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Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max vs Honor Robot Phone

82 out of 100
Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
VS
93 out of 100
Honor Robot Phone
Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
Honor Robot Phone

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro) that was released on October 1, 2026, against the Honor Robot Phone, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 2 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max
  • Has a 0.59 inch larger screen size
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Robot Phone
  • 2.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4166K versus 1902K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3549 and 1636 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.8 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Honor Robot Phone 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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12 / 512 GB
VS
12 / 512 GB
23.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
29.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Mate 90 Pro Max
vs
Robot Phone

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.31 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2848 pixels 1216 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 455 ppi 461 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 12000 nits 6800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Screen protection Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 Giant Rhinoceros Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 88.6%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Screen space comparison
Mate 90 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 18.1 in2
Robot Phone
6.31″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~19% more screen space

Design and build

Height 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) 151.4 mm (5.96 inches)
Width 78.7 mm (3.1 inches) 72.9 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 9.6 mm (0.38 inches)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 248 g (8.75 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP54
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Green Silver, Gray
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Mate 90 Pro Max +2%
90.2%
Robot Phone
88.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Honor Robot Phone
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 3100 MHz 4610 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 2 cores at 1.75 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz:
- 2 cores at 2.7 GHz:
- 1 core at 3.1 GHz: 		- 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 955 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1050 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~3225.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Honor Robot Phone
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Mate 90 Pro Max
1636
Robot Phone +117%
3549
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Mate 90 Pro Max
5775
Robot Phone +85%
10703
Compute Score (GPU)
Mate 90 Pro Max
8603
Robot Phone +213%
26894
Compute Score (GPU) 8603 26894
Single-core score 1636 3549
Multi-core score 5775 10703
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Mate 90 Pro Max
1902468
Robot Phone +119%
4166339
CPU 579000 1213845
GPU 543500 1468351
Memory 440168 570553
UX 319800 913590
Total score 1902468 4166339
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type - LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 5300 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 512 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 7 Android 16
ROM - MagicOS 10

Battery

Capacity 6800 mAh 7060 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 120 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 200 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 2.7x
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 122°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 200 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/1.4 - 4.0 f/1.6
Focal length 24 mm 23 mm
Sensor Smartsens SC595XS -
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 200 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.6
Focal length 89 mm 62 mm
Sensor Smartsens SCC85XS -
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) -
Pixel size 0.61 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 12 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV40A -
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) -
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 8192 x 6144
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm 22 mm
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, 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 October 2026 August 2026
Release date October 2026 September 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1420 $1480
Sensors - Barometer
- 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, 120 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Honor Robot Phone is definitely a better buy.

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