Huawei Honor 50 Lite vs Honor 50
Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.67-inch Huawei Honor 50 Lite (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 662) that was released on October 25, 2021, against the Huawei Honor 50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G and came out 4 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 50 Lite
- Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 50
- 2.4x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (499K versus 205K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Delivers 64% higher peak brightness (741 against 452 nits)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 778G 5G
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 11
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
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Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Performance
CPU/GPU performance in apps and games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
NanoReview score
Final comparison evaluation
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Size | 6.67 inches | 6.57 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2376 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 391 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 430 nits | 525 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 750 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.5% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 98.2% | 100% |
| PWM | - | 120 Hz |
| Response time | 28.4 ms | 2.4 ms |
| Contrast | 1163:1 | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.8 mm (6.37 inches) | 160 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) | 73.8 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 190 g (6.7 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue | White, Black, Green, Red |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in home button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G |
| Max. clock | 2000 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 260 Silver (Cortex-A53) - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Kryo 260 Gold (Cortex-A73) |
- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| Lithography process | 11 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 610 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU clock | 600 MHz | 490 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~272 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 64585 | 152737 |
| GPU | 43668 | 156226 |
| Memory | 46864 | 75304 |
| UX | 50406 | 115932 |
| Total score | 205307 | 499983 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 382 | 2490 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 6163 | 11879 |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.0 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | Magic UI 4.2 | Magic UI 6 |
| OS size | 16 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes, SuperCharge (40% in 10 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:45 hr | 0:54 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 11:48 hr |
| Watching video | - | 15:11 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:34 hr |
| Standby | - | 116 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 64 megapixels | 108 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 9216 x 6912 | 12032 x 9024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | No | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 64 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Sony IMX682 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52", Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm |
- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4608 x 3456 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor type | CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.14" |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2021 | June 2021 |
| Release date | November 2021 | June 2021 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
*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 Huawei Honor 50 is definitely a better buy.
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