Huawei Mate 90 vs Honor Magic 9
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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 Honor Magic 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
- Has a 0.38 inch larger screen size
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Honor Magic 9
- 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4288K versus 1582K)
- Comes with 1400 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 6600 mAh
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 66W)
- 3.1x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3597 and 1150 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 | 6.37 inches |
| Resolution | 1280 x 2832 pixels | 1236 x 2664 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 460 ppi | 461 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 10000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Huawei Kunlun Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90% | 91.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) | 151 mm (5.94 inches) |
| Width | 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) | 72.3 mm (2.85 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.95 mm (0.31 inches) | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 217 g (7.65 oz) | 209 g (7.37 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | - | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Pink | White, Black, Green, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9030 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 2690 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU cores | - | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
| L3 cache | - | 8 MB |
| Manufacturing | - | TSMC |
| Lithography process | - | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | - | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Maleoon 935A | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | - | 1536 |
| GPU clock | - | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | ~3993.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 27104 |
| Single-core score | 1150 | 3597 |
| Multi-core score | 4292 | 10478 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 457328 | 1212902 |
| GPU | 440506 | 1469542 |
| Memory | 424537 | 600024 |
| UX | 260293 | 1005914 |
| Total score | 1582664 | 4288382 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#16th place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| 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 | - | MagicOS 11 |
| OS updates | - | 7 years |
| Security updates | - | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 6600 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 200 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 4x | Optical, 3.5x |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 - 4.0 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | - |
| Sensor | Smartsens SC595XS | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.4" (≈ 0.71 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.1 | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | 88 mm | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 40 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 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 | 55 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4160 x 3120 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 18 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor size | - | 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| 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 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | Yes |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| 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 | September 2026 |
| Release date | October 2026 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | - | $745 |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Yes, 80 W |
*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 Honor Magic 9 is definitely a better buy.
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