Compare / vivo S50 vs Huawei Pura 90

vivo S50 vs Huawei Pura 90

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

vivo S50
vivo
vivo S50
Huawei Pura 90
Huawei
Huawei Pura 90

Overview

Display
vivo S50
6.59inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2750 · 459 PPI
Huawei Pura 90
6.8inch
LTPO OLED · 120 Hz
1320 × 2856 · 463 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 Pura 90
Kirin 9010s (7 nm)
Octa-core
HarmonyOS 6.1
Memory
vivo S50
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
Huawei Pura 90
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
Camera
vivo S50
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
8 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
Huawei Pura 90
50MP Main
50 MP Periscope
12.5 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
4K video
Battery
vivo S50
6,500mAh
90 W wired
Huawei Pura 90
6,500mAh
100 W wired · 50 W wireless
Build
vivo S50
196g
157.5 × 74.3 × 7.6 mm
IP68
Huawei Pura 90
210g
163.1 × 78.1 × 7 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo S50
5GWi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
Huawei Pura 90
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C

Specifications

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 Pura 90

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 - China only
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G (China only)

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90

Announced
2026, April 20
Status
Available. Released 2026, May 13

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 Pura 90

Dimensions
163.1 x 78.1 x 7 mm (6.42 x 3.07 x 0.28 in)
Weight
210 g (7.41 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m 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 Pura 90

Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, PWM, HDR Vivid
Size
6.8 inches, 113.6 cm2 (~89.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1320 x 2856 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~463 ppi density)
Protection
Kunlun Glass

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 Pura 90

OS
HarmonyOS 6.1
Chipset
Kirin 9010s (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core

vivo S50

Card slot
No
Internal

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

UFS 4.1

Huawei Pura 90

Card slot
No
Internal
256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 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 Pura 90

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), PDAF, OIS

50 MP, f/2.2, 88mm (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom

12.5 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)

Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K1080p1080p@480fps (interpolated)HDR Vividgyro-EISOIS

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, 1080p@120fps, HDR Vivid, gyro-EIS

vivo S50

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

Huawei Pura 90

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

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 Pura 90

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

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Virtual proximity sensing

BDS Satellite Messaging - China only

vivo S50

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

Huawei Pura 90

Type
6500 mAh
Charging

100W wired, 100% in 45 min

50W wireless

Reverse wireless

5W reverse wired

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90

Colors
Black, White Dark Purple
Models
KEE-AL00
Price
About 590 EUR

How the vivo S50 and Huawei Pura 90 differ

  • The Huawei Pura 90 has the bigger screen, 6.8 inches against 6.59 inches.
  • The Huawei Pura 90 is the newer of the two, released in May 2026.