OnePlus 15 vs Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
VS
82 out of 100
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 15 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 ) that was released on October 27, 2025, against the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max, which is powered by HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro and came out 1 month after. 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 OnePlus 15
  • 91% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 2101K)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 6000 mAh
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 100W)
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
  • 2x faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3607 and 1824 points
  • Weighs 28 grams less
Reasons to consider the Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
  • The rear camera has a 6.2x optical zoom
  • Has 33% more RAM: 16GB versus 12GB
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max 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 / 512 GB
66.9
(Good)
Value Index
12.5
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1272 x 2772 pixels 1320 x 2848 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 450 ppi 455 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1800 nits -
Max rated brightness in HDR 6000 nits 8000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 330 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Huawei Kunlun Glass 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.2% 89.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 120 Hz -
Response time 3 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
3423 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.42 mm (6.36 inches) 164.4 mm (6.47 inches)
Width 76.67 mm (3.02 inches) 79 mm (3.11 inches)
Thickness 8.1 mm (0.32 inches) 8.25 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 211 g (7.44 oz) 239 g (8.43 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Gold, Purple Black, Silver, Gold, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Repairability Good (3.69/5) -
Drop resistance Good (C) · 90 drops -
Screen-to-body ratio
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 HiSilicon Kirin 9030 Pro
Max clock 4600 MHz 2750 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
- 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 TSMC SMIC
Lithography process 3 nanometers 5 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Da Vinci
GPU
Graphics Adreno 840 HiSilicon Maleoon 935
GPU shading units 1536 1536
GPU clock 1300 MHz 933 MHz
FLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS ~2866.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 15 and Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 15 +98%
3607
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 15 +88%
10732
Compute Score (GPU)
OnePlus 15 +251%
24461
Compute Score (GPU) 24461 6977
Single-core score 3607 1824
Multi-core score 10732 5701
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 15 +91%
4008294
2101808
CPU 1184036 689717
GPU 1490867 347164
Memory 402813 581062
UX 930578 483865
Total score 4008294 2101808
Samples [45 tests] Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 78% -
Graphics test 20 FPS -
Graphics score 2699 -
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test 48 FPS -
Section 1 56 FPS -
Section 2 47 FPS -
Section 3 39 FPS -
Graphics score 12540 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 15531 -
Video editing 6678 -
Photo editing 26644 -
Data manipulation 14971 -
Writing score 20874 -

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-08 -> aleshkaAnTuTu 123914618
📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu 113651261
📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu 114057387
📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu 113870500
📘 2026-08-07 (@zokhidjonovch)AnTuTu 114470263
Huawei Mate 80 Pro Max
No benchmark results yet

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 16 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 5333 MHz -
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 512 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 -
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 HarmonyOS 6
ROM OxygenOS 16 -
OS size 26 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 6 years -

Battery

Capacity 7300 mAh 6000 mAh
Max charge power 120 W 100 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) 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 (50% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 18 min)
Full charging time 0:43 hr 0:50 hr
Battery cycles 1100 cycles -
Battery life tests
Web browsing 18:32 hr -
Watching video 28:44 hr -
Gaming 10:01 hr -
Standby 139 hr -
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3.5x Optical, 6.2x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording Up to 30FPS No
4K video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 120FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 116° 120°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Telephoto: 50 MP
4) 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/1.8 f/1.4 - 4.0
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX906 -
Sensor size 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1.6 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.8 f/2.1
Focal length 85 mm 91 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN5 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 40 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 13 mm
Sensor OmniVision OV50D Omnivision OV40A
Sensor size 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) 1/1.7" (≈ 0.59 inch)
Pixel size 0.612 micron 1 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 13 megapixels
Image resolution 6560 x 4928 4160 x 3120
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 18 mm
Sensor Sony IMX709 -
Sensor size 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 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 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 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes 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 No
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2025 November 2025
Release date October 2025 November 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $1100
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 100 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 15 is definitely a better buy.

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