Honor Play 30 vs Huawei Mate 50

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1x
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A, 750 Mbps download, 211 Mbps upload

LTE-A, Cat21
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

No

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

Aluminium alloy, glass, vegan leather
SIM

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.7 mm

161.5 mm
Width

75.1 mm

76.1 mm
Thickness

8.7 mm

8 mm
Weight

194 g

202/206 g
Waterproof

-

IP68 (2m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Black, Blue, Gold, Gradient

Black, Orange, Purple, Silver

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 460

Single-core 3.19 GHz Cortex-X2
CPU(second)

Hexa-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 460

Triple-core 2.75 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(third)

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G

Qualcomm SM8475 Snapdragon 8+ 4G Gen 1
GPU

Adreno 619

Adreno 730
Memory RAM

4, 8 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128 GB

128, 256, 512 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

NM (Nano Memory)
Memory card max

512 GB

256 GB
Storage

-

UFS 3.1

OS
OS

Android 11, Magic UI 5.0, no Google Play Services

EMUI 13 (global version); HarmonyOS 3.0 (China)

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/1.8

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0 , 24 mm, 50x digital zoom
(periscope telephoto) , 12 MP, f/3.4 , 125 mm, 5x optical zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm
Primary camera resolution

4160 x 3120 pixels

8192 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.1, Display Port 1.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes