Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max vs Mate 70 Pro Plus
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 Huawei Mate 70 Pro Plus, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020 and came out 1 year 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
- 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2101K versus 1504K)
- The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 1 year newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 9030 Pro
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1824 and 1604 points
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1320 x 2848 pixels | 1316 x 2832 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 455 ppi | 440 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 8000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 89.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) | 164.6 mm (6.48 inches) |
| Width | 79 mm (3.11 inches) | 79.5 mm (3.13 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 239 g (8.43 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Metal | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Gold, Blue | White, Black, Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 |
| Max clock | 2750 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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 |
- 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little - 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120 - 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
| L3 cache | 12 MB | 10 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 7 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | HiSilicon Maleoon 935 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 933 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2866.1 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 6977 | 4949 |
| Single-core score | 1824 | 1604 |
| Multi-core score | 5701 | 5138 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 689717 | 537902 |
| GPU | 347164 | 242916 |
| Memory | 581062 | 412154 |
| UX | 483865 | 311997 |
| Total score | 2101808 | 1504969 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | - |
| Channels | 4 | - |
| Storage size | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6 | HarmonyOS 4.3 |
Battery
| Capacity | 6000 mAh | 5700 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (80 W) | Yes (80 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 18 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 6.2x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| 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: 40 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/1.4 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | 1.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.1 |
| Focal length | 91 mm | 93 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4160 x 3120 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 18 mm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | Yes | Yes |
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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | November 2025 | November 2024 |
| Release date | November 2025 | November 2024 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1100 | $1100 |
| Successor | - | - Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 100 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max. It has a better display, performance, gaming, and connectivity.
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