Screen size
Mate 50Winner: 6.7"+0.4%
nova Y746.7"
Quick verdict
Mate 50 leads the measured specs 12-3.
Measured wins
Mate 50
12
spec wins
Overall winner
Ties
8
equal specs
nova Y74
3
spec wins
Screen size
Technology
Mate 50
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE
nova Y74
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
Mate 50
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 , CDMA 800
nova Y74
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
Mate 50
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 , CDMA2000 1x
nova Y74
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 Y74
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 Y74
HSPA, LTE
Announced
Mate 50
2022, September 06
nova Y74
2026, May
Status
Mate 50
Available. Released 2022, September 28
nova Y74
Available. Released 2026, May
Dimensions
Mate 50
161.5 x 76.1 x 8 mm (6.36 x 3.00 x 0.31 in)
nova Y74
166.1 x 76.6 x 8.3 mm (6.54 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
Weight
Mate 50
202 g / 206 g (7.13 oz)
nova Y74
210 g (7.41 oz)
SIM
Mate 50
· Nano-SIM· Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
nova Y74
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Other
Mate 50
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 30 min)
nova Y74
Drop resistant up to 1.8m
Build
Mate 50
-
nova Y74
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
Type
Mate 50
OLED, 1B colors, 90Hz
nova Y74
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 850 nits (peak)
Size
Mate 50
6.7 inches, 108.9 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
nova Y74
6.67 inches, 107.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
Mate 50
1224 x 2700 pixels (~442 ppi density)
nova Y74
720 x 1604 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Protection
Mate 50
Huawei Kunlun Glass
nova Y74
-
OS
Mate 50
EMUI 13 (International), HarmonyOS 3.0 (China)
nova Y74
EMUI 12
Chipset
Mate 50
Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 4G (4 nm)
nova Y74
-
CPU
Mate 50
Octa-core (1x3.19 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.75 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
nova Y74
-
GPU
Mate 50
Adreno 730
nova Y74
-
Card slot
Mate 50
Nano Memory (uses shared SIM slot)
nova Y74
No
Internal
Mate 50
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM
nova Y74
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
Other
Mate 50
UFS 3.1
nova Y74
-
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 Y74
-
Features
Mate 50
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
nova Y74
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
Mate 50
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Single
Mate 50
-
nova Y74
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Single
Mate 50
13 MP, f/2.4, 18mm (ultrawide)
nova Y74
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide)
Features
Mate 50
HDR, panorama
nova Y74
-
Video
Mate 50
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps
nova Y74
1080p@30fps
Loudspeaker
Mate 50
Yes, with stereo speakers
nova Y74
Yes
3.5mm jack
Mate 50
No
nova Y74
No
Other
Mate 50
32-bit/384kHz audio
nova Y74
-
WLAN
Mate 50
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
nova Y74
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth
Mate 50
5.2, A2DP, LE
nova Y74
5.1, A2DP
Positioning
Mate 50
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L5)
nova Y74
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
NFC
Mate 50
Yes
nova Y74
Yes (market/region dependent)
Infrared port
Mate 50
Yes
nova Y74
-
Radio
Mate 50
No
nova Y74
No
USB
Mate 50
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, Display Port 1.2
nova Y74
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Sensors
Mate 50
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass
nova Y74
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other
Mate 50
BDS Satellite Messaging (sending only) - China only
nova Y74
-
Type
Mate 50
Li-Po 4460 mAh
nova Y74
Si/C Li-Ion 6620 mAh
Charging
Mate 50
66W wired 50W wireless 5W reverse wireless
nova Y74
40W wired, 53% in 30 min 5W reverse wired
Colors
Mate 50
Black, Silver, Purple, Orange
nova Y74
Black, Blue
Models
Mate 50
CET-AL00, CET-LX9
nova Y74
MGA-LX3
Price
Mate 50
About 720 EUR
nova Y74
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