Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P50 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Huawei Mate S and Huawei P50 Pro. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Huawei Mate S vs. Huawei P50 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - JAD-LX9
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.8 mm 158.8 mm Huawei P50 Pro has greater height than Huawei Mate S.
Width 75.3 mm 72.8 mm Huawei Mate S has greater width than Huawei P50 Pro.
Depth 7.2 mm 8.5 mm Huawei Mate S is narrower than Huawei Mate S.
Weight 156 g 195 g Huawei Mate S is lighter than Huawei Mate S.
Body Colour Rose gold | Titanium grey | Mystic champagne | Luxurious gold Golden black | Cocoa gold
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P50 Pro is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP68
Repairability Index - 7.2 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.91 W/kg (hotspot), 0.42 W/kg (body), 1.35 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components FM radio -
Connector Type Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED OLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.6" Huawei P50 Pro has larger screen size than Huawei Mate S.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2700 x 1228 pixels Huawei P50 Pro has better screen resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 450 ppi Huawei P50 Pro has better pixel density than Huawei Mate S.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 1.07 billion colours Huawei P50 Pro has better colour depth than Huawei Mate S.
Display Enhancement Technology OnCell technology -
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 300 Hz
Display Features 2.5D curved glass Wide colour display (P3), 1440 Hz high frequency PWM dimming, True-Chroma Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Hisilicon Kirin 935 Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.84 GHz Huawei P50 Pro has higher clock speed than Huawei Mate S.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Huawei Mate S has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Mali T628 MP4 -
MEMORY Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
RAM 3 GB 8 GB Huawei P50 Pro has more RAM than Huawei Mate S.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB Huawei P50 Pro has more internal memory than Huawei Mate S.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 128 GB -
CAMERA Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P50 Pro has better camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.8 Huawei P50 Pro has better lens aperture than Huawei Mate S.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Minimum Focal Length (Focal Distance) 28 mm -
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - Monochrome, Stickers, Light painting
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, night mode, Snap Shot, Portrait, Documents, Audio control, Filter mode, Macro mode, Story Creator, Master AI, Moving Picture, Dual-View Video, AI Cinemagraph, Audio Zoom, High-res, True-Chroma Shot
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 960 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), 4D Predictive Focus, Audio zoom, Leica camera, Dual-Matrix Camera Design, AIS Pro True-Steady Shot, HUAWEI XD Optics, HUAWEI XD Fusion Pro
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 40 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/1.6
Special Effects (2nd Camera) - Mono
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - True-Chroma Camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 13 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 64 Megapixel
Lens Type (4th Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/3.5
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P50 Pro has optical stabilisation of the fourth camera.
Camera Features (4th Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 13 Megapixel Huawei P50 Pro has better front camera resolution than Huawei Mate S.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI-CMOS -
Lens Type (Front) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.4 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Field of View (Front) - 100 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, Portrait, Mirror reflection, Audio control, AR lens, Filter mode, Moving Picture, Slow-Motion Selfie, Smart eye-tracking
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Smile Capture Huawei P50 Pro has face detection.
Light Source (Front) LED flash -
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4160 x 3120
Video Resolutions (Front) - 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Intelligent Field of View
BATTERY AND CHARGING Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2700 mAh 4360 mAh Huawei P50 Pro has larger battery capacity than Huawei Mate S.
Fast Charging Technology - HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Huawei P50 Pro has fast charging technology.
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P50 Pro can be charged wirelessly.
CELLULAR Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) -
User Interface HUAWEI Emotion UI 3.1 -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 Bluetooth 5.2 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, MP3, FLAC, eAAC+ WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards XviD, MPEG-4, WMV, H.265 MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements - HUAWEI Histen stereo sound
FEATURES Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Ambient light sensor, digital compass, barometer, hall sensor, gravity sensor, infrared (IR) sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features Active noise-cancellation, guaranteed upgrade to Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, HUAWEI MeeTime, dual stereo speakers, 3D Graphene Liquid Cooling System
OTHERS Huawei Mate S Huawei P50 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP68
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