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Honor 50 vs Google Pixel 7

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Honor 50 vs Google Pixel 7

66 out of 100
Honor 50
VS
73 out of 100
Google Pixel 7
Honor 50
Google Pixel 7

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.57-inch Honor 50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G) that was released on June 16, 2021, against the Google Pixel 7, which is powered by Google Tensor G2 and came out 16 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Honor 50
  • Shows 17% longer battery life (34:01 vs 29:08 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 20W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Weighs 22 grams less
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 7
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • 46% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (802K versus 550K)
  • Handles wireless charging up to 20W
  • Delivers 29% higher peak brightness (976 against 754 nits)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Stereo speakers
  • The phone is 1-year and 4-months newer
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Honor 50 and Google Pixel 7 crucial features
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
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation

Value for money

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Honor 50
vs
Pixel 7

Display

Type OLED AMOLED
Size 6.57 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 392 ppi 416 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes
Max rated brightness 525 nits 450 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 750 nits 1400 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass Gorilla Glass Victus
Screen-to-body ratio 89.7% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming 		- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 100% 98.5%
PWM 120 Hz 360 Hz
Response time 2.4 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
Honor 50
754 nits
Pixel 7 +29%
976 nits

Design and build

Height 160 mm (6.3 inches) 155.6 mm (6.13 inches)
Width 73.8 mm (2.91 inches) 73.2 mm (2.88 inches)
Thickness 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) 8.7 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof No IP68
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Plastic Metal
Colors White, Black, Green, Red White, Black, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Honor 50 +6%
89.7%
Pixel 7
84.9%

Performance

Tests of Honor 50 and Google Pixel 7 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Google Tensor G2
Max clock 2400 MHz 2850 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78)
- 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) 		- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.35 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 2 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X1
L3 cache - 4 MB
Lithography process 6 nanometers 5 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 642 Mali-G710 MP7
GPU shading units 768 672
GPU clock 550 MHz 850 MHz
FLOPS ~844 GFLOPS ~1142.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Honor 50
1073
Pixel 7 +28%
1373
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Honor 50
3018
Pixel 7 +7%
3232
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
Honor 50
550833
Pixel 7 +46%
802280
CPU 167637 242485
GPU 141419 219273
Memory 108829 151362
UX 132594 185590
Total score 550833 802280
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Honor 50
2487
Pixel 7 +162%
6523
Max surface temperature 38.4 °C 45.8 °C
Stability 98% 71%
Graphics test 14 FPS 39 FPS
Graphics score 2487 6523
PCMark 3.0
Honor 50 +12%
11965
Pixel 7
10671
Web score 9805 7598
Video editing 7077 6234
Photo editing 25105 18318
Data manipulation 8753 10230
Writing score 14881 15569

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory clock 2133 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 13
ROM Magic UI 7.1 Stock Android
OS size 21 GB 14 GB

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 4355 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 20 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging No Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes (61% in 30 min) Yes (48% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:54 hr 1:40 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:29 hr 10:13 hr
Watching video 15:11 hr 16:16 hr
Gaming 04:55 hr 05:26 hr
Standby 116 hr 73 hr
General battery life
Honor 50 +17%
34:01 hr
Pixel 7
29:08 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones
Main camera
Matrix 108 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 12032 x 9024 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 114°
Lenses 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) 2 (50 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 108 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Pixel size: 0.7 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.9
- Focal length: 25 mm
- Pixel size: 1.2 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.31", Samsung GN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Laser autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 17 mm
- Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Pixel size: 1.25 micron
- Sensor: 1/2.9", Sony IMX381 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
-
Depth lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
-
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode 		- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 7 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 32 megapixels 10.8 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 21 mm
Pixel size - 1.22 microns
Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.14" 1/3.1"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6E (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, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG 		- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC * Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM * 2 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby -
eSIM support * No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat * 18 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Honor 50 +5%
92.7 dB
Pixel 7
88.3 dB

Other

Category Mid-range Flagship
Announced June 2021 October 2022
Release date June 2021 October 2022
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint 		- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Not included
* Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Google Pixel 7 is definitely a better buy.

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