Honor 50 specs, comparisons, faq, opinions

Honor 50
  • Released 2021, June 25 175g, 7.8mm thickness Android 11, Magic UI 4.2 128GB/256GB storage, no card slot
  • Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) Adreno 642L Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) About 477 USD
  • 6.57" 1080x2340 pixels
  • 108MP 2160p
  • 6-12GB RAM Snapdragon 778G 5G
  • 4300mAh Li-Po

Honor 50 overview

Honor 50 is a smartphone that runs on Android. It was released on 2021, June 25. Honor 50 has 6.57 inch, OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels screen. It uses Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) chipset, Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670) CPU, Adreno 642L GPU. Honor 50 supports 2G, 3G, 4G, 5G networks with Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). It has 108MP Quad main camera, 32MP Single selfie camera. Honor 50 uses Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable battery. The price of Honor 50 is about 477 USD.

Score the key features of Honor 50 compared to the other phones on the market:

  • CPU Cores: 95 / 100 points
  • Camera pixels: 112 / 100 points
  • Screen resolution: 80 / 100 points
  • Battery capacity: 91 / 100 points
  • Price: 53 / 100 points

Honor 50 full specifications

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
CDMA 800
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
5G bands 1, 3, 7, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 5, 8, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced 2021, June 16
Status Available

BODY

Dimensions 160 x 73.8 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
Weight 175 g (6.17 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic frame, glass back
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Type OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
Size 6.57 inches, 106.0 cm2 (~89.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)

PLATFORM

OS Android 11, Magic UI 4.2, Google Play Services
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Adreno 642L

MEMORY

Card slot No
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
  UFS 2.2

MAIN CAMERA

Quad 108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Single 32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.14"
Features HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
  24-bit/192kHz audio

COMMUNICATIONS

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go

FEATURES

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

BATTERY

Type Li-Po 4300 mAh, non-removable
Charging Fast charging 66W, 70% in 20 min, 100% in 45 min (advertised)

MISCELLANEOUS

Colors Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Honor Code
Models NTH-AN00, NTH-NX9
Price About 477 USD

TESTS

Performance AnTuTu: 470348 (v9) GeekBench: 2971 (v5.1) GFXBench: 27fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker -28.2 LUFS (Average)
Battery life Endurance rating 100h

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