Screen size
Mate 506.7"
Nova Y72SWinner: 6.8"+0.7%
Quick verdict
Mate 50 leads the measured specs 11-2.
Measured wins
Mate 50
11
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
8
equal specs
Nova Y72S
2
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Mate 50
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE
Nova Y72S
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Mate 50
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
Nova Y72S
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Mate 50
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x
Nova Y72S
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
Mate 50
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - International, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
Resolution
Refresh rate
equal specsPeak brightness
Pixel density
CPU speed
RAM
equal specsStorage
equal specsMain camera
equal specsFront camera
Battery
Wired charging
Weight
Thickness
IP rating
Wi‑Fi
Bluetooth
USB
5G support
equal specsNFC
equal specs3.5mm jack
equal specsSD card
equal specsStereo speakers
Nova Y72S
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
Speed
Mate 50
HSPA, LTE
Nova Y72S
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Mate 50
2022, September 06
Nova Y72S
2025, April
Status
Mate 50
Available. Released 2022, September 28
Nova Y72S
Available. Released 2025, April
Dimensions
Mate 50
161.5 x 76.1 x 8 mm (6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 in)
Nova Y72S
168.3 x 77.7 x 8.9 mm (6.63 x 3.06 x 0.35 in)
Weight
Mate 50
202 g / 206 g (7.13 oz)
Nova Y72S
207 g (7.30 oz)
SIM
Mate 50
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nova Y72S
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Mate 50
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
Nova Y72S
-
Type
Mate 50
OLED, 1B colors, 90Hz
Nova Y72S
IPS LCD, 90Hz
Size
Mate 50
6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Nova Y72S
6.75 inches, 110.0 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Mate 50
1224 x 2700 pixels (~442 ppi density)
Nova Y72S
720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~260 ppi density)
Protection
Mate 50
Huawei Kunlun Glass
Nova Y72S
-
OS
Mate 50
EMUI 13 (International), HarmonyOS 3.0 (China)
Nova Y72S
Android 12, EMUI 14, no Google Play Services
Chipset
Mate 50
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)
Nova Y72S
Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
CPU
Mate 50
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
Nova Y72S
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
GPU
Mate 50
Adreno 730
Nova Y72S
Adreno 610
Card slot
Mate 50
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
Nova Y72S
No
Internal
Mate 50
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
Nova Y72S
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Other
Mate 50
UFS 3.1
Nova Y72S
-
Triple
Mate 50
50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), PDAF 12 MP, f/3.4, 125mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 13 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF
Nova Y72S
-
Features
Mate 50
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Nova Y72S
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Mate 50
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Nova Y72S
1080p@30fps
Dual
Mate 50
-
Nova Y72S
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP (macro)
Single
Mate 50
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
Nova Y72S
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Mate 50
HDR, panorama
Nova Y72S
-
Video
Mate 50
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
Nova Y72S
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Mate 50
Yes, with stereo speakers
Nova Y72S
Yes
3.5mm jack
Mate 50
No
Nova Y72S
No
Other
Mate 50
32-bit/384kHz audio
Nova Y72S
-
WLAN
Mate 50
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Nova Y72S
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
Mate 50
5.2, A2DP, LE
Nova Y72S
5.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Mate 50
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
Nova Y72S
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Mate 50
Yes
Nova Y72S
Yes
Infrared port
Mate 50
Yes
Nova Y72S
-
Radio
Mate 50
No
Nova Y72S
No
USB
Mate 50
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
Nova Y72S
USB Type-C 2.0
Sensors
Mate 50
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
Nova Y72S
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Mate 50
BDS Satellite Messaging (sending only) - China only
Nova Y72S
-
Type
Mate 50
Li-Po 4460 mAh
Nova Y72S
6000 mAh
Charging
Mate 50
66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wireless
Nova Y72S
22.5W wired
Colors
Mate 50
Black, Silver, Purple, Orange
Nova Y72S
Blue, Black
Models
Mate 50
CET-AL00, CET-LX9
Nova Y72S
GFY-LX1
Price
Mate 50
About 720 EUR
Nova Y72S
About 240 EUR