Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro) that was released on November 25, 2025, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
- The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5200 mAh
- 30% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2101K versus 1617K)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G5
- 26% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2305 and 1824 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2848 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 455 ppi | 486 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3300 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 8000 nits | 2200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 96.2% |
| PWM | - | 240 Hz |
| Response time | - | 3 ms |
| Contrast | - | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 162.8 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 76.6 mm (3.02 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 232 g (8.18 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
| Repairability | - | Good (3.66/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Excellent (A) · 270 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro | Google Tensor G5 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 3780 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 5 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid - 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big |
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520 - 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725 - 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS | ~1689.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6977 | 3760 |
| Single-core score | 1824 | 2305 |
| Multi-core score | 5701 | 6054 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 689717 | 760240 |
| GPU | 347164 | 181200 |
| Memory | 581062 | 267804 |
| UX | 483865 | 408462 |
| Total score | 2101808 | 1617706 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 93% |
| Graphics test | - | 8 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 1012 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | - | 17237 |
| Video editing | - | 7203 |
| Photo editing | - | 24584 |
| Data manipulation | - | 14036 |
| Writing score | - | 20213 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 10 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-07-16 (fox_sky) | AnTuTu | 1629394 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench GPU | 4116 |
| 📘 2026-06-05 (dunkiegaming) | GeekBench CPU | 2295 / 6133 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | AnTuTu | 1487891 |
| 📘 2026-05-17 (Dustigen) | GeekBench CPU | 2305 / 6054 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6 | Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17) |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS size | - | 23 GB |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (23 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | 1:22 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 11:06 hr |
| Watching video | - | 17:14 hr |
| Gaming | - | 05:08 hr |
| Standby | - | 81 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8160 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 6.2x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Telephoto: 50 MP 4) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung GNV |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 113 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Samsung S5KGM5 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 141 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 10 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2025 | August 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | August 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $1199 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro XL:
- Supports Bypass Charge.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL.
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