Huawei Pura 90s Pro vs P50 Pro
78
out of 100
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62
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei Pura 90s Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030S) that was released on July 14, 2026, against the Huawei P50 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G and came out 5 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90s Pro
- Comes with 1640 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4360 mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- The phone is 5 years newer
- More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 11
- 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1273K versus 1141K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
Reasons to consider the Huawei P50 Pro
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 18.5 grams less
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1256 x 2760 pixels | 1228 x 2700 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 20:9 |
| PPI | 459 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (60-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 850 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Kunlun Glass 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.7% | 91% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | - | 100% |
| PWM | - | 60 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 157.8 mm (6.21 inches) | 158.8 mm (6.25 inches) |
| Width | 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) | 72.8 mm (2.87 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 213.5 g (7.53 oz) | 195 g (6.88 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Pink, Orange, Purple | White, Black, Gold, Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030S | Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 4G |
| Max clock | 2700 MHz | 2840 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 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 | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Hexagon 780 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935F | Adreno 660 |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1433.1 GFLOPS | ~1290.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3442 | - |
| Single-core score | 1319 | 1369 |
| Multi-core score | 4470 | 3644 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 475726 | 452008 |
| GPU | 246367 | 204787 |
| Memory | 279480 | 197032 |
| UX | 271473 | 288002 |
| Total score | 1273046 | 1141829 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 57% |
| Graphics test | - | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 505 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 59% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1464 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Pura 90s Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-10-25 -> Zhan | Battery life | SOT 13:20 / 23:59 |
| 📘 2026-10-24 -> Zhan | AnTuTu 12 | 1601724 |
| 📘 2026-08-07 -> interno | AnTuTu 11 | 1273046 |
Huawei P50 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-04-23 (Denislav_Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 1373594 |
| 📘 2026-01-05 (ThomasPlays) | AnTuTu 11 | 1141829 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 -> DenislavAntimov | CPU Throttle | 35% |
| 📘 2025-09-09 (SkDenji) | AnTuTu 11 | 1032529 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | - | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | Nano Memory |
| Memory card max size | - | Up to 256 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 11 |
| ROM | EMUI 16 | HarmonyOS 2.0 |
| OS size | - | 19.4 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 4360 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 |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (73% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 0:50 hr |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | 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 | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 64 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 MP 4) Monochrome: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.5" (≈ 0.67 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/3.5 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 90 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12.5 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | - | Omnivision OV13B10 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 80 |
| Preview | - | 53 |
| Zoom | - | 149 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Huawei P50 Pro from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor | CMOS | CMOS |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | - | 144 |
| Video | - | 146 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | 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 | 6.0 | 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 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, 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* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | Yes |
| LTE Cat* | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | 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 | July 2026 | July 2021 |
| Release date | August 2026 | August 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $1000 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Pura 90s Pro |
| 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, 66 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 Pura 90s Pro is definitely a better buy.
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