Huawei P50 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

75 out of 100

79 out of 100

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei P50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G) that was released on July 29, 2021, against the Honor Magic 4 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 7 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei P50 Pro

Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Weighs 20 grams less

Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 4 Pro

Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (961 against 754 nits)
Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
10% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1019K versus 923K)
More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
The phone is 7-months newer

Review

Evaluation of Huawei P50 Pro and Honor Magic 4 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.6 inches	6.81 inches
Resolution	1228 x 2700 pixels	1312 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.54:9
PPI	450 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	550 nits	600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	850 nits	1000 nits
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	91.2%	93%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display

RGB color space	100%	94.7%
PWM	60 Hz	119 Hz
Response time	1 ms	1 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	158.8 mm (6.25 inches)	163.6 mm (6.44 inches)
Width	72.8 mm (2.87 inches)	74.7 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 inches)	9.15 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight	195 g (6.88 oz)	215 g (7.58 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink	White, Black, Gold, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock	2840 MHz	3000 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 680 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 680 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 680 Prime (Cortex-X1)	- 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	4 MB	6 MB
Lithography process	5 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Adreno 730
GPU shading units	1024	1536
GPU clock	840 MHz	818 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~2512.8 GFLOPS

CPU	256348	259919
GPU	295583	367772
Memory	168085	179429
UX	198249	205090
Total score	923885	1019244

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	38.6 °C
Stability	-	63%
Graphics test	-	59 FPS
Graphics score	-	9862

Web score	-	12304
Video editing	-	7558
Photo editing	-	29522
Data manipulation	-	10525
Writing score	-	16463

RAM size	8, 12 GB	8, 12 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	2750 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	2	4

Storage size	128, 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	-

Operating system	Android 11	Android 12
ROM	HarmonyOS 2.0	Magic UI 6
OS size	19.4 GB	21 GB

Capacity	4360 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	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (73% in 30 min)	Yes (50% in 12 min)
Full charging time	0:50 hr	0:30 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	07:37 hr	09:14 hr
Watching video	09:04 hr	11:47 hr
Gaming	04:56 hr	05:28 hr
Standby	89 hr	68 hr

Main 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	960 FPS (1080p)	-
Angle of widest lens	-	122°
Lenses	4 (50 MP + 64 MP + 13 MP + 40 MP)	4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 64 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.5", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Laser 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 - 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 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS)
Monochrome lens	- 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Omnivision OV40A (CMOS)	-
Depth lens	-	Yes
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support
Samples	Photo samples of Huawei P50 Pro from DxOMark	Photo samples of Honor Magic 4 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	13 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	4160 x 3120	3840 x 2160
Aperture	f/2.4	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

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, 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
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

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	-

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	July 2021	February 2022
Release date	August 2021	April 2022
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint
Bundled charger	-	Yes, 100 W

Huawei P50 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

Huawei P50 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro

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Display

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Camera

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