Huawei Mate 90 vs Apple iPhone 17
77
out of 100
VS
86
out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.75-inch Huawei Mate 90 (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030) that was released on October 1, 2026, against the Apple iPhone 17, which is powered by Apple A19 and came out 1 year and 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 90
- The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
- Comes with 2908 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 3692 mAh
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 40W)
- Fingerprint scanner
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Apple iPhone 17
- 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2156K versus 1582K)
- 3.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3736 and 1150 points
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 40 grams less
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 | 6.3 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2832 pixels | 1206 x 2622 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 460 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 | Ceramic Shield 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 91.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | - | 99.6% |
| PWM | - | 241 Hz |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
| Contrast | - | β Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 149.6 mm (5.89 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 71.5 mm (2.81 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 177 g (6.24 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | White, Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | No |
| Repairability | - | Average (2.82/5) |
| Drop resistance | - | Very good (B) Β· 180 drops |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 | Apple A19 |
| Max clock | 2690 MHz | 4260 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 6 (2 + 4) |
| Architecture | - | - 4 cores at 2.6 GHz: - 2 cores at 4.26 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935A | 5 core Apple GPU |
| GPU shading units | - | 640 |
| GPU clock | - | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~2073.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 37553 |
| Single-core score | 1150 | 3736 |
| Multi-core score | 4292 | 9226 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 457328 | 598735 |
| GPU | 440506 | 803562 |
| Memory | 424537 | 200566 |
| UX | 260293 | 553263 |
| Total score | 1582664 | 2156126 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | [19 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | - | 72% |
| Graphics test | - | 16 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 2147 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 1 | - | 40 FPS |
| Section 2 | - | 36 FPS |
| Section 3 | - | 31 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 9465 |
Recent User Tests
Huawei Mate 90
No benchmark results yet
Apple iPhone 17
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-09-20 (Shovandeep) | AnTuTu 11 | 1837059 |
| π 2026-08-27 (Zharkyn) | AnTuTu 11 | 2243285 |
| π 2026-08-07 (Aarav) | AnTuTu 11 | 1776737 |
| π 2026-08-06 (yuki) | AnTuTu 11 | 2352837 |
| π 2026-07-25 (Taelnwza) | AnTuTu 11 | 2117495 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | NVMe |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 7 | iOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iOS 26.5) |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 40 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 |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (63% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:25 hr |
| Battery cycles | - | 1000 cycles |
| Web browsing | - | 09:21 hr |
| Watching video | - | 19:24 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:44 hr |
| Standby | - | 109 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8064 x 6048 |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Digital |
| 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) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120Β° | 120Β° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 48 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC595XS | Sony IMX904 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | - |
| Focal length | 88 mm | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 48 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Sony IMX972 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (β 0.59 inch) | 1/2.55" (β 0.39 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 170 |
| Zoom | - | 105 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Apple iPhone 17 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 18 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 4896 x 3672 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony IMX914 |
| Pixel size | - | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Optical |
| 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 | 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, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | - |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | eSIM |
| 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 | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2026 | September 2025 |
| Release date | October 2026 | September 2025 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $799 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*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 Apple iPhone 17 is definitely a better buy.
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