Home Phone comparison Motorola Edge 40 and Huawei Mate 50 Pro - Which is better?

Motorola Edge 40 vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro

64 out 100
Motorola Edge 40
VS
74 out 100
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Motorola Edge 40
Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Compared 2 smartphones : Motorola Edge 40 Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.55 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 8020, vs Huawei Mate 50 Pro, Manufactured in September, 2022with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1. 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 Motorola Edge 40
  • Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
  • Lighter design: 167g vs 209g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM
Reasons to choose Huawei Mate 50 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.74in
  • Higher pixel density: 428ppi
  • Higher battery capacity: 4700mAh vs 4400mAh
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Infrared port

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs Motorola Edge 40 and Huawei Mate 50 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:
Motorola Edge 40
vs
Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Display

Display quality comparison
Type POLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 6.74 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1212x2616 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 428 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-144 Hz) Yes
Max brightness 500 nits 550 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz 300 Hz
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 91 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Motorola Edge 40
1042 nits
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
941 nits
sRGB gamut97.1 %99.8 %
PWM (Flicker)144 Hz119 Hz
Response time1 ms1 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [Motorola Edge 40], [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 158.43 mm (6.24 in) 162.1 mm (6.38 in)
Width 71.99 mm (2.83 in) 75.5 mm (2.97 in)
Thickness 7.49 mm (0.29 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 167 g (5.89 oz) 209 g (7.37 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP68
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green
- Red		 - Black
- Silver
- Orange
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Motorola Edge 40
90.8 %
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
91 %

Performance

Testing Motorola Edge 40 and Huawei Mate 50 Pro In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 8020 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 3190 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 4/2.6 (Cortex-A78)		 - 4/2 (Cortex-A510)
- 3/2.75 (Cortex-A710)
- 1/3.2 (Cortex-X2)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 6 nm 4 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 570 Hexagon
Graphics Mali-G77 MP9 Adreno 730
GPU Cores 576 1024
GPU Frequency 850 MHz 900 MHz
FLOPS 979.2 GFLOPS 1843.2 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Motorola Edge 40
1105
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Motorola Edge 40
3542
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
4379
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11051740
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)35424379
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Motorola Edge 40], [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Motorola Edge 40
747153
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
1237186
CPU224464347330
GPU190597479118
Memory142332189225
UX189760221513
NanoReview Score7471531237186
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Motorola Edge 40
4464
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
10268
Max Surface Temp.49.6 °C46.9 °C
Stability98 %39 %
Graphics Test26 fps61 fps
Graphics Score446410268
Sources: 3DMark [Motorola Edge 40], [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Motorola Edge 40
16021
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
n/a
Writing score18296n/a
Web score15520n/a
Video editing7880n/a
Data manipulation10387n/a
NanoReview Score16021n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNano Memory

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 13
OS Size 22 GB 21 GB
UI Skin My UX EMUI 13

Battery

Volume 4400 mAh 4700 mAh
Max Charging Power 68 W 66 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (15 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (58% in 15 min) Yes (70% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:40 h 0:41 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Motorola Edge 40
22:15
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
18:26
Web Browsing08:43 h06:35 h
Video Playback13:43 h13:12 h
Games05:18 h05:03 h
Standby Mode108 h84 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 50 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 3.5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (720p) 3840 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 13 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.4f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal lengthn/a24 mm
SensorOmnivision OV50ASony IMX766
Sensor size1/1.551/1.56
Pixel size1 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/3.5
Focal lengthn/a90 mm
Sensorn/aOmnivision OV64B
Sensor sizen/a1/2
Pixel sizen/a0.7 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX688
Sensor size1/3.0n/a
Pixel size1.12 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
152
Video quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
141
Overall camera score
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
149
Bokehn/a80
Previewn/a63
Zoomn/a148
Sources: DxOMark [Huawei Mate 50 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 13 MP
Photo resolution 3264x2448 pixels 4160x3120 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 n/a
Sensor CMOS n/a
Sensor size 1/3.0 n/a
Pixel size 0.7 μm n/a
Autofocus No n/a
Stabilization Digital n/a
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No Yes
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
147
Video quality
Motorola Edge 40
n/a
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
143

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6E (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 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 LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes DP 1.2
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*12
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM Moden/aDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoYes
2G BandsGSM B2/3/5/8GSM Bands 2/3/5/8(1900/1800/850/900 MHz)
3G BandsWCDMA B1/2/4/5/8WCDMA Bands 1/2/4/5/6/8/19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B20/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B43/B66)LTE (B/B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category2120
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Motorola Edge 40
89.4 dB
Huawei Mate 50 Pro
79.8 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr September, 2022 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 1199
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 68 W Yes 66 W

Note

Motorola Edge 40:

The back cover could be made of eco-leather (optionally).

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

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Huawei Mate 50 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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