Huawei Mate 60 vs Mate 50
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.69-inch Huawei Mate 60 (with Huawei Kirin 9000S) that was released on August 29, 2023, against the Huawei Mate 50, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 and came out 12 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 60
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Optical image stabilization
- Slow-motion recording at 3840FPS
- The phone is 1-year newer
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 50
- 32% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1190K versus 903K)
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
- 32% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1616 and 1228 points
Review
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.69 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1216 x 2688 pixels | 1224 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | - |
| PPI | 441 ppi | 442 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
| Max rated brightness | 600 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.4% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 161.4 mm (6.35 inches) | 161.5 mm (6.36 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 76.1 mm (3 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.98 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 209 g (7.37 oz) | 206 g (7.27 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Silver, Orange, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Huawei Kirin 9000S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2620 MHz | 3190 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.53 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.62 GHz: Cortex-X1 |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | - | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 900 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2764.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 279677 | 315787 |
| GPU | 200982 | 419212 |
| Memory | 225491 | 205155 |
| UX | 194615 | 240945 |
| Total score | 903314 | 1190161 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 9624 |
| Video editing | - | 6491 |
| Photo editing | - | 31130 |
| Data manipulation | - | 9495 |
| Writing score | - | 16478 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Results (136th and 65th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256, 512, 1024 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | Nano Memory | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | Up to 256 GB | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android |
| ROM | - | EMUI 13 |
Battery
| Capacity | 4750 mAh | 4460 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, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 13 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:31 hr | - |
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 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 | 3840 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 13 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens | - 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - 4.0 - Focal length: 24 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
| Telephoto lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens | - 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor type | CMOS | CMOS |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (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 - 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 | No |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | August 2023 | September 2022 |
| Release date | September 2023 | September 2022 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, and software are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 60. But if the performance, gaming, and battery life are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 50.
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