Huawei Mate 80 vs Mate 70

77 out of 100
Huawei Mate 80
VS
71 out of 100
Huawei Mate 70

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.75-inch Huawei Mate 80 (with HiSilicon Kirin 9020) that was released on November 25, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 70, which is powered by Huawei 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
  • The phone is 1 year newer
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 80 and Mate 70 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
88*
80*
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
77*
66*
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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Final comparison evaluation
77*
71*
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
12 / 256 GB
57.9
(Average)
Value Index
40.7
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
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Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.75 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1280 x 2832 pixels 1216 x 2688 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 460 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
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 90.9% 90.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 161.85 mm (6.37 inches) 160.9 mm (6.33 inches)
Width 76 mm (2.99 inches) 75.9 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) 7.8 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 217 g (7.65 oz) 203 g (7.16 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Plastic -
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Green White, Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
Mate 80 +1%
90.9%
90.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Mate 80 and Huawei Mate 70
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9020 Huawei Kirin 9020
Max clock 2500 MHz 2500 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.6 GHz: Taishan-Little
- 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: TaiShan V120
- 1 core at 2.5 GHz: TaiShan V121
- 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 10 MB 10 MB
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 920 Maleoon 910
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 840 MHz 840 MHz
FLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS ~1720.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate 80 and Huawei Mate 70
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1563
Mate 70 +2%
1594
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
4988
4981
Single-core score 1563 1594
Multi-core score 4988 4981
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mate 80 +6%
1589460
1497741
CPU 551751 535439
GPU 249495 240800
Memory 453351 411917
UX 334863 309585
Total score 1589460 1497741
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X -
Channels 4 -
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6 HarmonyOS 4.3

Battery

Capacity 5750 mAh 5300 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 66 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes Yes

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 5.5x Optical, 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 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 12 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
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
Pixel size 1.6 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 12 MP 12 MP
Aperture f/3.4 f/3.4
Focal length 125 mm 125 mm
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
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
Sensor - CMOS
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 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
- USB-Host 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 2024
Release date November 2025 November 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $660 $750
Successor - - Huawei Mate 80
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 Yes, 66 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, camera, battery life, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 70.

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4 (80%)
1 (20%)
Total votes: 5

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