Should You Upgrade From the Huawei Mate 50 Pro?

How the Huawei Mate 50 Pro compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro

Announced Sep 2022 · 4 years old

7.4
Security updates
No official promise

We can’t give our take on the Huawei Mate 50 Pro: its maker hasn’t published how long it gets security updates. The phones below are still clear upgrades on specs.

Upgrades we’d look at

We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, so phones at any price are shown. Choose a budget above to narrow it down.

Best overall upgradeBest camera

OPPO Find X9 Ultra

9.4Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.4× faster
  • Camera score: 8.0 → 9.0
  • Display score: 8.2 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,700 → 7,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Longer zoom: 3.5× → 10×

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 209 → 236 g

Best battery

POCO F9 Ultra

9.3Price unknown

What you’d gain

  • 2.4× faster
  • Camera score: 8.0 → 8.7
  • Display score: 8.2 → 8.7
  • Battery: 4,700 → 8,050 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2032
  • Longer zoom: 3.5× → 5×

What you’d give up

  • No charger in the box
  • Heavier: 209 → 235 g

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Huawei Mate 50 Pro upgrade FAQ

Is the Huawei Mate 50 Pro still supported?

Huawei hasn’t published an official update policy for the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, so we can’t say exactly when its security updates end. Check the phone’s settings for the date of its latest security patch.

What is the best upgrade from the Huawei Mate 50 Pro?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 7.4 for the Huawei Mate 50 Pro. The newest model of the same family is the Huawei Mate 80 Pro. We don’t have a US launch price for the Huawei Mate 50 Pro, so we looked at phones at any price.

How much faster is the OPPO Find X9 Ultra than the Huawei Mate 50 Pro?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OPPO Find X9 Ultra is about 2.4 times as fast as the Huawei Mate 50 Pro. In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 4,584.

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