Huawei P60 Pro vs P50 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.67-inch Huawei P60 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on March 23, 2023, against the Huawei P50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G and came out 20 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 P60 Pro
- Shows 24% longer battery life (29:10 vs 23:37 hours)
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- Delivers 50% higher peak brightness (1140 against 758 nits)
- Supports higher wattage charging (88W versus 66W)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 11
- Comes with 455 mAh larger battery capacity: 4815 vs 4360 mAh
- 28% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1177K versus 919K)
- The phone is 1-year and 8-months newer
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1774 and 1374 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei P50 Pro
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
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
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Value for money
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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
Type | OLED | OLED |
Size | 6.67 inches | 6.6 inches |
Resolution | 1220 x 2700 pixels | 1228 x 2700 pixels |
Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
PPI | 444 ppi | 450 ppi |
Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | No |
Max rated brightness | 550 nits | 550 nits |
Max rated brightness in HDR | 1200 nits | 850 nits |
HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
Screen-to-body ratio | 89.8% | 91.2% |
Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
RGB color space | 99.6% | 100% |
PWM | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
Height | 161 mm (6.34 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 72.8 mm (2.87 inches) |
Thickness | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
Waterproof | IP68 | IP68 |
Rear material | Glass | Glass |
Frame material | Metal | Metal |
Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink |
Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G |
Max clock | 3190 MHz | 2840 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: 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) |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
Graphics | Adreno 730 | Adreno 660 |
GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
GPU clock | 875 MHz | 840 MHz |
FLOPS | ~2764.8 GFLOPS | ~1622 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU | 348967 | 256348 |
GPU | 372717 | 295583 |
Memory | 223321 | 168085 |
UX | 231765 | 198249 |
Total score | 1177897 | 919129 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
Max surface temperature | 50.3 °C | 38.7 °C |
Stability | 41% | - |
Graphics test | 63 FPS | - |
Graphics score | 10571 | - |
AnTuTu Benchmark 10 Results (70th and 126th place)
Memory
RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
Channels | 4 | 2 |
Storage size | 256, 512 GB | 128, 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 |
Software
Operating system | Android 13 | Android 11 |
ROM | EMUI 13.1 | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
OS size | - | 19.4 GB |
Battery
Capacity | 4815 mAh | 4360 mAh |
Max charge power | 88 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 |
Fast charging | Yes (58% in 15 min) | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
Full charging time | 0:35 hr | 0:50 hr |
Web browsing | 11:05 hr | 07:37 hr |
Watching video | 12:38 hr | 09:04 hr |
Gaming | 05:09 hr | 04:56 hr |
Standby | 87 hr | 89 hr |
General battery life
Camera
Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
Zoom | Optical, 3.5x | Optical, 3.5x |
Flash | Dual LED | Dual 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 | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (1080p) |
Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 48 MP + 13 MP) | 4 (50 MP + 64 MP + 13 MP + 40 MP) |
Wide (main) lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.17 micron - Sensor: 1/1.4", Sony IMX888 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 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 |
Telephoto lens | - 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.1 - Focal length: 90 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 64 MP - Aperture: f/3.5 - Focal length: 90 mm - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Omnivision OV64B - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
Ultra-wide lens | - 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.06", Omnivision OV13B10 |
Monochrome lens | - | - 40 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.7", Omnivision OV40A (CMOS) |
Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
Samples | Photo samples of Huawei P60 Pro from DxOMark | Photo samples of Huawei P50 Pro from DxOMark |
Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
Aperture | - | f/2.4 |
Sensor type | - | CMOS |
Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 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, A2DP |
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 - USB-Host 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 | No | Yes |
LTE Cat* | 20 | 20 |
5G support | No | No |
Sound
Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
Headphone audio jack | No | No |
FM radio | No | No |
Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
Category | Flagship | Flagship |
Announced | March 2023 | July 2021 |
Release date | March 2023 | August 2021 |
Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
Bundled charger | Yes, 88 W | - |
*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 P60 Pro is definitely a better buy.
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