Huawei Mate 80 vs Mate 70 Air
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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 Air, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9020A and came out 1 month 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
- The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- 29% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1563 and 1212 points
- Better grip in hands – the body is 5.5 mm narrower
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 70 Air
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Comes with 750 mAh larger battery capacity: 6500 vs 5750 mAh
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 | 6.75 inches | 7 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2832 pixels | 1320 x 2760 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.9:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 437 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 4000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 2 | Huawei Kunlun Glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.9% | 88.3% |
| 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) | 165 mm (6.5 inches) |
| Width | 76 mm (2.99 inches) | 81.5 mm (3.21 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.6 mm (0.26 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 208 g (7.34 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Gold, Green | White, Black, Silver, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9020 | HiSilicon Kirin 9020A |
| 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 |
| Graphics | Maleoon 920 | Maleoon 910 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 840 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS | ~1720.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 3730 |
| Single-core score | 1563 | 1212 |
| Multi-core score | 4988 | 3483 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 551751 | 537902 |
| GPU | 249495 | 242916 |
| Memory | 453351 | 412154 |
| UX | 334863 | 311997 |
| Total score | 1589460 | 1504969 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 6 | HarmonyOS 5.1 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5750 mAh | 6500 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 8 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/1.8 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | 1/1.3 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.6 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 69 mm |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 16 mm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 10.7 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 18 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| 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 2025 |
| Release date | November 2025 | November 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $660 | $600 |
| 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, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, and connectivity are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80. But if the battery life and design are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 70 Air.
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