Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max vs Google Pixel 10 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030S) that was released on April 20, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G5 and came out 8 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 Pro Max
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Comes with 1130 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 4870 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Faster storage type - UFS 4.1 versus UFS 4.0
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G5
  • 61% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2285 and 1417 points
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 5.1 mm narrower
  • Weighs 23.5 grams less

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro 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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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
VS
16 / 128 GB
41.0
(Average)
Value Index
53.2
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1308 x 2880 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.82:9 20:9
PPI 459 ppi 495 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3300 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 2200 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz -
Screen protection Kunlun Glass 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.5% 87.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 98.1%
PWM - 240 Hz
Response time - 1 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Pura 90 Pro Max
6.9″ (19.82:9 ratio) = 17.9 in2
Pixel 10 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164 mm (6.46 inches) 152.8 mm (6.02 inches)
Width 77.1 mm (3.04 inches) 72 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 230.5 g (8.13 oz) 207 g (7.3 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Green, Orange, Purple White, Black, Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.67/5)
Drop resistance - Excellent (A) · 270 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
91.5%
87.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030S Google Tensor G5
Max clock 2700 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.62 GHz: Taishan v124 Little
- 3 cores at 2.15 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid
- 1 core at 2.7 GHz: Taishan v124 Big
- 2 cores at 2.25 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 5 cores at 3.05 GHz: Cortex-A725
- 1 core at 3.78 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 4 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 935F PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 933 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1433.1 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2285
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6201
Compute Score (GPU)
Pixel 10 Pro +195%
12809
Compute Score (GPU) 4347 12809
Single-core score 1417 2285
Multi-core score 4202 6201
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1617928
1536042
CPU 599837 723048
GPU 301831 180786
Memory 370488 253221
UX 345772 378987
Total score 1617928 1536042
Samples Less than 3 [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 96%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 1012
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17364
Video editing - 7207
Photo editing - 24668
Data manipulation - 13902
Writing score - 20520

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet
Google Pixel 10 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-08-22 -> PixeluserAnTuTu1536042
📘 2026-07-11 (anglezz)AnTuTu1631729
📘 2025-09-26 (Sherik)AnTuTu1467600

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6.1 Android 16 (Can be upgraded to Android 17)
ROM - Stock Android
OS size - 24 GB
OS updates - 7 years
Security updates - 7 years

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 4870 mAh
Max charge power 100 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (80 W) Yes (12 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 16 min) Yes (45% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:35 hr 1:40 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 11:03 hr
Watching video - 17:16 hr
Gaming - 04:52 hr
Standby - 78 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8160 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 5x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
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 - 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.4 - 4.0 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor SmartSens SCC80XS Samsung GNV
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.31" (≈ 0.76 inch)
Pixel size - 1.22 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Laser autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.6 f/2.8
Focal length 89 mm 113 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size - 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size - 0.7 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 40 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/1.7
Focal length 13 mm -
Sensor Omnivision OV40A Samsung S5KGM5
Sensor size 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 17 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX858
Sensor size - 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size - 0.64 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) No 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 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* 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
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 August 2025
Release date May 2026 August 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $910 $999
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
Further details
Notes on Pixel 10 Pro:
    - Supports Bypass Charge.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the battery life and design are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Pura 90 Pro Max. But if the performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro.

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