Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max vs Mate 80 Pro

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 80 Pro, which is powered by the same chip. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 22% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2101K versus 1725K)
  • 34% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1824 and 1362 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • Weighs 20 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max and Mate 80 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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16 / 512 GB
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12 / 256 GB
12.5
(Bad)
Value Index
32.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.75 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2848 pixels 1280 x 2832 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 455 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 8000 nits 3000 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% 90.9%
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) 161.85 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 79 mm (3.11 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.25 mm (0.32 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 239 g (8.43 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Metal Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Gold, Blue White, Black, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 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 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little
- 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid
- 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big
L3 cache 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics HiSilicon Maleoon 935 Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 933 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1824
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5701
Compute Score (GPU)
8043
Compute Score (GPU) 6977 8043
Single-core score 1824 1362
Multi-core score 5701 5169
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
2101808
1725229
CPU 689717 515961
GPU 347164 484107
Memory 581062 431535
UX 483865 293626
Total score 2101808 1725229
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 256 GB
Storage type - UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6 Android 12
ROM - EMUI 15

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5750 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)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 18 min) Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full charging time 0:50 hr 0:32 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 6.2x Optical, 4x
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) 240 FPS (1080p)
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
Standard lens
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) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.6 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
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) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV40A Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 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/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 18 mm
Sensor - CMOS
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 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 6.0
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
Network
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 2025
Release date November 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1100 $1099
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- 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

If the performance is more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max. But if the gaming, battery life, and software are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 80 Pro.

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