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vivo S50 vs Huawei Pura 90 Pro

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

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

Overview

Display
vivo S50
6.59inch
AMOLED · 120 Hz
1260 × 2750 · 459 PPI
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
6.6inch
LTPO OLED · 120 Hz
1256 × 2760 · 459 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 Pro
Kirin 9030S (5 nm)
Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.62 GHz Taishan Little)
Maleoon 935F · HarmonyOS 6.1
Memory
vivo S50
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB storage
No card slot
Huawei Pura 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 Pura 90 Pro
50MP Main
50 MP Telephoto
12.5 MP Ultra Wide
13 MP selfie
4K video
Battery
vivo S50
6,500mAh
90 W wired
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
6,000mAh
66 W wired · 50 W wireless
Build
vivo S50
196g
157.5 × 74.3 × 7.6 mm
IP68
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
213.5g
157.8 × 74.5 × 8.2 mm
IP68
Connectivity
vivo S50
5GWi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 2.0
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
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 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 - China only
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G (China only)

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

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 Pro

Dimensions
157.8 x 74.5 x 8.2 mm (6.21 x 2.93 x 0.32 in)
Weight
213.5 g (7.55 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 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 Pro

Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, PWM, HDR Vivid
Size
6.6 inches, 105.9 cm2 (~90.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1256 x 2760 pixels (~459 ppi density)
Protection
Kunlun Glass 2

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 Pro

OS
HarmonyOS 6.1
Chipset
Kirin 9030S (5 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.7 GHz Taishan Big & 3x2.15 GHz Taishan Mid & 4x1.62 GHz Taishan Little)
GPU
Maleoon 935F

vivo S50

Card slot
No
Internal

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

UFS 4.1

Huawei Pura 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 Pura 90 Pro

Triple

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

50 MP, f/2.1, 91mm (telephoto), PDAF (5cm - ∞), OIS, 4x optical zoom

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

Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
4K1080p1080p@960fps (interpolated)HDR Vividgyro-EISOIS

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Single
13 MP, f/2.0, (ultrawide), AF
Features
HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, 1080p@240fps, HDR Vivid, gyro-EIS

vivo S50

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
No

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

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 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

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Sensors

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

BDS Satellite Messaging - China only

vivo S50

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 6500 mAh
Charging

90W wired, PD

Reverse wired

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Type
Li-Po 6000 mAh
Charging

66W wired

50W wireless

Reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

vivo S50

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

Huawei Pura 90 Pro

Colors
Black, White, Orange, Pink/Green
Models
MLN-AL00
Price
About 690 EUR

How the vivo S50 and Huawei Pura 90 Pro differ

  • The vivo S50 has a larger battery, 6500 mAh against 6000 mAh on the Huawei Pura 90 Pro.
  • The Huawei Pura 90 Pro has the bigger screen, 6.6 inches against 6.59 inches.
  • The Huawei Pura 90 Pro is the newer of the two, released in May 2026.