Huawei Pura 90 Pro vs Mate 80 Pro

79 out of 100
Huawei Pura 90 Pro
VS
81 out of 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.6-inch Huawei Pura 90 Pro (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030S) that was released on April 20, 2026, against the Huawei Mate 80 Pro, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 5 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
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro
  • 38% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1725K versus 1247K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • 10% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1362 and 1235 points

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura 90 Pro and Mate 80 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
47.0
(Average)
Value Index
32.7
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.75 inches
Resolution 1256 x 2760 pixels 1280 x 2832 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.82:9 19.5:9
PPI 459 ppi 460 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 5000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Kunlun Glass 2 Huawei Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.4% 90.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 157 mm (6.18 inches) 161.85 mm (6.37 inches)
Width 74.5 mm (2.93 inches) 76 mm (2.99 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.95 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 213.5 g (7.53 oz) 219 g (7.72 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Pink, Orange White, Black, Gold, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
90.4%
90.9%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura 90 Pro and Huawei Mate 80 Pro
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030S HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 2700 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
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
- 4 cores at 1.72 GHz: Taishan v124 Little
- 4 cores at 2.27 GHz: Taishan v124 Mid
- 1 core at 2.75 GHz: Taishan v124 Big
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Maleoon 935F Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 933 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~1433.1 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura 90 Pro and Huawei Mate 80 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1362
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
5169
Compute Score (GPU)
8043
Compute Score (GPU) 4287 8043
Single-core score 1235 1362
Multi-core score 3717 5169
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1247061
1725229
CPU 293230 515961
GPU 476557 484107
Memory 222374 431535
UX 254900 293626
Total score 1247061 1725229
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 4.1 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6.1 Android 12
ROM - EMUI 15

Battery

Capacity 6000 mAh 5750 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 100 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (80 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 25 min) Yes (50% in 13 min)
Full charging time 0:59 hr 0:32 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 4x Optical, 4x
Flash 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
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens - 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 12.5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 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/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Omnivision LightHunter 950L -
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size - 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.1
Focal length 91 mm 93 mm
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 12.5 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size - 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length - 18 mm
Sensor CMOS CMOS
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 Yes

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 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes, DP 1.2
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port Yes Yes
Network
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 No

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 November 2025
Release date May 2026 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $805 $1099
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 66 W Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the performance, gaming, and software are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro. But if the design is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura 90 Pro.

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