Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate vs Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 10.2-inch Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate (with HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro) that was released on September 7, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
  • Has a 2.2 inches larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
  • Comes with 794 mAh larger battery capacity: 5600 vs 4806 mAh
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+2)
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 68.8 mm narrower
  • 58% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2587 and 1641 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 60 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 10.2 inches 8 inches
Resolution 2232 x 3184 pixels 2076 x 2152 pixels
Aspect ratio 12.8:9 1:1
PPI 381 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 5000 nits 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 2000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection - Ultra Thin Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 91.6% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Mate XT 2 Ultimate
10.2″ (12.8:9 ratio) = 49 in2
Pixel 11 Pro Fold
8″ (1:1 ratio) = 32 in2
~52% more screen space

Design and build

Height 157.2 mm (6.19 inches) 155.2 mm (6.11 inches)
Width 219.2 mm (8.63 inches) 150.4 mm (5.92 inches)
Thickness 4 mm (0.16 inches) 5 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 299 g (10.55 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP59 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Purple Black, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro Google Tensor G6
Max clock 3100 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 2 cores at 1.75 GHz:
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz:
- 2 cores at 2.7 GHz:
- 1 core at 3.1 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 3 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 955 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1050 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~3225.6 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 8357 7607
Single-core score 1641 2587
Multi-core score 5724 5446
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 563427 890938
GPU 526183 289193
Memory 427519 306874
UX 308642 464403
Total score 1825771 1951408
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 16 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 7.0 Android 17
ROM - Stock Android
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 5600 mAh 4806 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 3.5x 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 - 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 127°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 10.5 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.5 - 4.0 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/3.0
Focal length 81 mm 112 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 10.5 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/2.65" (≈ 0.38 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 10 megapixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1 micron
Autofocus - Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 8 MP, 1/3.6" -
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS 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* No 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 September 2026 August 2026
Release date October 2026 August 2026
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, gaming, battery life, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate. But if the display, performance, and software are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold.

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