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 Optical, 4x
Flash Dual LED 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 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (1080p) 960 fps (1080p)
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Monochrome: 40 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length23 mm24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50An/a
Sensor size1/1.5n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
AutofocusLaser autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix64 MP50 MP
Aperturef/3.5f/2.1
Focal length90 mm91 mm
SensorOmnivision OV64Bn/a
Sensor size1/2n/a
Pixel size0.7 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP125 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorOmnivision OV13B10n/a
Sensor size1/3.06n/a
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
139
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Overall camera score
Huawei P50 Pro
143
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Bokeh80n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom149n/a
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei P50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Huawei P50 Pro
144
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a
Video quality
Huawei P50 Pro
146
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
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
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- 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 Pura 90 Pro
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced July, 2021 yr April, 2026 yr
Release Date August, 2021 yr May, 2026 yr
Launch Price ($) 1000 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 805
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity 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.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 90 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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