The much-awaited Huawei Mate 50 series of flagship smartphones has gone official in China. The lineup includes three models, the Mate 50, Mate 50 Pro, and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design. The lineup also includes an upper mid-range phone called the Mate 50e, which features the Snapdragon 778G 4G chipset.

Without further ado, let us have a look at the specifications, features, and price of the Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design. These smartphones are packed with identical specifications, but the Porsche Design sports a premium design, more RAM, and different cameras. Readers can visit the dedicated launch post here to find out about the standard Mate 50.

Design and Display

The Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design have nearly identical front designs. Both phones have a notched display on the front. The back panel of the Pro variant has a round-shaped module, which houses a triple camera setup along with an LED flash and other sensors. On the other hand, the Mate 50 RS Porsche Design has an octagon-shaped module slapped on a ceramic back, which is inspired by supercars.

Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design
Huawei Mate 50 RS Porsche Design

The Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design have a 6.74-inch OLED display that supports an FHD+ resolution of 2612 x 1212 pixels, up to 120Hz refresh rate, 300Hz touch sampling rate, and 1440Hz high-frequency PWM dimming. The display notch houses the complex sensors for 3D face recognition. In addition, these phones are also equipped with an in-display fingerprint scanner.

Specifications

The Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 4G chipset is present under the hood of the Mate 50 Pro and Mate 50 RS Porsche Design. The Pro model comes with 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256 GB / 512 GB UFS 3.1 storage, whereas the RS Porsche Design offers 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 512 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. For more storage, both devices come with support for up to 256 GB of NM memory card. Both models come preinstalled with Harmony OS 3.0.

Both smartphones have a 4,700mAh battery with 66W fast charging, 50W wireless charging, and reverse wireless charging. On the connectivity front, both devices are equipped with dual SIM, satellite communication, 5G, Wi-Fi 802.11ax, Bluetooth 5.2, dual-frequency GPS, NFC, and a USB-C port.

Cameras

The display notch of both smartphones houses a 13-megapixel selfie snapper along with a 3D depth sensor. The Mate 50 Pro’s back has a 50-megapixel Sony IMX766 main camera with OIS, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and an OIS-supported 64-megapixel periscope telephoto camera.

Huawei Mate 50 Pro
Huawei Mate 50 Pro

On the Mate 50 RS Porsche Design, Huawei has swapped the periscope camera with an OIS-ready 48-megapixel 35x tele macro camera. Both smartphones support f/1.4 to f/4.0 variable aperture, flicker sensor, laser autofocus, and offer up to 200x super zoom. Both phones have Huawei’s XMAGE image processing technology, which makes them better for taking photos.

Pricing and availability

The Huawei Mate 50 Pro comes in configurations like 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, or 8 GB RAM + 512 GB storage. These variants are priced at 6,799 Yuan (~$977) and 7,799 Yuan (~$1,121), respectively.   It can be purchased in colors like Obsidian Black, Frost Silver, Streamer Purple, Daybreak Kunlun, and Kunlun Xiaguang. The Kunlun editions are priced a 6,999 Yuan (~$1,006) and 7,999 Yuan (~$1,149), respectively.

The Mate 50 RS Porsche Design model comes in 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage variant only. It carries a hefty price tag of 12,999 Yuan (~$1,868). It can be bought in colors like Dark Blue Porcelain and Carmine Porcelain. It will be available for purchase starting Sept. 21, while the Mate 50 Pro will go on sale by Sept. 28 in China. Both devices are now available for pre-sale in the home market. There is no word on the global launch of the Mate 50 series.

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