Huawei Mate 90 Pro vs Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.75-inch Huawei Mate 90 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9035) that was released on October 1, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 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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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 90 Pro
- Comes with 1485 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 5115 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 45W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G6
- 2.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2888 and 1398 points
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 | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2832 pixels | 1344 x 2992 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 20:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 482 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3600 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 12000 nits | 2400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 0% | 89.7% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 162.7 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 76.5 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 222 g (7.83 oz) | 226 g (7.97 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Orange | Black, Blue, Green, Orange |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9035 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 2850 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | 9 (1 + 4 + 4) | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: - 1 core at 2.85 GHz: |
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro - 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro - 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935 | PowerVR CXTP-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 768 |
| GPU clock | - | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 8102 | 6216 |
| Single-core score | 1398 | 2888 |
| Multi-core score | 5510 | 7641 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 541759 | 876037 |
| GPU | 508312 | 288736 |
| Memory | 453112 | 304202 |
| UX | 308307 | 464561 |
| Total score | 1811490 | 1933536 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-23 (Roni) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2888 / 7641 |
| 📘 2026-08-14 (Flxen) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2755 / 7563 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 7 | Android 17 |
| ROM | - | Stock Android |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 5115 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 45 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (25 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (75% in 30 min) |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 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° | 123° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 48 MP 3) Ultrawide: 48 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/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC595XS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.2 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.8 |
| Focal length | 90 mm | 106 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 151 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 Pro XL from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 42 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 17 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX858 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.7 micron |
| 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| 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 | August 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | August 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1045 | $1299 |
| 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 | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, and software are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 11 Pro XL. But if the gaming, battery life, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 90 Pro.
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