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vivo S50 vs Huawei Mate 90 Pro

A side-by-side comparison of the vivo S50 and the Huawei Mate 90 Pro, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

vivo S50
vivo
vivo S50
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
Huawei
Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Overview

Display
vivo S50
6.59inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2750 · 459 PPI
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
6.75inch
Dual-layer LTPO OLED · 120 Hz
1080 × 2832 · 449 PPI
Chip
vivo S50
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
Adreno 735 · Android 16
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
Kirin 9035
HarmonyOS 7.0
Memory
vivo S50
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo S50
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
8 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
40 MP Ultra Wide
13 MP selfie
4K video
Battery
vivo S50
6,500mAh
90 W wired
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
6,600mAh
100 W wired · 50 W wireless
Build
vivo S50
196g
157.5 × 74.3 × 7.6 mm
IP68
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
222g
161.9 × 75.7 × 8 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo S50
5GWi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)USB Type-C 3.1

Specifications

vivo S50Huawei Mate 90 Pro

vivo S50

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

vivo S50

Announced
2025, December 15
Status
Available. Released 2025, December 19

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Announced
2026, October 01
Status
Available. Released 2026, October 01

vivo S50

Dimensions
157.5 x 74.3 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.93 x 0.30 in)
Weight
196 g (6.91 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Dimensions
161.9 x 75.7 x 8 mm (6.37 x 2.98 x 0.31 in)
Weight
222 g (7.83 oz)
Build
Glass front (Kunlun Glass 3), aluminum frame, glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time)

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 6m for 30 min)

vivo S50

Type
AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR
Size
6.59 inches, 106.1 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1260 x 2750 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 ppi density)

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Type
Dual-layer LTPO OLED1B colors120Hz1440Hz PWMHDR Vivid12000 nits (peak)*
Size
6.75 inches, 97.9 cm2 (~79.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2832 pixels (~449 ppi density)
Protection

Huawei Kunlun Glass 3

* Measured at an isolated spot during video playback only

vivo S50

OS
Android 16, OriginOS 6
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8635 Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520)
GPU
Adreno 735

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

OS
HarmonyOS 7.0
Chipset
Kirin 9035

vivo S50

Card slot
No
Internal

256GB 12GB RAM, 256GB 16GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM

UFS 4.1

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

vivo S50

Triple

50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.7, 70mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

8 MP, f/2.2, 110˚ (ultrawide)

Features
Ring-LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Triple

50 MP, f/1.4-f/4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.1, 90mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF (5cm - ∞), OIS, 4x optical zoom

40 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), PDAF

Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS, HDR Vivid

vivo S50

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), AF
Features
HDR
Video
4K, 1080p

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Single

13 MP, f/2.0, 18mm (ultrawide), AF

TOF 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)

Features
HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p@30/240fps, HDR Vivid, gyro-EIS

vivo S50

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack

No

High-definition audio

vivo S50

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, LHDC 5
Positioning
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS (B1I+B1c)
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC
Positioning
GPS (L1+L5)GLONASS (L1)BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b)GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b)QZSS (L1+L5)NavIC
NFC
Yes
Infrared port
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1, OTG, DisplayPort 1.2

vivo S50

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Sensors

Face ID, fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, altimeter

BDS Satellite Calling and Messaging - China only

vivo S50

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Type
6600 mAh
Charging

100W wired

50W wireless

Reverse wireless

18W reverse wired

vivo S50

Colors
Black, Blue, White, Purple
Models
V2528A
Price
About 360 EUR

Huawei Mate 90 Pro

Colors
White, Green, Black, Orange
Models
CMS-AL20
Price
About 930 EUR
Full specs: vivo S50 Full specs: Huawei Mate 90 Pro

How the vivo S50 and Huawei Mate 90 Pro differ

  • The Huawei Mate 90 Pro has a larger battery, 6600 mAh against 6500 mAh on the vivo S50.
  • The Huawei Mate 90 Pro has the bigger screen, 6.75 inches against 6.59 inches.
  • The Huawei Mate 90 Pro is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.

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