High-end · 2022

Huawei Mate 50

Name: Huawei Mate 50
Brand: Huawei

Our Take CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Apple iPhone 14 Plus

A strong high-end phone with 66W fast charging and an AMOLED screen — but 4G only shows its age.

Best for Gaming · streaming · camera work

Strength 66W fast charging, AMOLED screen

Watch out 4G only

6.7″ OLED · 90Hz

Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G 8 / 128 GB

4460 mAh 66W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, laser AF

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

240 fps slow motion for action clips

Display

6.7″ · OLED · 1224 × 2700 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1224 × 2700 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

HDR

Supported

Protection

Huawei Kunlun Glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm) · 8-core 3.19 GHz · Adreno 730

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,414,047

v11

CPU

8-core, 3.19 GHz

GPU

Adreno 730

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x3.2 GHz Cortex X2 +3x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 4x2.0 GHz Cortex A510

Camera

50 MP f/1.4 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.4

Telephoto

12 MP f/3.4

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

13 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, laser AF

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4460 mAh · 66 W wired · 50 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4460 mAh

Wired charging

66 W

Fast

Wireless charging

50 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5)

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

202 g · 8.0 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.5 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

202 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1224 × 2700 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

36% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 15 W charging · 4,460 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Heavier in hand

202 g vs 172 g

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Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

1.4M vs 1.0M AnTuTu · High-end vs Upper mid-range tier

21% larger battery capacity

66 W vs 25 W charging · 4,460 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1224 × 2700 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

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