Huawei Pura 90 Plus vs Google Pixel 11

76 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90 Plus
VS
81 out of 100
Google Pixel 11

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Huawei Pura 90 Plus (with HiSilicon Kirin 9025) that was released on October 28, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 3 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

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Huawei Pura 90 Plus
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Thinner bezels – 9.2% more screen real estate
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 715 mAh larger battery capacity: 5700 vs 4985 mAh
  • 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
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • 81% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2575 and 1420 points
  • Ready for eSIM technology
  • Weighs 23 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 90 Plus and Google Pixel 11 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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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
41.8
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Value Index
42.8
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1276 x 2848 pixels 1080 x 2424 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 459 ppi 421 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 Kunlun Glass 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 96.3% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Pura 90 Plus
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Pixel 11
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
2130 nits

Design and build

Height 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 71.1 mm (2.8 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 inches) 8.6 mm (0.34 inches)
Weight 220 g (7.76 oz) 197 g (6.95 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Gold, Purple Black, Green, Red, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
96.3%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura 90 Plus and Google Pixel 11
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9025 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 2600 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
GPU
Graphics Maleoon PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units - 768
GPU clock - 1286 MHz
FLOPS - ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura 90 Plus and Google Pixel 11
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Pixel 11 +81%
2575
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pixel 11 +44%
6027
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 6048
Single-core score 1420 2575
Multi-core score 4199 6027
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1325732
n/a
CPU 370183 848037
GPU 295489 271374
Memory 434593 297105
UX 225467 455981
Total score 1325732 -
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
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 5700 mAh 4985 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type - Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:19 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:46 hr
Watching video - 22:05 hr
Gaming - 06:38 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life
25:41 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 5x
Flash 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 120 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 10.8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.6 - 4.0 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision OV50H -
Sensor size - 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 48 MP 10.8 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/3.1
Focal length 93 mm 112 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3J1
Sensor size - 1/3.2" (≈ 0.31 inch)
Pixel size - 0.31 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size - 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 - 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 20 mm
Sensor CMOS 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 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No 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 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC 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 October 2026 August 2026
Release date October 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $825 $899
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- 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, design, and sound are more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura 90 Plus.

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