Huawei Honor 50 vs Apple iPhone 13

Huawei Honor 50 Apple iPhone 13

Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.57-inch Huawei Honor 50 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G) that was released on June 16 2021 against the Apple iPhone 13 which is powered by Apple A15 Bionic and came out 3 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 Huawei Honor 50

Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
Comes with 1073 mAh larger battery capacity: 4300 vs 3227 mAh
Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
Has a 0.47 inch larger screen size
Fingerprint scanner
Has 2 SIM card slots
Faster storage type - UFS 2.1 versus NVMe
CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)

Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 13

Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
57% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (806K versus 513K)
Supports wireless charging up to 7.5W
Optical image stabilization
Apple releases software updates and supports their phones a few years longer than Huawei
Stereo speakers
Delivers 12% higher peak brightness (837 against 750 nits)
17% higher pixel density (460 vs 392 PPI)
The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Ready for eSIM technology

Review

Display Screen quality color accuracy brightness Honor 50 85 iPhone 13 82 Performance CPU/GPU performance in apps and games Honor 50 62 iPhone 13 86 Battery Battery life charging type and speed Honor 50 80 iPhone 13 81 Camera Photo and video recording quality Honor 50 62 iPhone 13 79 Connectivity Networks ports data transmission Honor 50 86 iPhone 13 77 NanoReview score Final comparison evaluation Honor 50 72 iPhone 13 82

Value for money

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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests Phone: Honor 50 vs iPhone 13

Display

Type	OLED	OLED
Size	6.57 inches	6.1 inches
Resolution	1080 x 2340 pixels	1170 x 2532 pixels
Aspect ratio	19.5:9	19.5:9
PPI	392 ppi	460 ppi
Refresh rate	120 Hz	60 Hz
Max rated brightness	525 nits	800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR	750 nits	1200 nits
HDR support	Yes HDR10	Yes Dolby Vision
Screen protection	Tempered glass	Ceramic Shield
Screen-to-body ratio	89.7%	86%
Display features	- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming	- DCI-P3

Display tests
RGB color space	100%	129%
PWM	120 Hz	609 Hz
Response time	2.4 ms	7.5 ms
Contrast	∞ Infinity	∞ Infinity

Peak brightness test (auto) Honor 50 750 nits iPhone 13 +12% 837 nits Sources: NotebookCheck [3] [4]

Design and build

Height	160 mm (6.3 inches)	146.7 mm (5.78 inches)
Width	73.8 mm (2.91 inches)	71.5 mm (2.81 inches)
Thickness	7.8 mm (0.31 inches)	7.65 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight	175 gramm (6.17 oz)	174 gramm (6.14 oz)
Waterproof	No	IP68
Rear material	Glass	Glass
Frame material	Plastic	Metal
Colors	White Black Green Red	White Black Blue Green Red Pink
Fingerprint scanner	Yes in-display	No

Screen-to-body ratio Honor 50 +4% 89.7% iPhone 13 86%

Performance

Tests of Huawei Honor 50 and Apple iPhone 13 in the benchmarks

SoC
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G	Apple A15 Bionic
Max. clock	2400 MHz	3230 MHz
CPU cores	8 (1 + 3 + 4)	6 (2 + 4)
Architecture	- 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78)	- 4 cores at 2.02 GHz: Blizzard - 2 cores at 3.24 GHz: Avalanche
Lithography process	6 nanometers	5 nanometers
Graphics	Adreno 642L	Apple GPU
GPU clock	490 MHz	1200 MHz

Memory
RAM size	8 GB	4 GB
Memory type	LPDDR4X	LPDDR4X
Memory clock	2133 MHz	2133 MHz
Channels	2	2

Storage
Storage size	128 256 GB	128 256 512 GB
Storage type	UFS 2.1	NVMe
Memory card	No	No

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) Honor 50 795 iPhone 13 +118% 1735 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) Honor 50 2987 iPhone 13 +57% 4690 AnTuTu Benchmark 9 Honor 50 513724 iPhone 13 +57% 806670

CPU	160022	210809
GPU	156981	324750
Memory	78639	134620
UX	116871	133782
Total score	513724	806670

3DMark Wild Life Performance Honor 50 2492 iPhone 13 +251% 8744

Stability	99%	79%
Graphics test	14 FPS	52 FPS
Graphics score	2492	8744
PCMark 3.0 score	11836	-

Sources: 3DMark [3] [4] ▶️ Submit your AnTuTu result

Software

Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12)	iOS 15 (Can be upgraded to iOS 16)
ROM	Magic UI 6	-
OS size	21 GB	18 GB

Battery

Specifications
Capacity	4300 mAh	3227 mAh
Charge power	66 W	20 W
Battery type	Li-Po	Li-Ion
Replaceable	No	No
Wireless charging	No	Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse charging	No	No
Fast charging	Yes (61% in 30 min)	Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full charging time	0:54 hr	1:46 hr

Battery life tests
Web browsing	11:48 hr	13:11 hr
Watching video	15:11 hr	14:33 hr
Gaming	05:34 hr	05:31 hr
Standby	116 hr	123 hr

General battery life Honor 50 34:31 hr iPhone 13 +5% 36:13 hr Smartphones With the Best Battery Life (103rd and 69th place)

Camera

Specs and camera test of smartphones

Main camera
Matrix	108 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	12032 x 9024	4032 x 3024
Zoom	Digital	Digital
Flash	LED	Dual LED
Stabilization	Digital	Optical
8K video recording	No	No
4K video recording	Up to 30FPS	Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS	Up to 60FPS
Slow motion	240 FPS (720p)	240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens	120°	120°
Lenses	4 (108 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP)	2 (12 MP + 12 MP)
Wide (main) lens	- 108 MP - Aperture: f/1.9 - Pixel size: 0.7 micron - Sensor: 1/1.52" Samsung S5KHM2 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) - Phase autofocus	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/1.6 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 1.7 micron - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens	- 8 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 17 mm - Sensor: 1/4" (CMOS)	- 12 MP - Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 14 mm - Sensor: 1/3.4" Sony IMX372 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
Macro lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Depth lens	- 2 MP - Aperture: f/2.4	-
Camera features	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode	- Bokeh mode - Pro mode
Samples	-	Photo samples of Apple iPhone 13 from DxOMark

Selfie camera
Megapixels	32 megapixels	12 megapixels
Image resolution	6528 x 4896	4032 x 3024
Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Focal length	-	23 mm
Sensor type	ISOCELL CMOS	Exmor-RS CMOS
Sensor size	1/3.14"	1/3.6"
Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS	2160p (4K) at 60 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality Honor 50 n/a iPhone 13 138 Video quality Honor 50 n/a iPhone 13 117 Generic camera score Honor 50 n/a iPhone 13 130

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6 (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 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
Bluetooth features	LE A2DP	LE A2DP
USB type	USB Type-C	-
USB version	2	2
USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
GPS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS NAVIC SBAS	GPS GLONASS Beidou Galileo QZSS
NFC*	Yes	Yes
Infrared port	No	No

Network
Number of SIM*	2	1
Type of SIM card	Nano	Nano
Multi SIM mode	Standby	-
eSIM support*	No	Yes
Hybrid slot	No	No
LTE Cat*	18	18
5G support	Yes	Yes

Sound

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

Speakers test Max. loudness Honor 50 +11% 92.7 dB iPhone 13 83.2 dB

Other

Category	Mid-range	Flagship
Announced	June 2021	September 2021
Release date	June 2021	September 2021
SAR (head)	-	0.99 W/kg
SAR (body)	-	0.98 W/kg
Sensors	- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor

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

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data we think that the Apple iPhone 13 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So which phone would you choose? Huawei Honor 50 188 (80.3%) Apple iPhone 13 46 (19.7%) Vote Total votes: 234

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