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| Global Score | |
| 74.2 | 78.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Huawei |
| Android 7.0 Nougat | HarmonyOS 3 |
| 2017-07-11 | 2022-10-20 |
| 5.60 x 2.71 x 0.27 inches | 6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.04 ounces | 7.09 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gold | Black, Purple and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2700 x 1224 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 442 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 659 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 4G SM7325 (6 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2360 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 642L GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| -- | 24.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 9.02 | 8.8 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2950mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4460mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Huawei Mate 50E is slightly better than Huawei nova 2, having a 78.9 score against 74.2. The Huawei Mate 50E body is much newer, but somewhat thicker and a lot heavier than Huawei nova 2. The Huawei Mate 50E comes with HarmonyOS 3 operating system, while Huawei nova 2 comes with Android 7.0 Nougat operating system.
Huawei Mate 50E features a bit faster processing unit than Huawei nova 2, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Huawei Mate 50E also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Huawei Mate 50E has a screen that is very similar to Huawei nova 2's display, although the Huawei Mate 50E also has a little greater screen pixel density, a really larger screen and a better resolution of 1224 x 2700px.
The Huawei nova 2 shoots slightly better pictures and videos than Huawei Mate 50E, although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a much smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and video. The Huawei Mate 50E counts with a little bit better memory capacity to store more games and applications than Huawei nova 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Huawei Mate 50E has a much better battery performance than Huawei nova 2, because it has a 4460mAh battery capacity instead of 2950mAh.
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