Huawei Pura X Max vs Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 7.7-inch Huawei Pura X Max (with HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro) that was released on April 20, 2026, against the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold, 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 X Max
  • 36% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (2107K versus 1553K)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (66W versus 30W)
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 30.4 mm narrower
  • 10% higher pixel density (412 vs 374 PPI)
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • The phone is 8 months newer
  • Weighs 29 grams less
  • Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
  • The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Tensor G5
  • 24% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2276 and 1832 points

Review

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

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12 / 256 GB
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16 / 256 GB
16.9
(Bad)
Value Index
16.2
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 7.7 inches 8 inches
Resolution 1828 x 2584 pixels 2076 x 2152 pixels
Aspect ratio - 1:1
PPI 412 ppi 374 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 240 Hz
Screen protection Kunlun Glass 2 Ultra Thin Glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.8% 88.5%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display

Design and build

Height 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) 155.2 mm (6.11 inches)
Width 120 mm (4.72 inches) 150.4 mm (5.92 inches)
Thickness 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) 5.2 mm (0.2 inches)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 258 g (9.1 oz)
Waterproof IP59 IP68
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Orange Gray, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Repairability - Good (3.43/5)
Drop resistance - Very good (B) · 210 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
89.8%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura X Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro Google Tensor G5
Max clock 2750 MHz 3780 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 8 (1 + 5 + 2)
Architecture - 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
- 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 12 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing SMIC TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Yes
GPU
Graphics HiSilicon Maleoon 935 PowerVR DXT-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 933 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura X Max and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1832
2276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 4160
Single-core score 1832 2276
Multi-core score 5671 6173
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pura X Max +36%
2107301
CPU 690190 793606
GPU 344966 103617
Memory 580178 269668
UX 491967 386118
Total score 2107301 1553009
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 93%
Graphics test - 8 FPS
Graphics score - 1012
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 17237
Video editing - 7203
Photo editing - 24584
Data manipulation - 14036
Writing score - 20213

Memory

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

Software

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

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 5015 mAh
Max charge power 66 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (15 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes
Bypass charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:30 hr
Battery cycles - 1000 cycles

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: 12.5 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/1.4 - 4.0 f/1.7
Focal length 24 mm 25 mm
Sensor - Samsung GN8
Sensor size - 1/1.96" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size - 0.8 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 12.5 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
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 -
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 23 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5K3K1
Sensor size - 1/3.94" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1 micron
Autofocus - Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Additional lens 8 MP -
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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 August 2025
Release date May 2026 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $1610 $1799
Sensors - 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 display, camera, gaming, design, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Pura X Max. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

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Total votes: 8

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