Xiaomi 12S Ultra vs Huawei Mate 50

Xiaomi 12S Ultra Huawei Mate 50

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.73-inch Xiaomi 12S Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on July 4 2022 against the Huawei Mate 50 which is powered by the same chip and came out 2 months after. On this page you will find tests full specs strengths and weaknesses of each of the gadgets.

Differences
Review
Specs
Benchmarks
Battery life
Camera
Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone Reasons to consider the Xiaomi 12S Ultra

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
Comes with 400 mAh larger battery capacity: 4860 vs 4460 mAh
18% higher pixel density (521 vs 442 PPI)
8% faster in single-core GeekBench 5 test: 1333 and 1236 points

Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 50

Weighs 19 grams less

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness 12S Ultra 97 Mate 50 87 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games 12S Ultra 96 Mate 50 91 Battery Battery life charging type and speed 12S Ultra 83 Mate 50 88 Camera Photo and video recording quality 12S Ultra 89 Mate 50 79 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission 12S Ultra 84 Mate 50 91 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation 12S Ultra 89 Mate 50 84

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: 12S Ultra vs Mate 50

Display

Type	AMOLED	OLED
Size	6.73 inches	6.7 inches
Resolution	1440 x 3200 pixels	1224 x 2700 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9	-
PPI	521 ppi	442 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	90 Hz
Max rated brightness	1000 nits	600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	1500 nits	-
HDR support	Yes HDR10+	Yes HDR10+
Screen protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio	89.3%	88.6%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming

Display tests
RGB color space	99.7%	-
PWM	186 Hz	-
Response time	2 ms	-
Contrast	∞ Infinity	-

Peak brightness test (auto) 12S Ultra 1075 nits Mate 50 n/a Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height	163.17 mm (6.42 inches)	161.5 mm (6.36 inches)
Width	74.92 mm (2.95 inches)	76.1 mm (3 inches)
Thickness	9.06 mm (0.36 inches)	7.98 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight	225 gramm (7.94 oz)	206 gramm (7.27 oz)
Waterproof	IP68	IP68
Rear material	-	Glass
Frame material	Metal	Metal
Colors	Black Green	Black Silver Orange Purple
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	Yes in-display

Screen-to-body ratio 12S Ultra +1% 89.3% Mate 50 88.6%

Performance

Tests of Xiaomi 12S Ultra and Huawei Mate 50 in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1
Max. clock	3190 MHz	3190 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache	6 MB	6 MB
Lithography process	4 nanometers	4 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 730	Adreno 730
GPU clock	900 MHz	900 MHz

Memory
RAM size	8 12 GB	8 GB
Memory type	LPDDR5	LPDDR5
Memory clock	3200 MHz	3200 MHz
Channels	4	4

Storage
Storage size	256 512 GB	128 256 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1
Memory card	No	Nano Memory
Memory card max. size	-	Up to 256 GB

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 12S Ultra +8% 1333 Mate 50 1236 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 12S Ultra +16% 4404 Mate 50 3789 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 12S Ultra +6% 1101654 Mate 50 1040965

CPU	252060	-
GPU	482481	-
Memory	182844	-
UX	173557	-
Total score	1101654	1040965

3DMark Wild Life Performance 12S Ultra 9805 Mate 50 +4% 10189

Stability	68%	-
Graphics test	58 FPS	61 FPS
Graphics score	9805	10189
PCMark 3.0 score	13376	-

AnTuTu 9 Phone Scores (12th and 19th place) Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 12	Android
ROM	MIUI 13	EMUI 13
OS size	32 GB	-

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4860 mAh	4460 mAh
Charge power	67 W	66 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Po
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	Yes (50 W)	Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging	Yes (wireless)	Yes (wireless)
Fast charging	Yes (73% in 30 min)	Yes
Full charging time	0:50 hr	-

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:47 hr	-
Watching video	13:51 hr	-
Gaming	05:38 hr	-
Standby	94 hr	-

General battery life 12S Ultra 31:31 hr Mate 50 n/a

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	50 megapixels	50 megapixels
Image resolution	-	8192 x 6144
Zoom	Optical 5x	Optical 5x
Flash	Dual LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Optical	Optical
8K video recording	Up to 24FPS	No
4K video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	1920 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	128°	120°
Lenses	4 (50 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP + 0.3 MP)	3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 13 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.6 micron - Sensor: 1/1" Sony IMX989 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Laser autofocus - Optical stabilization	- 50 MP - Aperture: f/1.4 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56" Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Telephoto lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/4.1 - Focal length: 120 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/3.4 - Focal length: 125 mm - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 48 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)	- 13 MP - Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Phase autofocus
Depth lens	- 0.3 MP	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	Photo samples of Xiaomi 12S Ultra from DxOMark	-

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	13 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4160 x 3120
Aperture	f/2.5	-
Focal length	26 mm	-
Pixel size	0.7 microns	-
Sensor type	CMOS	-
Sensor size	1/3.2"	-
Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality 12S Ultra 150 Mate 50 n/a Video quality 12S Ultra 146 Mate 50 n/a Generic camera score 12S Ultra 136 Mate 50 n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version	5.2	5.2
Bluetooth features	LE	LE
USB type	USB Type-C	USB Type-C
USB version	2	3.1
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	Yes	Yes

Network
Number of SIM*	2	2
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	Standby
eSIM support*	No	No
Hybrid slot	No	Yes
LTE Cat*	20	20
5G support	Yes	No

Sound

Speakers	Stereo	Stereo
Headphone audio jack	No	No
FM radio	No	No
Dolby Atmos	Yes	-

Speakers test Max. loudness 12S Ultra 83.2 dB Mate 50 n/a

Other

Category	Flagship	Flagship
Announced	July 2022	September 2022
Release date	July 2022	September 2022
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint

*Disclaimer! NFC GSM network support and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display performance software and camera are more important to you then choose the Xiaomi 12S Ultra. But if the battery life and connectivity are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 50.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Xiaomi 12S Ultra 1 (100%) Huawei Mate 50 0 (0%) Vote Total votes: 1

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