Huawei Mate 50 Pro vs Honor Magic 4 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.74-inch Huawei Mate 50 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on September 6, 2022, against the Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 6 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 Mate 50 Pro
- Shows 16% longer battery life (29:34 vs 25:34 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- The phone is 6-months newer
- 13% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1281 and 1133 points
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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 | OLED |
| Size | 6.74 inches | 6.81 inches |
| Resolution | 1212 x 2616 pixels | 1312 x 2848 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.54:9 |
| PPI | 428 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.3% | 93% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 99.8% | 94.7% |
| PWM | 119 Hz | 119 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) |
| Width | 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) | 74.7 mm (2.94 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.15 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 215 g (7.58 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Gold, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max. clock | 3190 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
- 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 | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU clock | 900 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2236 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 9
| CPU | 243873 | 187881 |
| GPU | 336745 | 434884 |
| Memory | 162731 | 148460 |
| UX | 154765 | 166743 |
| Total score | 901432 | 942189 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Stability | 36% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 62 FPS | 59 FPS |
| Graphics score | 10462 | 9878 |
| PCMark 3.0 score | - | 13715 |
Best Smartphones in AnTuTu Benchmark 9 (66th and 61st place)
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | - |
| Storage size | 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 | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android | Android 12 |
| ROM | EMUI 13 | Magic UI 6 |
| OS size | 21 GB | 21 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4700 mAh | 4600 mAh |
| 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, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 12 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | 0:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:22 hr | 09:33 hr |
| Watching video | 14:35 hr | 11:47 hr |
| Gaming | 05:10 hr | 06:16 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 68 hr |
General battery life
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 | 3840 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 64 MP + 13 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 50 MP + 64 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase 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 - Phase autofocus |
- 50 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Sensor: 1/2.5" (CMOS) |
| Depth lens | - | Yes |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Huawei Mate 50 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3840 x 2160 |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) 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 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 | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage 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 |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | - |
Speakers test
Max. loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2022 | February 2022 |
| Release date | September 2022 | April 2022 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the battery life is more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 50 Pro. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Honor Magic 4 Pro.
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