Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro
83
out of 100
VS
79
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Huawei Mate 50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on September 6, 2022, against the Honor Magic 4 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 50 Pro
- Shows 18% longer battery life (29:32 vs 25:00 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1249K versus 1019K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1655 and 1472 points
- The phone is 6-months newer
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 4 Pro
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1212 x 2616 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.3% | 93% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 94.7% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Gold, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 3190 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 347330 | 259919 |
| GPU | 479118 | 367772 |
| Memory | 189225 | 179429 |
| UX | 221513 | 205090 |
| Total score | 1249102 | 1019244 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 46.9 °C | 38.6 °C |
| Stability | 39% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 61 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10285 | 9862 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 12304 |
| Video editing | - | 7558 |
| Photo editing | - | 29522 |
| Data manipulation | - | 10525 |
| Writing score | - | 16463 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 12 |
| ROM | EMUI 13 | Magic UI 6 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (100 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 0:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:22 hr | 09:14 hr |
| Watching video | 14:35 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:03 hr | 05:28 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 68 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9216 x 6912 |
| Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 3840 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 64 MP + 13 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 64 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP
- Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0", Omnivision OV64B (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Mate 50 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Honor Magic 4 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | 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 | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, SBAS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | February 2022 |
| Release date | September 2022 | April 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 100 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the performance, gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 50 Pro . But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Honor Magic 4 Pro .
