Honor 50

The Honor 50 is a line of smartphones made by Huawei under their Honor sub-brand, included in the flagship "N" series. The line consists of "Honor 50", "50 Pro" and "50 SE". They were presented on June 16, 2021.[1] Also on September 23 of the same year, the Huawei Nova 9 and Huawei Nova 9 Pro (stylized as HUAWEI nova 9 and HUAWEI nova 9 Pro), which are very similar to the Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro respectively. Honor explains the similarities between the smartphones by the fact that they were developed before the Honor spin-off from Huawei.

Honor 50
Honor 50 Pro
Honor 50 SE
Huawei Nova 9
Huawei Nova 9 Pro
Front of a Honor 50 Pro in 2021
BrandHonor
ManufacturerHuawei
SeriesHonor N
Huawei Nova
First releasedHonor 50 & 50 Pro & 50 SE: June 16, 2021 (2021-06-16)
Nova 9 & 9 Pro: September 23, 2021 (2021-09-23)
PredecessorHonor 30
SuccessorHonor 60
TypePhablet
MassHonor 50 & Nova 9: 175 g (6.2 oz)
50 Pro: 187 g (6.6 oz)
50 SE: 191 g (6.7 oz)< br/>Nova 9 Pro: 186 g (6.6 oz)
Operating systemInitial:
Honor 50 & 50 Pro & 50 SE: Android 11 + Magic UI 4.2
Nova 9: Android 11 + EMUI 12 / HarmonyOS 2.0
Nova 9 Pro: HarmonyOS 2.0
CPU
List
  • Honor 50 & 50 Pro & Nova 9 & 9 Pro: Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G (6 nm), 8 cores (1×2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3×2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver)
    Honor 50 SE: MediaTek MT6877 Dimensity 900 5G (6 nm) ), 8 cores (2×2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPUHonor 50 & 50 Pro & Nova 9 & 9 Pro: Adreno 642L
Honor 50 SE: Mali-G68 MC4
MemoryHonor 50 & 50 SE & Nova 9 & 9 Pro: 128/256 GB
50 Pro: 256 GB
UFS 2.1
BatteryAll models: non-removable, Lithium polymer
Honor 50 & 50 SE & Nova 9: 4300 mAh
Honor 50 Pro & Nova 9 Pro: 4000 mAh
ChargingHonor 50: fast charging at 66 W, 70 % in 20 min (advertised)
Honor 50 Pro: fast charging at 100 W, 100  % in 25 min (advertised)
Honor 50 SE: fast charging at 66 W, 75 % in 20 min (advertised)
Nova 9: fast charging at 66 W, 60 % in 18 min , 100 % in 38 min (advertised)
Nova 9 Pro: fast charging at 100 W, 100 % in 20 min (advertised)
SoundUSB-C
Rear camera
List
  • Honor 50: 32 Mp, f/2.2 (wide-angle), 1/3.14"
    Honor 50 Pro: 32&nbsp ;Mp, f/2.2 (wide-angle), 1/3.14" + 12 Mp, f/2.4, 18 mm, 100˚ (ultra-wide), 1/2.8", 1.25  µm
    Honor 50 SE: 16 Mp, f/2.2 (wide-angle)
    Nova 9: 32 Mp , f/2.0 (wide-angle)
    Nova 9 Pro: 32 Mp, f/2.0 (wide-angle) + 32 MP, f/2.4, 100˚ (ultra-wide)
Front cameraHonor 50 & 50 Pro: 108 Mp, f/1.9 (wide-angle), 1/1.52", 0.7 µm, PDAF + 8 Mp, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultra-wide) + 2MP, f/2.4 (macro) + 2MP, f/2.4 (depth sensor)
Honor 50 SE: 108 MP, f/1.9 (wide angle), 1/1.52", 0.7 µm, PDAF + 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17 mm (ultra-wide) + 2 Mp, f/2.4 (macro)
Nova 9 & 9 Pro: 50 Mp, f/1.9, 23 mm (wide-angle), PDAF + 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17 mm (ultra-wide) + 2 MP, f/2.4 (macro) + 2 MP, f/2.4 (depth sensor) LED flash, HDR , panorama
Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

The phone is the first Honor device to include google apps by default and to be released outside of China.[2]

Specifications

Honor 50 Pro viewed from the back.

Platform

Honor 50 series smartphones were released on Magic UI 4.2 based on Android 11. The global version of Honor 50 includes Google Play services.[3]

The Chinese versions of the Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro have been released on HarmonyOS 2.0. The global version of Nova 9 was released on EMUI 12 based on Android 11. Models do not have Google Play services.

Software

The Honor 50 and 50 Pro were the first smartphones to receive a Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G processor with an Adreno 642L GPU.[4] Huawei Nova 9 and Nova 9 Pro received the same platform.

The Honor 50 SE received a MediaTek Dimensity 900 processor and a Mali-G78 MC4 GPU.

References

  1. Skripin, Vladimir. "The Honor 50 series was presented — Snapdragon 778G, 100-watt charging and the return of Google services - ITC.ua". itc.ua (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. Porter, Jon (2021-10-30). "Honor 50 review: lose a Huawei, gain a Google". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
  3. "Honor dons novelty mustache, unveils first new phone with Google Apps". Android Police. 2021-06-16. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  4. "120 Hz, 100 MP and 100 W for 580 dollars. Honor 50 and Honor 50 Pro smartphones are presented". iXBT.com (in Russian). Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
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