Huawei P50 Pro vs Mate 40 Pro

75 out of 100

72 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 Huawei Mate 40 Pro, which is powered by Kirin 9000 5G and came out 9 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Battery life
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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone

Reasons to consider the Huawei P50 Pro

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
Optical image stabilization
More recent OS version: Android 11 versus 10
Weighs 17 grams less
10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1378 and 1258 points
The phone is 9-months newer

Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 40 Pro

Shows 12% longer battery life (26:25 vs 23:37 hours)
The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Evaluation of Huawei P50 Pro and Mate 40 Pro crucial features

Display

Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.6 inches	6.76 inches
Resolution	1228 x 2700 pixels	1344 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	19.5:9
PPI	450 ppi	441 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate	No	No
Max rated brightness	550 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	850 nits	-
HDR support	Yes, HDR10+	Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	91.2%	94.1%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

RGB color space	100%	97.5%
PWM	60 Hz	367 Hz
Response time	1 ms	3 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Height	158.8 mm (6.25 inches)	162.9 mm (6.41 inches)
Width	72.8 mm (2.87 inches)	75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness	8.5 mm (0.33 inches)	9.1 mm (0.36 inches)
Weight	195 g (6.88 oz)	212 g (7.48 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink	Black, Silver
Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display	Yes, in-display

Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G	Kirin 9000 5G
Max clock	2840 MHz	3130 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 2.05 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 3 cores at 2.54 GHz: Cortex-A77 - 1 core at 3.13 GHz: Cortex-A77
L3 cache	4 MB	-
Lithography process	5 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 660	Mali-G78 MP24
GPU shading units	1024	1536
GPU clock	840 MHz	759 MHz
FLOPS	~1622 GFLOPS	~2331.6 GFLOPS

CPU	256348	242171
GPU	295583	315801
Memory	168085	155272
UX	198249	188275
Total score	923885	907784

Max surface temperature	38.7 °C	35.1 °C
Stability	-	53%
Graphics test	-	32 FPS
Graphics score	-	5522

Web score	-	10160
Video editing	-	6864
Photo editing	-	27125
Data manipulation	-	9754
Writing score	-	15993

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

Storage size	128, 256, 512 GB	256, 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	Nano Memory	Nano Memory
Memory card max size	Up to 256 GB	Up to 256 GB

Operating system	Android 11	Android 10.0
ROM	HarmonyOS 2.0	EMUI 11
OS size	19.4 GB	18.2 GB

Capacity	4360 mAh	4400 mAh
Max charge power	66 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes	Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (73% in 30 min)	Yes, HUAWEI SuperCharge (87% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:50 hr	0:45 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	07:37 hr	09:10 hr
Watching video	09:04 hr	13:28 hr
Gaming	04:56 hr	04:51 hr
Standby	89 hr	75 hr

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	8192 x 6144	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical, 3.5x	Optical, 5x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Digital
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)	3840 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens	-	120°
Lenses	4 (50 MP + 64 MP + 13 MP + 40 MP)	4 (50 MP + 12 MP + 20 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: 1.22 micron - Sensor: 1/1.28", Sony IMX700 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus
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	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - 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	- 20 MP - Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 18 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Phase autofocus
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 Huawei Mate 40 Pro from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	13 megapixels	13 megapixels
Image resolution	4160 x 3120	4160 x 3120
Aperture	f/2.4	f/2.4
Focal length	-	18 mm
Sensor type	CMOS	CMOS
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 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, A2DP	LE, A2DP
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, NAVIC
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	Yes
Hybrid slot	Yes	Yes
LTE Cat *	20	22
5G support	No	Yes

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

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	July 2021	October 2020
Release date	August 2021	November 2020
Sensors	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint

Huawei P50 Pro vs Mate 40 Pro

Huawei P50 Pro vs Mate 40 Pro

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