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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
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

Evaluation of Huawei Mate 90 Pro and Google Pixel 11 Pro XL 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
33.1
(Mediocre)
Value Index
28.2
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

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 specifications of Huawei Mate 90 Pro and Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
SoC
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
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 935 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock - 1286 MHz
FLOPS - ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate 90 Pro and Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2888
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7641
Compute Score (GPU)
8102
Compute Score (GPU) 8102 6216
Single-core score 1398 2888
Multi-core score 5510 7641
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1811490
1933536
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

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Huawei Mate 90 Pro
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 11 Pro XL
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-23 (Roni)Geekbench 6 CPU2888 / 7641
📘 2026-08-14 (Flxen)Geekbench 6 CPU2755 / 7563

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
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
Standard lens
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
Telephoto lens
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
Ultra-wide lens
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
Network
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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