Huawei Mate XT Ultimate vs XT 2 Ultimate
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 10.2-inch Huawei Mate XT Ultimate (with HiSilicon Kirin 9010) that was released on September 10, 2024, against the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro and came out 2 years after. 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 XT Ultimate
- The rear camera has a 5.5x optical zoom
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- The phone is 2 years newer
- More energy-efficient CPU – Kirin 9050 Pro
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1641 and 1438 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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | OLED | OLED |
| Size | 10.2 inches | 10.2 inches |
| Resolution | 2232 x 3184 pixels | 2232 x 3184 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | - | 12.8:9 |
| PPI | 381 ppi | 381 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 5000 nits | 5000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.9% | 91.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 156.7 mm (6.17 inches) | 157.2 mm (6.19 inches) |
| Width | 219 mm (8.62 inches) | 219.2 mm (8.63 inches) |
| Thickness | 3.6 mm (0.14 inches) | 4 mm (0.16 inches) |
| Weight | 298 g (10.51 oz) | 299 g (10.55 oz) |
| Waterproof | - | IP59 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Red | White, Black, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | HiSilicon Kirin 9010 | HiSilicon Kirin 9050 Pro |
| Max clock | 2300 MHz | 3100 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 9 (1 + 2 + 4 + 2) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.55 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.18 GHz: TaiShan V121 - 1 core at 2.3 GHz: TaiShan V121 |
- 2 cores at 1.75 GHz: - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: - 2 cores at 2.7 GHz: - 1 core at 3.1 GHz: |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | SMIC | SMIC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Da Vinci | Da Vinci |
| Graphics | Maleoon 910 | Maleoon 955 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 750 MHz | 1050 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1536 GFLOPS | ~3225.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1415 | 8357 |
| Single-core score | 1438 | 1641 |
| Multi-core score | 4365 | 5724 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | - | 563427 |
| GPU | - | 526183 |
| Memory | - | 427519 |
| UX | - | 308642 |
| Total score | - | 1825771 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 4200 MHz | - |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | - | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | HarmonyOS 4.2 | HarmonyOS 7.0 |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 3 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5600 mAh | 5600 mAh |
| Max charge power | 66 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | - | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5.5x | Optical, 3.5x |
| 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 |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 12 MP 3) Ultrawide: 12 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 40 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.5 - 4.0 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 125 mm | 81 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 12 MP | 40 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor size | 1/2.9" (≈ 0.34 inch) | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 8 megapixels |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) | 1/3.6" (≈ 0.28 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.22 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | - | 8 MP, 1/3.6" |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (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 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.2 | Yes, DP 1.2 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| 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* | No | 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 |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | September 2026 |
| Release date | September 2024 | October 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2800 | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 66 W | Yes, 66 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate XT 2 Ultimate. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Mate XT Ultimate.
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