Huawei Pura X Max vs Mate 80 Pro Max Wind

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 Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind, which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 month 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
  • Has a 0.8 inch larger screen size
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • The rear camera has a 4x optical zoom
  • Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 66W)
  • Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 6000 vs 5300 mAh
  • 10% higher pixel density (455 vs 412 PPI)
  • Better grip in hands – the body is 41 mm narrower

Review

Evaluation of Huawei Pura X Max and Mate 80 Pro Max Wind 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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Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type OLED OLED
Size 7.7 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1828 x 2584 pixels 1320 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio - 19.5:9
PPI 412 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 8000 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 89.8% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming

Design and build

Height 165.5 mm (6.52 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 120 mm (4.72 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 5.2 mm (0.2 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 229 g (8.08 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP59 IP69
Advanced cooling - Active fan
Rear material Glass Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green, Orange Black, Gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Huawei Pura X Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
SoC
Chipset HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 2750 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 9 (1 + 4 + 4) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
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
- 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 12 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing SMIC SMIC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Da Vinci Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics HiSilicon Maleoon 935 HiSilicon Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 933 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Huawei Pura X Max and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Single-core score 1832 1830
Multi-core score 5671 5772
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 690190 692245
GPU 344966 348639
Memory 580178 583145
UX 491967 492211
Total score 2107301 2116240
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Memory card - No

Software

Operating system HarmonyOS 6.1 HarmonyOS 6

Battery

Capacity 5300 mAh 6000 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 Yes -
Fast charging Yes Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time - 0:50 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 4x
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
Slow motion - 960 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: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 40 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
- 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
Pixel size - 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.1
Focal length 81 mm 91 mm
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
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 18 mm
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 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, DP 1.2 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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* 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 March 2026
Release date May 2026 March 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $1610 -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- 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 camera and battery life are more important to you, then choose the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max Wind. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Huawei Pura X Max.

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