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| Global Score | |
| 73.4 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2017-01-06 | 2021-06-25 |
| 6.18 x 3.11 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.94 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.60 ounces |
| Brown, Gold, Gray, Silver and White | Amber Red, Emerald Green, Frost Crystal and Midnight Black |
| Metal | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2676 x 1236 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 440 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SM7325 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 670, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP8 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 108.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | 17.00mm focal length |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 12.1 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Honor 50 Pro is a bit better than the Huawei Mate 9, having a 77 score against 73.4. The Honor 50 Pro is a a little lighter device than the Huawei Mate 9, but both of them are equally thin. Honor 50 Pro counts with a bit faster processor than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Honor 50 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
The Honor 50 Pro has a bit more vivid display than Huawei Mate 9, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit bigger display and a better 1236 x 2676 pixels resolution. The Honor 50 Pro has a superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Huawei Mate 9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Honor 50 Pro takes much better photographs and videos than Huawei Mate 9, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Honor 50 Pro also has a camera with much more megapixels and a larger camera aperture for better low-light photos and videos. Honor 50 Pro's battery duration is very similar to the Huawei Mate 9 one.
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