Huawei Pura 70 Pro vs Huawei Honor 50

Compared 2 smartphones : Huawei Pura 70 Pro Manufactured in April, 2024, with display 6.8 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 9010, vs Huawei Honor 50, Manufactured in June, 2021 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Huawei Pura 70 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 460ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 5050mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Honor 50
  • Lighter design: 175g vs 220g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei Honor 50
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 6.8 in 6.57 in
Resolution 1260x2844 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 460 ppi 392 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 2500 nits 525 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10
Touch Sampling Rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 91.4 % 89.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
745 nits
sRGB gamutn/a100 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a120 Hz
Response timen/a2.4 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.6 mm (6.4 in) 160 mm (6.3 in)
Width 75.1 mm (2.96 in) 73.8 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 175 g (6.17 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Plastic
Colors - White
- Black
- Purple
- White
- Black
- Green
- Red
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
91.4 %
Huawei Honor 50
89.7 %

Performance

Testing Huawei Pura 70 Pro and Huawei Honor 50 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9010 Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G
Max Frequency 2300 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU Cores 12 (2 + 6 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.55 (Cortex-A510)
- 6/2.18 (TaiShan V121)
- 2/2.3 (TaiShan V121)
- 4/1.8 (Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.4 (Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78))
- 1/2.4 (Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78))
Process SMIC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 6 nm
Neural Processor Da Vinci Hexagon 770
Graphics Maleoon 910 Adreno 642
GPU Cores 1024 512
GPU Frequency 750 MHz 550 MHz
FLOPS 1536 GFLOPS 844 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
1420
Huawei Honor 50
1071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
4264
Huawei Honor 50
2998
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)14201071
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)42642998
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
939616
Huawei Honor 50
600003
CPU316992207315
GPU194727149618
Memory24063099167
UX187267143903
NanoReview Score939616600003
3DMark Wild Life

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 12 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 4200 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 4 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS HarmonyOS (Upgradeable to HarmonyOS 4.2) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 21 GB
UI Skin n/a Magic UI 7.1

Battery

Volume 5050 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (80 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes Yes (61% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time n/a 0:54 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
23:01
Web Browsingn/a09:06 h
Video Playbackn/a12:48 h
Gamesn/a05:24 h
Standby Moden/a118 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 12032x9024 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Digital
Flash 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) 240 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 12.5 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix50 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.4 - 4.0f/1.9
Focal length25 mmn/a
SensorOmnivision OV50HSamsung S5KHM2
Sensor size1/1.31/1.52
Pixel size1.2 μm0.7 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix48 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.1n/a
Focal length93 mmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix125 MP8 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.4
Focal length13 mm17 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/4
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 13 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4160x3120 pixels 6528x4896 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 22 mm
Sensor CMOS Samsung JD1
Sensor size n/a 1/3.14
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes DP 1.2 n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 2/3/5/8 (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)GSM 2/3/5/8
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B6/B7/B8/B9/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a18
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Huawei Pura 70 Pro
n/a
Huawei Honor 50
92.7 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Release Date April, 2024 yr June, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 1300 350
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W Yes 66 W

Note

Huawei Pura 70 Pro:

There is a smartphone model that supports only one physical SIM card and eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Pura 70 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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