Huawei Mate 50 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Sep 09, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	12GB/256GB - $1099 | €1299 12GB/512GB - $1299 | €1549 12GB/1TB - $1499 | €1799

Design

Dimensions
6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 76.1 x 8 mm	5.91 x 2.83 x 0.34 inches (~0.39 inches with camera bump) 150.0 x 71.9 x 8.75 mm (~9.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	7.27 oz / 206.0 g
Materials
	Back: Glass (Ceramic Shield) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver, Purple, Orange	Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 90.33% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 90.09% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 90Hz	OLED, Variable 1-120Hz, HDR, 3000 nits
Resolution
2700x1224px, 20:9 ratio, 438 PPI	2622x1206px, 19.5:9 ratio, 458 PPI
Protection
	Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)	Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
Processor
1x3.19GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.75G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 730	Apple 6-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1TB
Storage expansion
Nano Memory (NM) up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android	iOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	3668
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	9498
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
4460 mAh	4252 mAh, Nano SIM model - 3988 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qi wireless charging	Fast charging Qi2 wireless charging, Reverse wired charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 66.0W Wireless: 50.0W	Wireless: 25.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 14min

Browsing

17h 6min

Video

8h 25min

Gaming

6h 8min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.4/F4.0 Focal length: 24 mm	48 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm	48 MP (Ultra-wide, Sensor-shift OIS) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm
Third camera
12 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.4 Focal Length: 125 mm	48 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 4.0x Aperture size: F2.8 Focal Length: 100 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (120 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, ProRes, Cinematic mode
Front
13 MP	18 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	6.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning, Emergency SOS via satellite (SMS sending/receiving)
Other
NFC, Infrared	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 53
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
	eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 09, 2025 FCC ID value: BCG-E8949A
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

With HarmonyOS

OS	HarmonyOS 3

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