Huawei Mate 90 vs Google Pixel 11
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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 Google Pixel 11, 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
- Comes with 1615 mAh larger battery capacity: 6600 vs 4985 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.45 inch larger screen size
- Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 2.2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2575 and 1150 points
- Weighs 20 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 | 1080 x 2424 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 20:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 422 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 2000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 87.1% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 152.8 mm (6.02 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 72 mm (2.83 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 197 g (6.95 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | Black, Green, Red, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 | Google Tensor G6 |
| Max clock | 2690 MHz | 4110 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 7 (1 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - | - 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 | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Yes |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935A | PowerVR DXT-48-1536 |
| GPU shading units | - | 768 |
| GPU clock | - | 1286 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~1975.3 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 6048 |
| Single-core score | 1150 | 2575 |
| Multi-core score | 4292 | 6027 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 457328 | 848037 |
| GPU | 440506 | 271374 |
| Memory | 424537 | 297105 |
| UX | 260293 | 455981 |
| Total score | 1582664 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | 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 | 4985 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 30 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) |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (59% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | - | 1:19 hr |
| Web browsing | - | 10:46 hr |
| Watching video | - | 22:05 hr |
| Gaming | - | 06:38 hr |
| Standby | - | 86 hr |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#148th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | 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 | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP 3) Ultrawide: 13 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/1.7 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC595XS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 10.8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/3.1 |
| Focal length | 88 mm | 112 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.31 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV40A | Sony IMX712 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.32 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 160 |
| Zoom | - | 137 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Google Pixel 11 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 13 megapixels | 10.5 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | 3648 x 2736 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 20 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 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 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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) | - | $899 |
| 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 performance and software are more important to you, then choose the Google Pixel 11. But if the gaming, battery life, connectivity, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate 90.
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