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Honor 50

Honor 50

#1276
vivo S12 Pro

vivo S12 Pro

#1620

Category Breakdown

Honor 50
vivo S12 Pro
Performance
86.889.9
Camera
54.564.4
Display
89.290.6
Battery
29.829.8
Build
73.90.2
Connectivity
82.984.8
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
60.656.5

Summary

  • The Honor 50 features a glass front and back with a plastic frame, while the vivo S12 Pro's build materials are unspecified but is slightly lighter at 171g compared to the Honor's 175g.
  • The Honor 50 has a 6.57-inch OLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, whereas the vivo S12 Pro offers a 6.56-inch AMOLED display with HDR10+ support and a 90Hz refresh rate.
  • In terms of performance, the Honor utilizes the Snapdragon 778G, while the vivo is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 1200, both with similar RAM options.
  • Both phones have a 108 MP main camera, but the vivo's ultrawide lens has a wider field of view.
  • Battery capacity is identical at 4300mAh, but the Honor supports faster 66W charging compared to the 44W of the vivo.
  • Both run on Android 11, with the Honor using Magic UI 4.2 and the vivo featuring OriginOS Ocean.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Honor 50
vivo S12 Pro

General

Release Date

2021, June 16
2021, December 22

Announced

2021, June 16
2021, December 22

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

6.57"
6.56"

Type

OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak)

Resolution

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~392 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)

PPI

1080
1080

Refresh Rate

120Hz
90Hz

HDR Support

Protection

N/A
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
Mediatek Dimensity 1200 (6 nm)

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 642L
Mali-G77 MC9

Memory

128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

No
No

Camera

Main Camera

108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 17mm (ultrawide)2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
108 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.52", PDAF8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)

Main Camera Features

LED flash, HDR, panorama
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Front Camera

32 MP, f/2.2, 22mm (wide), 1/3.14"
N/A

Front Camera Features

N/A
Dual-LED flash, HDR

Video Recording

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Selfie Video

1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo Support

Battery

Capacity

4300 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4300 mAh
4300 mAh

Charging Details

66W wired, 70% in 20 min, 100% in 45 min
44W wired

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Safety

Dimensions

160 x 73.8 x 7.8 mm (6.30 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
159.5 x 73.3 x 7.4 mm (6.28 x 2.89 x 0.29 in)

Weight

175 g
171 g

Materials

Glass front, plastic frame, glass back
N/A

Colors

Frost Crystal, Amber Red, Emerald Green, Midnight Black, Honor Code
Black, Blue, Yellow

Foldable

SAR

N/A
N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Nano-SIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Network

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

NFC

USB

USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C, OTG

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

No
No

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 11, Magic UI 4.2
Android 11, OriginOS Ocean

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

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