Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max vs Mate 80 Pro Max Wind

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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 7 months 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 90 Pro Max
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 6800 vs 6000 mAh
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • 11% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2116K versus 1902K)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 9030 Pro
  • 12% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1830 and 1636 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Mate 80 Pro Max Wind 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
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12 / 512 GB
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16 / 512 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1320 x 2848 pixels 1320 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 455 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 12000 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 Huawei Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 164.5 mm (6.48 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 78.7 mm (3.1 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 8.15 mm (0.32 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Active fan
Rear material - Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Green Black, Gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 3100 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
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:
- 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
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 955 HiSilicon Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1050 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~3225.6 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 8603 -
Single-core score 1636 1830
Multi-core score 5775 5772
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1902468
2116240
CPU 579000 692245
GPU 543500 348639
Memory 440168 583145
UX 319800 492211
Total score 1902468 2116240
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

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

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 7 HarmonyOS 6

Battery

Capacity 6800 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time - 0:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 4x 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) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 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 Smartsens SC595XS -
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) -
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.1
Focal length 89 mm 91 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 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/2.2
Focal length 18 mm 18 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 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
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 Yes
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 March 2026
Release date October 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1420 -
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, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the gaming, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 90 Pro Max. But if the performance is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind.

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