Huawei Honor 50 vs Honor 20 Pro
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.57-inch Huawei Honor 50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G) that was released on June 16, 2021, against the Huawei Honor 20 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 980 and came out 25 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
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Shows 17% longer battery life (34:31 vs 29:26 hours)
- Delivers 51% higher peak brightness (741 against 491 nits)
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Has a 0.31 inch larger screen size
- More recent OS version: Android 12 versus 10
- Comes with 300 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 4000 mAh
- OLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
- The phone is 2-years and 1-month newer
- Thinner bezels – 5.6% more screen real estate
Reasons to consider the Huawei Honor 20 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
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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 | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.57 inches | 6.26 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 392 ppi | 412 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 525 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 750 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 84.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
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| RGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 333 Hz |
| Response time | 2.4 ms | 33 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160 mm (6.3 inches) | 154.6 mm (6.09 inches) |
| Width | 73.8 mm (2.91 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.8 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 175 g (6.17 oz) | 182 g (6.42 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Red | Black, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in home button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G | HiSilicon Kirin 980 |
| Max. clock | 2400 MHz | 2600 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 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) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 1.92 GHz: Cortex-A76 - 2 cores at 2.6 GHz: Cortex-A76 |
| L3 cache | - | 4 MB |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 642L | Mali G76 MP10 |
| GPU clock | 490 MHz | 720 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~691 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 152737 | 141204 |
| GPU | 156226 | 144065 |
| Memory | 75304 | 91334 |
| UX | 115932 | 109404 |
| Total score | 499983 | 485881 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 98% | 47% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2490 | 2481 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | 11879 | 8650 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) | Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 10) |
| ROM | Magic UI 6 | Magic 4.0 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 13 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 4000 mAh |
| Charge power | 66 W | 22.5 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (61% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:54 hr | 1:25 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:48 hr | 10:09 hr |
| Watching video | 15:11 hr | 12:15 hr |
| Gaming | 05:34 hr | 04:21 hr |
| Standby | 116 hr | 104 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 108 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 12032 x 9024 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 117° |
| Lenses | 4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP) | 4 (48 MP + 8 MP + 16 MP + 2 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 |
- 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 28 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 80 mm - Sensor: 1/4.4" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS) |
- 16 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/3.1" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 27 mm - Pixel size: 1.75 micron |
| Depth lens | - 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei Honor 20 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | - | 26 mm |
| Pixel size | - | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | ISOCELL CMOS | BSI CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot |
| Bluetooth version | 5.2 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | 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, QZSS, NAVIC, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| 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 | 21 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2021 | May 2019 |
| Release date | June 2021 | June 2019 |
| 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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